Description

Position Summary:

Supervises and coordinates activities of cooks engaged in preparation of desserts, fillings, tarts, decorated cakes, fancy cookies, confections and chocolate pieces for a la carte dining, buffets and banquet.

Essential Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

• Complies with all portions sizes, quality standards, department rules, policies and procedures.
• Consistently maintains standards of quality, cost, eye appeal and flavor of foods.
• Creates new recipes.
• Sets up training session with all employees.
• Conducts staff meetings.
• Tastes all food items prepared prior to serving.
• Creates Specials.
• Creates new items for buffet and a al carte.
• Plans weekly production lists.
• Ensures all employees are following their schedules.
• Communicates with the Chef on any club member feedback.
• Ensures that all cooks are trained and understand our standards when working any type of station.
• Ensures that all employees are following highest sanitation standards.
• Ensures that all storage areas are maintained, clean , and organized.
• Ensure that the receiving department is accepting on ly the highest quality of food products.
• Make the staff schedule.
• Ensure that all areas are safe and secure; report any unsafe conditions to your supervisor.
• Prepares garnishes for pastries and other desserts.
• Prepares chocolate and other candies.
• Assists in the preparation of rolls and muffins.
• Plans production for pastry department according to menu or special requirements.
• Supplies recipes for and suggests methods and procedures to pastry workers.
• Fashions table and pastry decorations, such as statuaries and ornaments, from sugar paste and icings.
• Requisition supplies and equipment.
• Maintain production records.
• Participates in preparing desserts.
• Supervises and directs the functions of the Assistant Pastry Chef.
• Carries out supervisory responsibility in accordance with the Clubs policies and procedures.
• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Knowledge and Skill Requirements:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and /or ability required.

• Culinary degree preferred
• Strong interpersonal and management skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Prior experience in a high-volume, high-quality hotel/club and/or high-end restaurant environment

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education & Work Experience Requirements:

• Degree in culinary and/or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum of 5 years prior experience in pastry preparation
• Arts training program is desirable.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to handle or feel objects, tools or controls, talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is rarely exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, extreme cold, and extreme heat.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Compensation:

• Salary is commensurate with experience.

This is a full-time position eligible for full benefit package such as:

• • Medical Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Company Paid Life Insurance
  • Supplemental Life Insurance
  • Company Paid Short Term Disability Insurance
  • Company Paid Long Term Disability Insurance
  • 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match
  • Vacation Time
  • Paid Sick/Personal Time Off
  • Holiday Pay

This position description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

This position description has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of essential job duties. All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, and abilities.

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an at will relationship.

About St. Andrews Country Club

St. Andrews Country Club of Boca Raton, a resident-only Platinum Club of America and a Distinguished Emerald Club of the World and ranked in the Top Ten of Americas Healthiest Clubs is also internationally recognized for magnificent estate residences, recently completed $17.5 million renovations as part of a three-phase Club Improvement Plan. The Club features superior amenities, two 18-hole championship golf courses, including an Arnold Palmer Signature Design. The club offers a comprehensive Golf Performance Center with indoor hitting bay and private practice area. Aaron Krickstein, formerly ranked #6 in the world, oversees a full tennis program, 15 clay tennis courts, including a European red clay court. The Club also features a full-service spa and fitness center and a 125,000 square foot completely remodeled Clubhouse with four unique restaurants. A brand-new Recreation & Aquatic Center features three pools, poolside dining, Splash Club and state-of-the-art playground equipment and air-conditioned game room. St. Andrews has played host to numerous PGA golf exhibitions led by touring pros and is the home course to LPGA Touring Professional and resident Morgan Pressel. For more information, please visit www.standrewscc.com or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.

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