Pastry Cook II (Start Date No Earlier Than March 3, 2025) - Military Veterans
at Loews Hotels
Loews Hotels & Co is a leading owner and operator of luxury hotels with a portfolio consisting of 26 hotels and resorts in the United States and Canada. Located in major city centers and resort destinations from coast to coast, the Loews portfolio features one-of-a-kind properties that go beyond Four Diamond standards and embrace their uniquely local community in order to curate exciting, approachable and local travel experiences for guests.
Position Start Date No Earlier Than March 3, 2025
Preferred Qualifications:
- Minimum of 3-4 years experience with a good working knowledge of the fundamentals of cooking, baking and pastry.
- Pastry diploma or degree preferred.
- English language communications required .
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Basic knowledge of classical French desserts, chocolate handling and sugar work preferred.
- Basic knowledge on mixing techniques, recipe preparation, piping, cake building, decorating.
- Basic knowledge on mousses, custards and sauces.
- Knowledge of operating all kitchen/pastry equipment, mixers, tilt skillets, ice cream machine.
- Basic mathematical skills.
- Ability to bend, stoop, stand, lift 50 pounds and push carts weighing up to 200 pounds.
- Requires full availability including days, nights, weekends, and holidays.
Responsibilities:
- Comprehend BEOs.
- Prepares all volume food inters according to standard recipes and specifications to ensure consistency of product.
- Checks and controls the proper storage and rotation of product, checking on portion control to maintain a quality product.
- Practice inventory controls, including the preparation of and pick up of item from the storeroom.
- Stores all food in refrigerated boxes including covers, labels and dates.
- Cleaning of walk-ins, reach-in boxes, to ensure all equipment in working areas is clean and sanitary and in proper working condition, in order to comply with health department regulations.
- Other duties as assigned.
Orlando, FL
Loews Hotels & Co was founded in 1946 and continues to own and operate hotels and resorts in the United States and Canada. Headquartered in New York City, hotel destinations include Annapolis, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Chicago O'Hare, Hollywood, Miami Beach, Minneapolis, Montreal, Nashville, New Orleans, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Monica, Seattle, and Tucson Loews Hotels & Co operates as a subsidiary of Loews Corporation (NYSE: L). WHO WE ARE: We are a dedicated team focused on allowing our guests to flourish when they are with us. From our most senior of management, to our newest team members, we are all forged of the same hospitality DNA. That defining characteristic is a willingness and commitment to offer comfort, care, and everything in us to all who come through our doors. We invest in training and development opportunities for all team members so they may grow and develop as individuals. We embrace diversity at our core and offer the opportunity for all team members to reach their potential as professionals. We promote social responsibility by being a good neighbor in the communities in which we reside. At Loews Hotels & Co, we seek to create a dynamic culture that makes work interesting, challenging, fulfilling and fun. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Loews Hotels and Resorts is an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.