Pastry Sous Chef

Pastry Sous Chef

At Alyeska Resort, our Pastry Sous Chef is a leader on our pastry team responsible for taking their extensive knowledge of baking/pastry-making techniques and creating artistic desserts. The ideal candidate has experience in a scratch kitchen with a wealth of artistic vision and strong foundation in sanitation principles and food preparation standards. We will rely on this role to bring strong leadership skills and excellent communication skills. They should also be enthusiastic about teamwork. Being a team player is a must!

Main Duties:

• Prepares pastry and dessert items in accordance with standards established by the Pastry Chef.
• Ability to Create/cook desserts, pastries, and baked goods
• Prepare dough and batter for pastries and cakes.
• Prepare specialty pastry items and sauces.
• Decoration of cakes and ice cream desserts.
• Ensure quality, consistency, and cleanliness of kitchen operation;
• Ensure kitchen equipment is clean and in proper working condition;
• Requisition supplies and food items within assigned work area; make certain all requisitions are processed properly and placed in designated areas.
• Assist in conducting inventory regularly to ensure proper cost control
• Check refrigerators to prevent contamination and waste; ensure all products are rotated on a first-in, first-out philosophy.
• Ability to organize daily workload in preparing recipes according to an exisitng menu
• Assist the Executive Pastry Chef, other Pastry Chefs, Bakers, and Helpers as needed in execution of production.
• Creativity and artistic flair a plus.
• Other duties as assigned.

Why Alyeska?

Alaska is an incredible place and Girdwood is a friendly, lively town where residents value both outdoor adventure and community spirit. Alyeska Resort offers the type of atmosphere where our employees can work and play hard and are encouraged to share their enthusiasm with guests.

Offering year-round and seasonal opportunities, working at Alyeska Resort is both rewarding and exhilarating. Whether you are a seasoned hospitality or ski resort professional, or just starting out with an avid interest in ski area management or travel tourism, we invite you to review current career opportunities and check back often as we are always seeking immense talent.

Alyeska Resort offers many exciting career opportunities, beautiful surroundings and exciting employee benefits including:

• Vision, Dental, and Medical Insurance for regular full-time employees
• Paid holiday and paid time off (Vacation and Personal)
• Free Season Pass for employees and qualified dependents
• Roth 401(k) and 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
• Discounts for rooms at The Hotel Alyeska and affiliate hotels
• Discounts in Resort restaurants, shops, and fitness center/pool

Skills/Requirements: 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. 

• Work weekends & holidays on a flexible schedule
• Must have or be able to obtain within the introductory period, the following:  ServSafe certification
• High School degree or equivalent; and five years related experience and/or training
• Culinary apprenticeship or other formal training preferred
• 1-2 prior hotel/restaurant pastry experience preferred
• Thorough knowledge of basic dessert and pastry techniques
• Good basic knowledge of cakes, tarts, fillings, icings, sauces, and dessert assembly
• Good working knowledge of operating all kitchen equipment and of accepted standards of sanitation
• Must be flexible. Must work well with others, and work well under pressure
• Good manual dexterity for operating kitchen equipment necessary. Must be able to grasp, lift and carry up to 75 lbs. and push/pull up to 200 lbs

Alyeska Resort is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace. All resort employees must possess current documentation showing they are eligible for employment in the United States. Alyeska Resort accepts applications for currently open positions only and does not accept applications for “general employment.” Preference may be given to local candidates, as relocation may not be available.