Pastry Sous Chef (Grand Californian Hotel)

You will apply knowledge with experience to grow Pastry making strategies while providing guidance, knowledge and development to cast. You will also create a positive, inclusive Pastry kitchen environment that encourages a positive environment, and meets our requirements. You will also help to create and develop unique pastries and desserts that provide our Guest with a variety of offerings.

You Will:

• Manage culinary concepts in the pastry kitchen environment.
• Engage directly with Cast to create an integrated Guest and Cast experiences.
• Be a mentor to leads, trainers and cast.
• Foster a positive environment which builds on relationships, community and trust by delivering the Five Keys Basics and modeling the Disney Leader Basics.
• Operate the pastry kitchen in compliance with TWDC Global Resort Standards, TWDC Global F&B Standards, DLR Food Safety Standards.
• Ensure show quality of the operation.
• Sustain operational vision, including improvement projects to gain Guest satisfiers, Cast retention and financial results.
• Knowledge, application and presentation of the locations pastry offerings.
• Ensure production, quality, presentation, application, and continuous development of pastries and desserts.
• Provide culinary specific leadership to support and develop Cast members with a hands-on approach.
• Respond to special dietary needs.
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of menus.
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of ingredients, pastry products and vendors.
• Ensure that products are properly ordered, received and stored.
• Ensure maintenance and cleanliness of equipment and facilities.
• Use broad view perspectives for development, authenticity and storytelling.
• Gain trust of others through integrity and authenticity.

You Have:

• Minimum of five years of pastry experience
• Experience in pastry medium to high-volume production, themed pastries and plated desserts.
• Understand and demonstrate fundamentals of pastry arts.
• Basics of pastry making.
• Knowledge of ingredients and inventory practices.
• Knowledgeable in union contracts.
• Knowledge of computer work, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Understanding of HACCP.
• Flexibility to work a varying schedule, with variable days off.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrate knowledge of working in a union environment.
• Demonstrate knowledge of food cost techniques.
• Demonstrate high creativity and consistency.
• Can source, order and receive food procedures.
• Food Safety Certification.

Our Benefits: Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits

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