Pastry Chef
Apply Now Apply Later Job ID 10102853 Location Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States Business Walt Disney World Resort Date posted Oct. 11, 2024Job Summary:
The Pastry Chef will provide hands-on leadership for their kitchen while maintaining a focus on delivering seamless Guest experiences! They will provide leadership, inspiration, development, support and motivation to their team, creating a positive environment that encourages ownership, effectiveness, and accountability. This role has an emphasis on food safety and safeguards excellent quality and top performance. They will attract and retain diverse talent while meeting or exceeding business results. As a role model, you will exemplify exceptional culinary skills and cuisine savvy!
Responsibilities:
- We develop and create innovative desserts in alignment with the restaurant’s style and concept
- We design and implement a wide range of pastries, bread, cakes, and desserts for various dining areas and special events
- Coordinate the production process, ensuring consistency, freshness, and presentation of all pastry items
- Monitor monthly inventory, par levels, spoilage, and support environmental efforts
- Possess keen eye for business
- We champion change with creative thinking and vision to drive business results
- Ensure compliance with food safety regulations and uphold sanitation standards
- Cultivate an environment where Cast feel included, trusted, empowered, and recognized
- Establish strong relationships among Cast, leaders, peers, and direct reports
- Support and drive location menu development
- Ensure proper maintenance and cleanliness of equipment and facilities
- Educate Cast on seasonal products, culinary styles and techniques, industry trends, and special dietary needs
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of five years of culinary management experience managing a team
- Ability to work and lead effectively in a fast-paced environment
- Flexibility in scheduling, including evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed
Desired Qualifications
- Experience leading in a unionized environment
- Food Safety Certification
- Culinary degree or relevant certification from a culinary institute is preferred
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About Walt Disney World Resort:
Since opening in 1971, Walt Disney World Resort has played an important role in many childhood and family memories. Today, hundreds of millions of guests from around the globe visit this magical place to enjoy a Disney vacation. Through a combination of creativity, innovation and technology, the resort immerses guests in classic Disney tales and new kinds of family entertainment. Drawing from a rich heritage of storytelling, Walt Disney World Resort cast members bring Disney magic to life through unmatched attention to detail and superior guest service.
About The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.
This position is with Walt Disney World - Division, which is part of a business we call Walt Disney World Resort.
Walt Disney World - Division is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.
