Pastry Cook - Hotel Job Reston area,Virginia USA,Hospitality / Hotel / Catering

Pastry Cook - Hotel at Crescent Hotels & Resorts (JW Marriott Reston Station).

Location:

Reston, VA. Salary: $-$.

Job Overview

Crescent Hotels & Resorts is honored to announce an exciting opportunity for a talented Pastry Cook for the JW Marriott Reston Station. The hotel features 247 rooms across 12 floors and 16 residential floors, with a 35,000 sq ft luxury meeting space. It is located along the Silver Light Metro between Dulles and Reagan National airports, providing travelers with exceptional access to the capital region.

Responsibilities

Developing and updating pastry recipes to enhance menu offerings and meet customer preferences.
Supervising and training junior kitchen staff to ensure high standards of pastry preparation and presentation.
Managing inventory of baking supplies and ingredients, ensuring stock levels are maintained and orders are placed as needed.
Coordinating with other kitchen staff to ensure timely and efficient service during peak hours.
Maintaining cleanliness and organization of the pastry station and kitchen areas in compliance with health and safety regulations.
Creating visually appealing dessert displays for special events and occasions to attract customers.
Monitoring and adjusting baking processes to achieve optimal texture and flavor in all pastry items.
Meeting sales targets by developing seasonal and promotional pastry items that drive customer interest.
Experimenting with new techniques, ingredients, and flavor combinations to innovate and improve pastry offerings.
Perform any other job related duties as assigned.

Required

Skills and Abilities

Must have the ability to communicate in English. Self‑starting personality with an even disposition. Maintain a professional appearance and manner at all times. Can communicate well with guests. Must be willing to “pitch‑in” and help co‑workers with their job duties and be a team player. Finger/hand dexterity in order to operate food machinery. Ability to grasp, lift and/or carry, or otherwise, move goods weighing a maximum of 100 lbs.

on a continuous schedule.

Performance Standards

Customer Satisfaction: Our customers are what we are about. One of the keys to a positive guest experience is positive interaction with Crescent staff. It is essential that you remain professional at all times and that you treat all guests and associates with courtesy and respect, under all circumstances. Every Crescent associate is a guest relations ambassador, every working minute of every day.

Work Habits: In order to maintain a positive guest and associate experience, your work habits should always meet and strive to exceed hotel standards for work procedures, dress, grooming, punctuality and attendance. You should be adaptable to change in your work area and in hotel procedures with a willingness to learn new skills and/or improve existing ones, have the ability to solve routine problems that occur on the job and ask for help whenever you are not sure how to do something.

Safety & Security: The safety and security of our guests and associates is of utmost importance to Crescent. Every Crescent associate should adhere to the hotel security policies and procedures, particularly regarding key controls, lifting heavy objects, using chemicals, and effectively reporting safety hazards and safety concerns.

Job Details

Seniority Level: Entry level
Employment Type:

Contract
Job Function:
Management and Manufacturing
Industry: Hospitality

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