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Pastry Cook

•One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.” Virginia Woolf

The Emporium engages a distinctively delectable experience for its guests. The Emporium: An American Brasserie is the cornerstone of The Elizabeth Hotel, serving hotel guests and the public and includes a full retail wine store where diners can pick out a bottle for dinner or order straight from the menu. What a concept! The Emporium sources foods locally, working with a local bakery and local growers.

As a team member of The Emporium, you are a part of something even bigger, Sage Restaurant Concepts. If your passion is creating magnetic and hospitable memories while taking part in a rewarding work

Job Overview

Prepare food items in accordance with production requirements and quality standards while maintaining a safe sanitary work environment.

Responsibilities

+ Prepare food of consistent quality following recipe cards and production and portion standards.

+ Start food items that are prepared ahead of time, making sure not to prepare more than estimated needs.

+ Date all food containers and rotate as per the SOP, making sure that all perishables are kept at proper temperatures.

+ Check pars for shift use, determine necessary preparation, freezer pull and line set up.

+ Note any out-of-stock items or possible shortages.

+ Return all food items not used on next shift to designed storage areas, being sure to cover/date all perishables.

+ Assist in setting up plans and actions to correct any food cost problems; control food waste, loss and usage per SOP.

Qualifications

Education/Formal Training

High school education or equivalent experience.

Experience

Minimum one year food service or related work.

Knowledge/Skills

Requires an ability to work as a team member and an ability to communicate with kitchen staff.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

+ Lifting, pushing, pulling and carrying: Position regularly involves lifting food cases and metros weighing up to 70 lbs. Items include food, small equipment -75% of the time.

+ Periodic climbing required. Bending of the knees does become necessary when using the lower oven for cooking, 5-10 times a day.

+ Mobility -full range of mobility and the ability to travel 30-50 feet on a regular basis throughout the day.

+ Continuous standing -during preparation, during service hours or during expediting, usually all day.

+ Must be able to hear equipment timers and communicate with other staff.

+ Must be able to see that product is prepared appropriately.

+ Must have moderate literacy to read use records and all special requests.

Environment

Inside 100% of 8 hour shift. Going in the freezer temperatures can be -10 degrees. On the front line, temperatures can be over 100 degrees.

Posting will expire on 6/30/2025, or once filled.

Benefits

Benefits:

• Health savings and flexible spending accounts

• Basic Life and AD&D insurance

• Paid time off for vacation, sick time, and holidays

• Eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) program with employer matching

• Employee Assistance Program

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Great discounts on Hotels, Restaurants, and much more.

• Eligible to participate in the Employee Referral Bonus Program.

Salary

USD $17.00 - USD $20.00 /Hr.

**ID:** _2025-27623_

**Position Type:** _Regular Full-Time_

**Property** **:** _The Elizabeth Hotel_

**Outlet:** _Emporium Fort Collins_

**Category:** _Culinary_

**Min:** _USD $17.00/Hr._

**Max:** _USD $20.00/Hr._

**Tipped Position:** _No_

**_Address_** **:** _111 Chestnut St_

**_City_** **:** _Fort Collins_

**_State_** **:** _Colorado_

EOE Protected Veterans/Disability