Title:  1st Cook Pastry

About Aramark

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Northern Europe - About Aramark

Aramark is a leading service and solutions provider in Northern Europe. We proudly support clients, partners and customers in food, facilities management, property services, and retail solutions. We believe a career should develop your talents, fuel your passions, and empower your professional growth. So, no matter what you’re pursuing — a new challenge, a sense of belonging, or just a great place to work — our focus is helping you reach your full potential. Learn more about working here at http://www.aramarkcareers.com

All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence. Aramark Northern Europe is an equal opportunities employer.

Job Description

Every memorable dining experience at Aramark begins behind the scenes with our Culinary team’s commitment to safe, efficient operations and exceptional cuisine. Your passion for food preparation with fresh ingredients from Canadian local sourcing as a 1st cook will inspire your team to create truly spectacular fare.

Job Responsibilities

Reporting to the Executive Chef, Executive Sous-Chef, Sous-Chefs and Chef de Partie, responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:
• Oversee and support Prep cooks in synchronizing food preparation tasks within the Pastry
• Read and follow recipes – prepare, cook and bake.
• Ensure there is sufficiently prepared food quantities to ensure the banquets run as smoothly and efficiently as possible
• Support the Pastry Chef de Partie in their planning role, support the culinary team in the absence of Chef de Partie
• Prepare and plate final food products ensuring an attractive presentation is achieved
• Ensure all food orders are completed in an efficient manner
• Maintain a strong working knowledge of culinary trends and use them where appropriate
• Participate in menu elaboration
• Ensure proper handling of all food products and equipment is maintained, to ensure food safety and kitchen standards are adhered to at all times
• Ensure cleanliness and high sanitation standards are maintained at all times 
• Organize and maintain stock rooms and walk-in refrigerators
• At the end of the shift return all food items to designated storage areas - cover and date all perishable items
• Train Prep Cooks on all aspects of the role, helping to enhance their cooking skills
• Understand and insure HACCP guidelines are strictly followed.

Essential Function

Ability to frequently move about a large facility, which could span several hundred thousand feet, to perform work responsibilities, and inspections
• Ability to constantly handle, lift, and operate kitchen equipment 
• Ability to constantly discern food quality and palatability 
• Ability to constantly identify and rectify hazardous situations in the workplace 
• Ability to constantly communicate, verbally and in writing, with clients, component management, ARAMARK staff, and vendors
• Ability to occasionally operate office machinery
• Ability to frequently handle objects weighing 50 lbs or less
• Ability to frequently withstand high and low room temperatures and handle hot equipment.
• Ability to constantly work irregular hours, nights, and weekends

Education