Baker's Assistant S04 - The Statler Hotel

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The Baker Assistant at the Statler Hotel works closely with the pastry team to complete daily and weekly prep and production, ensuring a variety of baked goods are prepared to high standards. This role includes preparing breads, rolls, cakes, cookies, and pastries while assisting in creating personalized cakes using advanced decoration techniques. The assistant sets up their workstation, monitors food temperatures, and records them according to requirements. Additionally, they provide coaching and training to student employees and collaborate with the front of house to deliver exceptional customer experiences. Maintaining a positive attitude, cleaning work areas, and efficiently closing shifts are essential aspects of this position. Work schedules are variable based on business needs and may require morning, night, weekend, and/or holiday availability.

Your role as a Baker's Assistant on our Culinary Team:

• You will be responsible for preparing, setting up and producing bakery items for Taverna Banfi, In-Room Dining, The Regent Lounge, and our Banquets Department.
• Among your duties, you will: review the daily prep list, prioritizing and executing the daily food prep; serve as a work group leader for student pastry cooks, providing functional supervision and training, be responsible for maintaining culinary standards including meeting sanitation and health codes, ensuring standardized recipes and portion controls are followed.
• You will assist us with our hotel's teaching mission by providing training and coaching to students participating in classes and student employees.

What we are looking for in a Baker's Assistant:

• Associate's Degree in Pastry/Culinary Arts preferred.
• Minimum of at least two years experience working in pastry or culinary arts at a restaurant, hotel or bakeshop.
• Capable of preparing a variety of baked goods, breads, cakes, cookies, and pastries and can also decorate with piping and plating skills.
• Ability to supervise and instruct students.
• Understanding of cooking methods and procedures, and knife handling skills
• Ability to perform tasks with accuracy, speed, and attention to detail
• Ability to read and follow cooking directions
• Ability to remain calm in a fast-paced environment
• Must be organized and self-motivated
• Must be able to stand, bend, stretch, and lift, and carry heavy materials
• With a business volume that frequently changes throughout the year, the candidate must be able to meet a flexible work schedule, that may include evenings, weekends and holidays.

Rewards & Benefits:

• You will receive a competitive starting wage of $23.72 per hour, with annual wage increases in accordance with the UAW union contract, plus clean uniforms, lockers, and complimentary shift meals.
• Cornell University provides a wide array of great benefits, including: health care options to choose from, a 403b retirement plan using multiple investment options, a range of impressive educational benefits, generous leave provisions, 2-4 weeks vacation, 13 paid holidays (including end of year winter break through New Year's Day).
• Working in a university setting gives you access to our athletic facilities and a plethora of wellness programs, NCAA sporting events, music, art and theater, lectures and other presentations and events.
• Cornell University has also been nationally recognized as an award-winning workplace for our health, well-being, sustainability and inclusivity initiatives.

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