Location: Frisco, Colorado

Copper Mountain Resort is a vacation destination located 75 miles west of Denver, Colorado in the heart of the Rocky Mountains. Three vibrant, pedestrian-friendly village areas host lodging, retail outlets, restaurants, bars, and family activities. During the winter months, Copper's world-class terrain offers skiing and riding for all ages and abilities. Each summer, the mountain transforms into a playground for hikers, mountain bikers, and anyone seeking a genuine Colorado experience. Copper Mountain Resort is also home to Woodward Copper action-sports camps, programs, and training facility.

Job Title: Chef: Pastry

Job Status: Year Round 10 Months

Compensation and Benefits:

Compensation: Proposed hiring rate of $2,384.62 to $2,563.46+ biweekly amount, actual pay will be adjusted based on experience. May be eligible for a discretionary bonus annually.

Benefits: This position is eligible to enroll in company subsidized medical, dental, vision, flexible spending, HSA, life/disability options; season pass for employees/dependents and privileges at several other resorts. Several discount programs (i.e. food & beverage, retail/rental, tickets, etc.) also available.  

$1,000 Hiring Bonus - Contact Recruitment for details!

Job Summary:

This individual is career oriented, creative, active, and is a culinary leader with general leadership qualities, who is able to work unsupervised and manage an entire operation. This person is either a graduate of a two-year pastry/culinary program with quality experience or has at least five years’ experience in quality establishments.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

A professional requiring only general direction to achieve desired results.

Serve Safe Certified

Works in united direction with Executive Chef, Banquet Chef, Banquet Manager and pastry staff in regards to operations, standards and character of the bake shop

Adheres to Copper Culinary Guidelines.

Owns proper pastry/culinary tools

Understands the importance of personal hygiene, safe food handling practices, and advanced pastry skills.

Understands the importance of Standards, Speed, and Quality.

Maintains the ability to be entirely responsible for a single department of an operation.

This employee supports company philosophy, goals, and objectives.

Preps and works all stations quickly and cleanly.

Follows prep sheets accurately and with a sense of urgency.

Reads, understands, and follows recipes and standards.

Takes responsibility for the product used in bake shop and manages it to assure a quality product.

Responsible for and supervises lower-level cooks in regards to food handling including: rotation, sanitation of all storage areas, labeling and dating, and insures all storage areas are maintained.

Develops menus, standardized recipes and relevant menu items for banquets, food courts, restaurants, and coffee shops.

Wedding cake production, cake designs and custom orders

Work with Conference Service Managers to execute group needs.

Leader in the menu development process.    

Creative flare for coffee shop pastry items, understands trends and unique presentations

Leader in the creation, usage, and follow through of prep lists, cleaning lists and closing lists

Leader in food ordering    

Demonstrates teamwork and co-operation with FOH and BOF banquet staff, food court staff, restaurant staff, coffee shop staff, and conference service team.

Completes any reasonable task assigned by Banquet Manager or Executive Chef

Takes direction from: Executive Chef, Banquet Chef and Banquet Manager

Administration Duties: 

Workday duties

F&B staff meetings

Chef’s meetings

Resort manager meetings

Scheduling, inventories, food orders.

Completed training program within 90 days of employment

Disciplinary action, workman’s comp forms and investigations, employee consultations

Inventory, all end of month transfers and waste sheets

Guest Service Duties: 

Menu questions for all guests; gluten free, vegan requests or any other special requests. 

Guest facing position that actively engages with our guests, tours our outlets and engages staff in proper rotation and display of pastry items in coffee shops, restaurants and food courts

Other Duties as Assigned:

This job description is an overview of the scope of responsibilities for this job and is not intended to be an inclusive list of job tasks and expectations. With the evolution of POWDR-Copper, the responsibilities of this position may change. The job must be prepared to accept new responsibilities and transfer others. 

Functions as an ambassador of Copper Mountain, modeling and sharing the Copper “culture” with our guests and employees. Upholds the most professional image. Continually strives to exceed our guest’s expectations and create memories for our guests and staff.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Oversees sous chef, pastry leads, advanced cooks, and intermediate cooks 

Pastry leader in all aspects of ongoing training, food quality and food safety

Personal Attributes:

Is honest and has the highest integrity

Professional appearance. Adheres to all grooming guidelines

Follows established policies and procedures

Is supportive of Core Values

Sets the example for others and is above reproach

Is comfortable to challenge established policies and procedures, but once established, is supportive of those rules.

Is organized in tasks. Sees projects through to the finish. Has good follow-through and makes it a habit of getting back to people on issues.

Can handle fast paced, potentially high-pressure environment

Is flexible with hours and days of work

Prioritizes and re-prioritizes personal time and work, to have good balance in life

Basic Requirements:

Must be at least 18 years old

The ability to lift 75 pounds

Can work graveyard shifts, overnight production

Standing or walking for up to six hours

The senses of taste and smell are used frequently

The use of hands and arms for periods of up to six hours

Peripheral, color, and depth vision are essential

Must own non-slip shoes

Due to the sensitive nature of this position, a criminal background check will be conducted after position is accepted. This background check will be done in accordance with standards enacted under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Preferred Experience and Special Skills:

2 years pastry/culinary degree preferred

3 years’ experience leading people and teams

5 years in a quality establishment

Possesses skills to manage a set food program to standards.

Operates outlet within budgetary guidelines.

Possesses a solid knowledge of food safety, food handling and production techniques.

Has interpersonal skills to work with other departments and create a productive work environment.    

Is proficient in a wide variety of pastry skills enabling the Chef to effectively train staff.

Responsible for quantity and quality of production in entire bake shop

In-depth knowledge of classical and contemporary pastry techniques

Skills set to include creation of artistic buffet presentations.

Thoroughly understands financial procedures used at this resort.

Ability to dissect a P&L statement and produce an accurate variance report

Experienced with wedding cakes, passionate about wedding cake production

Has a general understanding of major world pastries and their traditions    

POWDR-Copper Mountain, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and that race/color/religion/sex/sexual orientation/gender identity/national origin/disability/protected veterans or any other applicable status protected by state or local law, are not taken into account in any employment decision. We offer competitive benefits, employee housing, and a unique work atmosphere. All of our job opportunities are located at Copper Mountain Resort in Summit County, Colorado. 90 miles west of Denver, we are situated in the heart of Colorado's playground. All candidates must fill out an application to be considered for employment. This will be posted for a minimum of 3 days or until the position is filled.

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