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Location: Pastry Chef de Partie (Bread Specialist) (full-time) for our Vancouver Convention Centre operation in Vancouver, BC.
Compensation: $28.75 - $30.00 per hour
Sodexo Live! is the Official Supplier of Food and Beverage Services to the Vancouver Convention Centre. Located on Vancouver’s waterfront with a dramatic mountain backdrop, the award-winning Vancouver Convention Centre offers one of the most beautiful settings in the world. As British Columbia’s flagship convention centre, the facility hosts more than 500 events and welcomes hundreds of thousands of attendees each year, while generating significant economic activity for the Province.
Principal Function:
The Pastry Chef de Partie performs as a leader in the Kitchen and will support in the large-scale production of baked goods and pastries for a variety of events.
The Pastry Chef de Partie will contribute to Sodexo Live!’s operational and financial success by following all Sodexo Live! culinary standards for sanitation and preparation, and to ensure that pastry and bakery items are of the highest quality in taste and appearance to satisfy guests expectations and to maximize food revenues.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Support Senior Culinary leaders in a fast-paced, quality production kitchen, ensuring successful execution of large-scale production for a variety of banquet and convention events and for our retail F&B outlets.
- Assist with overseeing the daily production of artisan breads, rolls, and specialty baked goods while maintaining high standards of quality, consistency, food safety, and presentation.
- Organize and execute daily production schedules to meet operational and event requirement.
- Prepare, mix, ferment, shape, proof, and bake a variety of breads and bakery products according to established recipes and standards.
- Maintain proper storage, handling, and rotation of ingredients and finished products.
- Ensure all bakery equipment is operated safely and maintained in good working condition.
- Minimize waste through effective production planning and portion control.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and sanitary work environment in compliance with food safety regulations.
- Participate in and foster positive team relations with both front and back of the house staff.
- Perform other related duties, tasks and responsibilities as required from time to time.
- Contribute to a goal of 100% client and guest satisfaction through personal commitment to customer service and leading the culinary team by example.
Qualifications/Skills:
- Culinary degree from an accredited culinary school. Food Safe Certification.
- Minimum of 7 years experience of professional bakery experience, preferably in a high-volume hotel or convention centre.
- Strong knowledge of bread production techniques, fermentation processes, and bakery equipment
- Proficient written and spoken English communication skills in order to effectively interact with team members in a busy environment and for safety within the kitchen.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment independently.
- Must be a highly organized, detail-oriented individual, with the ability to manage multiple production priorities.
- Ability to work shifts across 7-day.
Other Requirements:
- Must be able to stand and exert fast-paced mobility for entire shift. Must be able to frequently lift and carry food and other items weighing up to 50 pounds and occasionally greater. Must be able to go from warm to cold temperatures (workstation to coolers).
Hours may be extended or irregular to include nights, weekends and holidays.
Great news! You will receive:
- 100% Company paid health and dental benefits (after waiting period).
- Opportunities for skills development and career progression.
- Tuition reimbursement for educational and professional development.
- A fresh, clean uniform provided with every shift.
- Employee meals provided.
- Access to free on-site gym facilities.
Thank you for expressing interest in employment with Sodexo Live!. While only those candidates considered for this position will be contacted.
Sodexo Live! is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, political belief, religion, marital status, family status, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age or any other applicable Provincially protected status.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $28.75-$30.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision care
Work Location: In person
