Executive Pastry Chef

• Monitors and provides service behaviors that are above and beyond for customer satisfaction.

• Manages day-to-day operations, ensuring the quality, standards and meeting the expectations of the customers on a daily basis.

• Supports service by communicating and assisting employees to understand guest needs, providing guidance, feedback, and individual coaching when needed.

• Sets a positive example for guest relations.

• Empowers employees to provide excellent customer service.

• Responds to and handles guest problems and complaints.

• Interacts with guests to obtain feedback on product quality and service levels.

• Emphasizes guest satisfaction during all departmental meetings and focuses on continuous improvement.

• Sets and supports achievement of culinary goals associated with pastry products including performance goals, budget goals, team goals, etc.

• Provides specific guidance to prioritize, organize, and accomplish daily pastry operations work.

• Supports procedures for food and beverage portion and waste controls.

• Purchases appropriate supplies and manage inventories according to budget.

• Trains employees in safety procedures.

• Identifies the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.

• Participates in training staff on menu items including ingredients, preparation methods and unique tastes.

• Ensures property policies are administered fairly and consistently.

• Ensures disciplinary procedures and documentation are completed according to Standard and Local Operating Procedures (SOPs and LSOPs) and support the Peer Review Process.

• Reviews staffing levels to ensure that guest service, operational needs and financial objectives are met.

• Uses all available on the job training tools for employees.

• Solicits employee feedback, utilizes an "open door" policy and reviews employee satisfaction results to identify and address employee problems or concerns.