Pastry Cook & Overnight Baker

About the role

Fairmont Banff Springs is hiring a Pastry Cook and Overnight Baker for its pastry team. Placement depends on each candidate's relevant experience and education. The starting hourly rate is $21.82 for the First Cook and $27.47 for the Chef de Partie, with increases after six months and again between three and six years.

Key responsibilities

• First Cook: prepare daily production of fresh breads, rolls, muffins, scones, cakes, cookies, tarts, bars, macarons, chocolates and other bakeshop items to standard recipes, with accurate scaling, weighing, rolling and shaping.
• First Cook: ensure the assigned pastry station is organized and ready, support junior cooks, train new cooks and contribute ideas to improve menu execution.
• Chef de Partie: assist the chefs with day-to-day kitchen operations, including à la carte and buffet items, while maintaining recipes, quality standards and station readiness.
• Chef de Partie: train, mentor and coach cooks below Chef de Partie level.
• Chef de Partie: monitor kitchen expenses, minimize food and labour costs, reduce waste, place food orders through Birchstreet, requisition products and submit equipment repair work orders.

Required profile

• First Cook: minimum 3 years of baking and pastry arts experience; a culinary school certificate or diploma is an asset; valid Canadian Food Handling Certification.
• Chef de Partie: minimum 4 years of culinary experience, preferably in a luxury hotel or high-volume kitchen; Red Seal certification or an equivalent is required; culinary school diploma or certificate is an asset; valid Canadian Food Handling Certification.
• Both roles: strong attention to detail, accuracy and consistency in recipes and plating, ability to work independently during peak service, and proven ability to lead, organize and communicate in a fast-paced kitchen.
• Legal eligibility to work in Canada; the hotel cannot assist with work authorization.

What we offer

• Subsidized on-site accommodation for full-time employees.
• One complimentary meal per shift in the staff cafeteria.
• Medical, vision and dental benefits, plus mental health, orthodontics, fertility drugs and gender affirmation coverage for full-time permanent employees.
• Defined contribution pension plan with employer matching up to 5% of annual earnings for full-time permanent employees.
• Travel discounts on rooms and food and beverage worldwide, and access to the Mountain Explorer Travel Program.
• Discounts at the resort's food and beverage outlets, fitness centre, spa and golf courses.