Auro Pastry

About Four Seasons:

Four Seasons is powered by our people. We are a collective of individuals who crave to become better, to push ourselves to new heights and to treat each other as we wish to be treated in return. Our team members around the world create amazing experiences for our guests, residents, and partners through a commitment to luxury with genuine heart. We know that the best way to enable our people to deliver these exceptional guest experiences is through a world-class employee experience and company culture.         

At Four Seasons, we believe in recognizing a familiar face, welcoming a new one and treating everyone we meet the way we would want to be treated ourselves. Whether you work with us, stay with us, live with us or discover with us, we believe our purpose is to create impressions that will stay with you for a lifetime. It comes from our belief that life is richer when we truly connect to the people and the world around us.

About the location:

Welcome to wine country luxury. In the food and wine capital of North America, Four Seasons welcomes you to a one-of-a-kind wine country resort set within a world-class vineyard. Discover innovative and seasonal cuisine at Michelin-starred Auro, holistic spa rituals at Spa Talisa and thoughtfully personalized Four Seasons service. Raise a glass to all the best in life as you soak in magnificent views of Napa Valley from this Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star resort.

About the role

The Auro Pastry Chef will report to the Auro Executive Chef and will be responsible for creating high quality pastry dishes for our fine dining restaurant, Auro. Manage daily kitchen activities, including overseeing staff, aiding with menu preparation, ensuring food quality, freshness, and cost, and monitoring ordering and stocking. Plan, organize, control and direct the work of employees in the Pastry Department responsible for food preparation while ensuring superior quality and consistency.

We’re offering a $1,000 signing bonus for external candidates! You’ll receive half at your start date and the remaining half after 90 days of successful employment.

What you will do

• Manage all day-to-day operations of the pastry/bakery section of the kitchen. Oversee prep, plating, and timely service of all pastry items during service.
• Manage team members in the kitchen to attract, retain and motivate the employees while providing a safe environment; hire, train, develop, empower, coach and counsel, conduct performance reviews, resolve problems, provide open communication vehicles and discipline and terminate as appropriate.
• Lead the execution and development of all pastry and dessert components for the tasting menu.
• Collaborate with Executive Chef on the creation of menus, incorporating seasonal ingredients, culinary trends, and guest preferences.https://careers.fourseasons.com/us/en/job/REQ10366329/Auro-Pastry-Chef-1-000-Signing-Bonus