Executive Pastry Chef
Mystic Lake Casino Hotel
2400 Mystic Lake Casino Hotel
Prior Lake,
MN
55372
Description
Come join our Food and Beverage Team as our Executive Pastry Chef! In this role, you will lead all pastry and bakery operations, creating exceptional desserts, breads, pastries, and specialty desserts that enhance our guests' experience. As the steward of the pastry program, you will set clear expectations, uphold quality standards, and inspire your team through mentorship and development. The ideal candidate is a creative culinary leader with a passion for scratch-made products, strong operational expertise, and a proven record of growth. If you approach each day with positivity, innovation, and a commitment to excellence, we want to hear from you! Enjoy weekly pay, health benefits, and a 401K starting day one. Whatever your career goals may be, let Mystic Lake Casino help get you there!
Job Overview: Manages the operations of the pastry/bakery area. Supports the department's goal by providing quality pastry products to enhance casino guest's gaming experience while controlling costs.
Empower Your Future: The Work You’ll Lead:
- Interviews, hires, trains, develops, motivates, directs and schedules staff, which includes completing performance appraisals.
- Maintains inventory control and proper product rotation.
- Ensures high product quality made from scratch products and manages complex cooking projects.
- Assists with menu-planning process, including the completion of related paperwork, i.e., meal guides, food purchase orders, menu specifications, etc.
- Meets with the Executive Chef to regularly review food and labor costs. Makes recommendations.
- Reviews all sanitation and production charts.
- Assists Executive Sous Chef with food-related issues in all food outlets.
- Creates showpieces for display purposes.
- Driving is not an essential function of this job. In the event driving is required, team members must adhere to the driving standards determined by the Gaming Enterprise.
Job Requirements:
- Five years' kitchen management experience, including work with multiple-unit operations.
- Three years' experience as an Executive or Assistant Pastry Chef.
- Two years of formal culinary education.
- Ability to communicate basic information and ideas in spoken English so others will understand.
- Beginning experience with word-processing, spreadsheets, presentation, and electronic mail software.
- Must pass baker test.
- Must complete formal tasting audition in the presence of the Executive Chef, Director of Food & Beverage Services, and VP/GM Mystic Lake Casino Hotel.
- Basic knowledge of sanitation practices, quality control, and recipe interpretation.
- Valid Class D driver’s license may be required with a good driving record.
- Certified Food Service Manager Certificate or ability to obtain within one year of employment.
Budget/Asset Responsibilities:
- Has direct control over food and labor costs pertaining to production and quality of assigned departments. Assists with budget preparation for capital projects.
Outstanding Benefits & Awesome Perks: Enjoy competitive weekly pay, outstanding benefits, and advancement opportunities at the SMSC Gaming Enterprise. Eligible Team Members are offered a comprehensive benefits package include medical, dental, life and disability insurance, onsite medical clinics and pharmacy, 401(k) retirement plan, paid time off, wellness programs and more. Plus, take advantage of perks like discounts on childcare, fuel, bus passes and fitness membership, free uniforms and free uniform cleaning, and tuition reimbursement.
Who We Are: We're not just in the business of entertainment; we're in the business of crafting unforgettable experiences. We believe in the power of possibility, to unite and uplift, rallying around every triumph, big and small. At Mystic Lake and Little Six, every moment is a chance to be the experience.
Different backgrounds, different strengths, and different passions, we value the diversity that everyone brings to the table. Our values are a direct reflection of the diverse communities that we proudly serve, represent, and invest in. We invite you to the place to learn, grow, thrive and lead. Let's create moments that matter, celebrate diversity, and build a brighter future for all.
Be the Experience. Be Bold. Be Mystic.
Qualifications
Licenses and Certifications
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Preferred
Class D Drivers License
Equal Opportunity Employer
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À propos de Mystic Lake Casino Hotel
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Mystic Lake Casino located in Prior Lake, MN. Mystic Lake offers a luxurious hotel, an indoor atrium pool and seven unique restaurants, including an award-winning buffet. Mystic Lake is conveniently located 25 minutes from downtown Minneapolis, Mall of America and the airport. The 125,000 square foot casino features 4,000 slots and 100 table games.
In 2018, Mystic Lake opened Mystic Lake Center, a new event space and hotel tower. Offering state-of-the-art technology, this 70,000- square-foot venue hosts groups of all sizes for conferences, expos, weddings and other events. With 766 new and renovated modern hotel rooms, Mystic Lake is one of the largest hotels in the Twin Cities area.
We believe our team members' talent, hard work, dedication and excellent guest service are the keys to the casino's success.
We reward our team members with a great benefits package that includes a competitive wage, shift differentials, 401(k), free uniforms (includes laundering), free beverages and discounted meals while working, discounted gas (8 cents off per gallon) at SDCS Convenience Store, and discounted Dakotah! Sport & Fitness health club membership. In addition, full time team members are eligible for medical and dental insurance, 3 weeks paid time off your first year, discounted on-site daycare, on-site pharmacy, on-site quick clinic, and tuition reimbursement.
À propos de Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
A Deeply Rooted Community
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) is a Community of Dakota people whose ancestors have lived in the region near Shakopee for centuries. The Dakota people are part of the Great Sioux Nation. Historically, the Dakota hunted wild game, fished in the rivers and lakes, gathered wild rice, and aligned their lives with the changing seasons.
Throughout history, Dakota culture has focused on the values of living in harmony with our surroundings and sharing our natural and material resources with others. These values continue to guide the decisions of our government and Community.
Our Commitments
Living a culture that is intertwined with its natural surroundings, the SMSC is committed to bridging its longstanding values with the latest science to help protect and restore wetlands, aquifers, prairies, and forests. The SMSC reservation is home to multiple green roofs, which improve energy efficiency, reduce stormwater runoff, and filter out pollutants. We also maintain and harvest organic, naturally grown fruits and vegetables at Wozupi Tribal Gardens
Utilizing hundreds of solar panels and geothermal temperature control further reduces the SMSC’s conventional energy use.
Our Values
Through our partnerships and collaborations, environmental stewardship activities, and charitable giving, we seek to embody Dakota values each day. Being a good neighbor, good employer, and good steward of the earth is a core part of who we are and what we do.
Sharing
Out of a Dakota tradition of helping others, the SMSC has donated more than $350 million to organizations and causes and has contributed millions more to regional governments and infrastructure such as roads, water and sewer systems, and emergency services. The SMSC is the largest philanthropic benefactor for Indian Country nationally and one of the largest charitable givers in Minnesota.
Good Neighbor
The SMSC regularly works with local governments on mutually beneficial projects, such as roads and infrastructure, which help build a better community for all.
Good Employer
The SMSC bolsters the local economy by providing jobs, donations, and voluntary payments for municipal, county, and state services. Together, the SMSC and the SMSC Gaming Enterprise (Mystic Lake Casino Hotel and Little Six Casino) are the largest employer in Scott County. Through competitive wages and benefits, the SMSC is dedicated to helping its employees build fulfilling lives.
Good Steward of the Earth
Through dozens of land stewardship initiatives, the SMSC seeks to protect and preserve its lands and waters for the next seven generations. Initiatives such as the Organics Recycling Facility and a variety of wind, solar and geothermal systems help the SMSC achieve that goal. Learn more about the SMSC's sustainability initiatives at NativeGreen.
Providing for the Community
As a sovereign nation, the SMSC strives for self-sufficiency and provides for its members, with an emphasis on wellness, cultural preservation, and education. The tribe provides comprehensive health and wellness services, in addition to access to healthy foods grown at Wozupi Tribal Gardens. The SMSC’s cultural center—Hoċokata Ti—serves as a gathering space and cultural activity site for members, and features a gift shop and an immersive educational exhibit open to the public.
Our Employees
With approximately 4,100 employees, the SMSC and SMSC Gaming Enterprise are collectively the largest employer in Scott County. Committed to being a good employer, we are proud that our employees tend to stay with us for a long time – the average tenure is eight years.
Variety of Careers
Our government and enterprises are places where talented and committed people find meaningful work. From an organics recycling facility and tribal garden to golf courses, casino hotels, a water bottling facility and the tribal government, the SMSC's enterprises offer career opportunities for people with all types of skill sets. Our culture creates Minnesota careers that are exciting, rewarding, and inspiring.
Benefits that Support Quality of Life
Our employee benefits go above and beyond the standard benefits package. They include:
- A choice of two medical plans
- Access to our own health and vision clinics
- Reduced copays on most prescriptions at the SMSC pharmacy
- Basic term life insurance and short-term disability insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan with employer contribution
- Discounted gym membership at Dakotah! Sport and Fitness
- Child care discounts at Playworks
- Tuition reimbursement
- Free transportation from Minneapolis and St. Paul for team members
