posted January 21, 2025

Baker - Pastry Cook

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Job Description

Cheeca Lodge & Spa, an iconic luxury resort in the Florida Keys, is renowned for its exceptional dining experiences. We’re seeking a skilled and passionate Baker – Pastry Cook to join our Food & Beverage team, creating top-quality pastries, desserts, and baked goods that elevate the guest experience.

Job Summary
As a Baker – Pastry Cook, you’ll be responsible for preparing, baking, and presenting high-quality pastries and desserts. Your creations will play a key role in delighting our guests and enhancing their stay at Cheeca Lodge & Spa.

Key Responsibilities

  • Prepare, produce, cook, and bake a variety of high-quality pastries, desserts, and baked goods.
  • Ensure adherence to Safe Serve food safety standards.
  • Maintain inventory and par levels, ensuring sufficient stock of baking ingredients and supplies.
  • Collaborate with the culinary team to plan and execute menu items.
  • Work flexible shifts, including weekends, nights, and late-night hours, as needed.
  • Exhibit knowledge of basic culinary, baking, and pastry techniques.
  • Perform other duties as assigned by the Executive Chef.

Education

  • High school diploma or GED required.
  • Post-secondary education in culinary arts, baking, or pastry preferred.

Skills and Experience (Essential)

  • At least 18 years of age.
  • Baking and pastry knowledge with hands-on experience in a professional kitchen.
  • Basic computer skills.
  • Strong command of the English language with excellent communication skills, both in person and by telephone.

Skills and Experience (Preferred)

  • One to two years of post-high school culinary, baking, or pastry education.
  • Prior culinary, baking, or pastry experience in a high-quality establishment.

Benefits for Full-Time Employees

  • 401(k) with employer matching and immediate vesting
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance.
  • Paid Time Off (up to 10 days per year and 8 paid holidays.
  • Employer Paid Short Term Disability Insurance.
  • AD&D insurance.
  • Employee discounts at Northwood Hospitality properties.
  • Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
  • Life insurance.

Why Join Cheeca Lodge & Spa?
As a Baker – Pastry Cook at Cheeca Lodge & Spa, you’ll have the opportunity to showcase your creativity and passion for baking in a world-class setting. Join our culinary team and help create unforgettable dining experiences in the beautiful Florida Keys.

Apply today to become part of our exceptional team

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Cheeca Lodge and Spa

214 Room Hotel

WELCOME TO CHEECA

A Legendary Tropical Hideaway

Since 1946 the historic Cheeca Lodge & Spa has enchanted guests with world-class fishing, exceptional accommodations, and gracious hospitality. Come experience this lush oceanfront retreat, considered the premier luxury resort in the Florida Keys.

The Legend of Our Grand Florida Keys Hotel Resort

You've found it...the crown jewel of Islamorada Florida Keys hotels. 

Hardy Keys pioneers called Conchs chose this very beach to carve out a tenacious living in the isolated beauty of the undiscovered Florida Keys. Here, they formed a Methodist congregation and built a two-room school house and a cemetery. Cheeca has preserved this Pioneer Cemetery, where members of the founding families of Islamorada are buried. You can explore it today; it is a designated historical site. The Angel with the Broken Wing watches over the grave of Etta Pinder, who died in 1914. Here lies the first footprint of Islamorada – "Purple Isle" in Spanish.

The early 1940's brought electricity and fresh water. Mrs. Clara Mae Downey from Olney, Maryland, opened the Olney Inn in 1946. She described this early bellwether of Cheeca as "different – rather comparable to the tropical estate of a gifted host." Clara's first guest was President Harry Truman, who cherished his time loafing around the pool and wondering amidst the resort's 22 quaint bungalows. 

Fast horses, high society and a healthy dose of Keys vivacity marked the reign of the Twitchell Family in the 1960's. Cynthia, better known as "Chee," was an heiress to the A&P grocery chain and owner of a top thoroughbred racing farm. "We took my nickname, combined it with my husband Carl's, and came up with "Cheeca," she recalled. The Twitchells completely refurbished the property, adding the main lodge, the oceanfront villas, tennis courts, golf course and Cheeca's trademark wooden fishing pier. Chee raised miniature tarpon and her beloved seahorses in the aquariums throughout the resort. "Suzy the Seahorse" became Cheeca's mascot and logo, gracing the resort's menus, brochures, towels and linens.

Avid outdoorsman and Coca Cola magnate Carl Navarre purchased Cheeca Lodge in 1976, hosting his Fortune 500 friends in for sunny days of sportfishing and golf. Celebrities flocked to the hotel and famous guests were reeling in giant bonefish right off the resort's pier. The "Sportfishing Capital of the World" was born, seducing wealthy adventurers from around the world.

In 2005, Cheeca Lodge underwent over $30 million dollars in renovations, restoring the property and its surrounding grounds to their original grandeur, ensuring that we will be a cherished destination for generations to come. Following a fire on New Year's Eve 2008, the Main Lodge was completely rebuilt once again, with a fabulous open-air lobby, a spectacular oceanfront banquet room with panoramic views, and an exclusive indoor / outdoor lounge area for club members.

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81801 Overseas Highway

Islamorada, FL 33036

Website www.CheecaJobs.com

Managed by Northwood Hospitality

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