Pastry Cook / Baker (Evergreen Requisition) World Equestrian Center (WEC) – Ocala, Florida

About This Opportunity This is an evergreen requisition intended to build a pipeline of qualified candidates for future Pastry Cook opportunities across World Equestrian Center's bakeries, restaurants, banquet operations, catering venues, and specialty culinary outlets. While there may not be an immediate opening at the time of application, candidates who apply to this posting will be considered first as positions become available.

If you have a passion for baking, pastry production, and creating exceptional desserts, we encourage you to apply and join our culinary talent community.

Position Summary

The Pastry Cook is responsible for the preparation, production, and presentation of a variety of pastries, desserts, baked goods, and specialty items in accordance with World Equestrian Center standards. This position supports daily pastry operations by following recipes, maintaining quality standards, ensuring food safety compliance, and contributing to an exceptional guest experience.

Successful candidates possess a passion for baking, strong attention to detail, creativity, and the ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced culinary environment.

Essential Duties

& Responsibilities Prepare a variety of pastries, cakes, cookies, breads, desserts, and specialty baked goods according to established recipes and production schedules. Measure, mix, shape, bake, decorate, and finish bakery and pastry items. Ensure consistency in product quality, appearance, taste, and presentation. Follow all food safety, sanitation, and health department regulations.

Maintain proper food labeling, dating, storage, and rotation procedures. Assist with buffet, banquet, restaurant, retail, catering, and special event dessert production. Decorate cakes and desserts utilizing approved techniques and presentation standards. Monitor inventory levels and communicate product needs to supervisors.

Receive, inspect, and properly store pastry and baking ingredients. Maintain a clean, organized, and sanitary workstation and production area. Operate bakery and pastry equipment safely and efficiently. Assist with seasonal offerings, special events, holiday programs, and custom orders. Support opening, closing, cleaning, and side work responsibilities.

Work collaboratively with chefs, culinary leadership, and fellow team members. Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required Ability to work in a fast-paced kitchen and bakery environment. Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality standards. Ability to follow recipes, production schedules, and preparation guidelines. Excellent organizational and time-management skills. Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Reliable attendance and punctuality. Availability to work flexible schedules, including early mornings, evenings, weekends, holidays, and special events. Preferred Previous pastry, bakery, dessert production, or culinary experience. Experience decorating cakes, pastries, or specialty desserts. Formal culinary or pastry training preferred but not required.

Knowledge of baking techniques, ingredients, and production methods. Experience in hotel, restaurant, resort, bakery, or high-volume production environments. Physical Requirements Ability to stand and walk for extended periods. Ability to frequently bend, reach, push, pull, and lift throughout the shift. Ability to work in varying temperature environments, including bakery production areas, kitchens, freezers, and coolers.

Ability to lift up to 50 pounds regularly. Ability to safely operate commercial bakery and kitchen equipment.

What We Offer

Competitive pay. Flexible scheduling opportunities. Career growth and advancement opportunities within WEC's culinary and hospitality operations. Exposure to a variety of pastry, bakery, banquet, restaurant, and special event production. Opportunity to work at one of the nation's premier hospitality, entertainment, and equestrian destinations.

Equal Opportunity Employer World Equestrian Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace. Employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of applicable pre-employment screenings, including a background check. Please Note: This is an evergreen requisition established to build a talent pipeline for future Pastry Cook opportunities at World Equestrian Center.

Applications submitted to this posting will be reviewed and retained for consideration as openings become available across our pastry, bakery, restaurant, banquet, catering, and hospitality operations. Qualified candidates may be contacted when positions become available. Submission of an application does not guarantee an immediate interview or offer of employment.