At least 5 years of experience in a kitchen management role, preferably with an international five-star hotel chain.
At least 10 years of pastry kitchen experience.
Experience with high-end refined dessert platters and boutique pastry.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
Banqueting experience is preferred.
Responsibilities
Plan, organize, control, and direct the work of employees responsible for preparing and presenting cakes, pastries, desserts, petits fours, and breads to meet customer expectations.
Supervise all employees in the Pastry/Bakery kitchen.
Create pastry and dessert menus for restaurant outlets and banquets, and conduct tastings and presentations with photographs and costing.
Establish Pastry/Bakery culinary standards that meet the needs of the target market.
Develop and maintain current operations manuals for food production and Stewarding sections, create recipes, and maintain accurate costing for Pastry dishes prepared and sold in the Food and Beverage operation.
Supervise Pastry kitchen staff in preparing and presenting food items in accordance with hotel food and beverage standards and standardized menu guidelines.
Oversee pastry and bakery food purchasing.
Check food preparation, individual costs, quality, quantity inventories, and portion control daily.
Liaise with the Chief Steward to maintain cleanliness in all Pastry/Bakery kitchen areas, including machinery and small kitchen equipment.
Maintain kitchen and personal hygiene.
Work with the Executive Chef and Director of People Services to ensure productive departmental staff performance and assist with planning future staffing needs.
Conduct training needs analysis for kitchen staff and design and implement training programs to meet identified needs.
Provide input for probation and formal performance appraisal discussions in line with company guidelines.
Coach, counsel, and discipline staff, providing constructive feedback to enhance performance.
Work with the Executive Chef to prepare and manage the department budget.
Assist in coordinating preparation of the departmental annual budget.
Control and monitor departmental costs on an ongoing basis to ensure performance against budget.
Adhere to occupational health and safety legislation, policies, and procedures.
Follow property safety, first aid, fire, and emergency procedures, and operate equipment safely.
Take action to correct hazardous situations and notify supervisors of potential dangers.
Log security incidents and accidents in accordance with hotel requirements.
Implement and practice HACCP.
Follow occupational health and safety policies and procedures, and ensure procedures are conducted safely within applicable guidelines, including by direct reports.
Desired Qualifications
Experience with an international five-star hotel chain is preferred.
Banqueting experience is preferred.
Plan, organize, control and direct the work of employees responsible for the preparation and presentation of a wide range of cakes, pastries, desserts, petits fours and breads that meet customer expectations.
Supervise all employees in the Pastry/Bakery kitchen.
Create new pastry and dessert menus for all restaurant outlets and banquets, conduct tastings and presentations with photos and costing.
Establish culinary standards specific for Pastry/Bakery which meet the need of the target market.
Develop and maintain up-dated operations manuals for all food production and Stewarding sections and make recipes and maintain up-dated and accurate costing of all Pastry dishes prepared and sold in the Food and Beverage operation.
Supervise the Pastry kitchen staff in the preparation and presentation of all food items in accordance with the hotel’s food and beverage standards and standardized menu guidelines.
Oversee all matters related to food purchasing for pastry and bakery.
Check food preparation, individual costs, quality, quantity inventories and portion control on a daily basis.
Liaise with the Chief Steward in order to ensure high standards of cleanliness are maintained in all areas of the Pastry/Bakery kitchen, such as machinery and small kitchen equipment.
Maintain a hygienic kitchen and personal hygiene.
Work with Executive Chef and Director of People Services to ensure the departmental performance of staff is productive and assist in planning for future staffing needs.
Ensure training needs analysis of Kitchen staff is carried out and training programs are designed and implemented to meet needs.
Provide input for probation and formal performance appraisal discussions in line with company guidelines.
Coach, counsel and discipline staff, providing constructive feedback to enhance performance.
Work with Executive Chef in the preparation and management of the department’s budget.
Assist in coordinating the preparation of the departmental annual budget.
Control and monitor departmental costs on an ongoing basis to ensure performance against budget.
Be aware of duty of care and adhere to occupational, health and safety legislation, policies and procedures.
Be familiar with property safety, first aid and fire and emergency procedures and operate equipment safely and sensibly.
Initiate action to correct a hazardous situation and notify supervisors of potential dangers.
Log security incidents and accidents in accordance with hotel requirements.
Implement and practice HACCP.
Demonstrate Awareness of OH&S policies and procedures and ensure all procedures are conducted safely and within OH&S guidelines and ensure your direct reports do the same.
Minimum 5 years in kitchen management role, preferably with an international 5* Hotel chain
Minimum 10 years (pastry) kitchen experience
High-end refined dessert platter and Boutique pastry experiences