Pastry Chef (Preskil Island Resort)

Preskil Island Resort is looking for competent, committed, passionate, creative and enthusiastic candidate for the post of Pastry Chef

Duties & Responsibilities

• Manages all day-to-day operations of the pastry and bakery section of the kitchen.
• Prepare a wide variety of goods such as cakes, cookies, pies, bread etc. following traditional and modern recipes.
• Able to develop, designs, or creates new ideas and items for Pastry Kitchen.
• Create new and exciting desserts to renew hotel menus and engage the interest of customers
• Ensure excellent quality throughout the dessert offerings.
• Coordinates activities of cooks engaged in food preparation.
• Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
• Serves as a role model to demonstrate appropriate behaviors.
• Ensure compliance with food hygiene and Health and Safety standards.
• Guide and motivate pastry assistants and bakers to work more efficiently.
• Checks the quality of raw and cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.
• Assists in determining how food should be presented and creates decorative food displays.
• Monitor stocks for baking ingredients such as flour, sugar etc. and make appropriate orders within budget.
• Check quality of material and condition of equipment and devices used for cooking.

Profile:

• Culinary degree or equivalent certification in pastry arts is preferred.
• Proven experience as a Pastry Chef or similar role in a luxury hotel or resort.
• Strong creative and artistic skills with a passion for pastry and dessert creation.
• In-depth knowledge of baking techniques, ingredients, and presentation styles.
• Excellent leadership and team management abilities.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple tasks efficiently.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.