About the Company:
Sunset Hospitality Group operates over 99 venues and with presence in 26 countries with a commitment to deliver authentic & diverse hospitality experiences that bring people together, all around the world. SHG has been a pioneer in delivering exceptional hospitality experiences, fostering innovation, and cultivating a collaborative work environment.
About the Role:
We are currently looking for a Pastry Chef to join our team. The Pastry Chef is responsible for operating the pastry section of the kitchen while working closely with the Executive Chef and pastry team.
Responsibilities:
- Manages day-to-day operations of the pastry and bakery section of the kitchen
- Prepares a wide variety of goods, such as cakes, cookies, pies, bread, etc. following standard restaurant recipes
- Develop, design and create new ideas and items for pastry kitchen
- Create new and exciting desserts to renew menus and engage the interest of customers
- Ensure excellent quality throughout dessert offerings
- Follows proper handling and right temperature of all food products
- Decorate pastries and desserts and ensures the food presentation will be beautiful and exciting
- Supervise and coordinate all pastry and dessert preparation and presentation
- Monitor stocks of baking ingredients and make appropriate orders within budget
- Check quality of material and condition of equipment and devices used for cooking
- Report all equipment problems and maintenance issues, known safety hazards, or unsafe practices and procedures to supervise immediately
- Observes compliance with the company's policies and procedures, as well as, governmental laws and regulations
- Attends food seminars and exhibitions
- Performs other duties pertinent to this job as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Certified Culinary Arts Diploma
- Minimum 5 years as Pastry Chef
Required Skills:
- Good knowledge of different types of pastries and desserts especially on Italian pastry
- Prior management experience in a similar kitchen environment
- Fluent in English
- Good knowledge of kitchen policies and procedures, their development and applications
- Excellent knowledge of Food Safety, HACCP, Sanitation, and Personal Hygiene basics
- Ability to maintain high quality control standards
- Ordered and systematic in work
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and management skills
- Strong planning and budgetary skills
- High coaching skills are a must in order to maintain the positive and supportive role with the kitchen teams
- Highly cooperative team spirit
- Excellent leadership skills and the ability to lead by example in a multicultural environment
- Problem-solving skills
- Creativity
