Pastry Chef

Job description / Role

Key tasks
- Organizes and supervises pastry preparations in line with the occupancy and consumption forecasts
- To make great pastries and desserts, with reference to the most creative and original work being done around the world today.
- Prepare special showpieces productions for special occasions such as weddings, birthdays and anniversaries.
- Has an innovative and creative approach to producing and decorating dishes
- Keeps cooking instructions up-to-date
- Oversees the whole work shift: ensures respect of the maximum waiting times defined by the brand, checks the presentation and temperature of dishes, etc.
- Coordinates with restaurant serving staff in order to ensure that service runs smoothly
- Ensures that all information is duly passed on to the applicable departments
- In conjunction with the Points of Sale Managers, coordinates the pastry, kitchen, restaurants and "Seminars and meetings" services
- Supervises the pastry staff and stewarding service
- Attends the weekly kitchen meetings
- Keeps up-to-date with changes in culinary trends
- Is actively involved in the local area to keep up-to-date with specific issues and needs
- Assures hotel management cover early mornings, evenings, weekends and on bank holidays
- Attends meetings for Heads of Department
- Passes on the management team's decisions

Requirements

Skills

Level of Education
- Vocational education

Areas of study
- Food and beverage

Professional experiences
- 6 to 10 years

Languages essential
- English

Optional languages
- French

Essential and optional requirements

Pullman: a new service attitude centred on proximity, sociability and sharing experience.
- Ensure all staff embody the same mindset by developing each individual's sense of curiosity, open-mindedness, interpersonal skills and sense of initiative.
- Vocational certificate or diploma in professional cuisine
- 8 to 10 years of experience
- Acknowledged managerial skills
- Perfect knowledge of HACCP guidelines
- Computer literate in the Windows environment
- Languages: fluent in the national language and English, knowledge of French recommended
- Customer-oriented
- Excellent presentation
- Creative
- Leadership
- Excellent administrative skills
- Thorough and organised approach
- Ability to train others and pass on knowledge
- Ability to perform under pressure
- Responsive and proactive
- Excel
- Power Point
- Word
- HACCP
- Micros

About the Company

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