Pastry Sous Chef

The Arts Club Dubai; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remuneration package

Job summary

The Arts Club Dubai is seeking a talented Sous Chef – Pastry to lead our pastry team in the luxury DIFC kitchen. You will develop desserts, maintain quality, and manage costs while coaching staff and ensuring guest satisfaction.

Ideal candidates bring at least 2 years in high-end hotels or restaurants, fluent English, strong leadership, and a proactive approach to continuous improvement in a vibrant luxury environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in the same role in luxury hotels or high-end reputable restaurants.
• Internationally recognised professional certification.
• Good working level of English (written and spoken).
• Strong organisational and time management skills with high flexibility.
• Excellent team management and problem-solving abilities.
• Demonstrate integrity and confidentiality.
• Self-motivated and eager to continuously improve.
• Ability to work long shifts and stand for extended periods.

Responsibilities

• Assist with pastry and dessert preparation and presentation, ensuring culinary standards.
• Help achieve food cost targets set by Head Pastry Chef.
• Develop and create new dessert ideas, including non-gluten options, while maintaining quality.
• Refresh menus with new and exciting items to enhance member/guest experience.
• Monitor baking ingredients and place orders within budget.
• Produce par stocks for pastry with proper rotation and maintain hygiene.
• Prepare duty rotas and manage vacation planning and overtime within limits.
• Demonstrate existing or new dishes and document demonstrations.
• Manage Pastry Department in Head Chef’s absence.

Skills

English proficiency

Team management

Problem solving

Integrity

Self-motivation

Flexibility

Shift work

Education

Internationally recognised professional certification

Job description

The Arts Club Dubai is perfectly located in the heart of the DIFC, set over four floors and totaling 65,000 square feet, in the brand-new ICD Brookfield Place development designed by Foster + Partners.

It is the first international outpost of the celebrated and historical private members’ club, established in 1863 in Mayfair, London. The Club’s membership is a growing community of like-minded, diverse and dynamic people, all hailing from different cultures and sectors, from the region and further afield.
A lifestyle for our members.
The Club provides its members with a home away from home: a sanctuary for those seeking comfort, hospitality and elegance, with a level of quality, service and attention to detail that will leave them wanting for nothing.

JOB DETAILS

As a member of the management team, Sous Chef will assist the Head Chefin running the assigned kitchen as an independent profit center, in line withthe outlet’s operating concept and set performance standards, ensuring maximummember satisfaction and deputise in his/her absence. While operating withinbudget to consistently ensure the highest quality of all the food served whilstcontrolling cost to maximise the gross profit percentage and helping to ensurefinancial success of the outlet.

In addition, Sous Chef will beresponsible for creating and maintaining a harmonious work environment for theentrusted team ensuring their growth and development.

WHAT WILL YOU DO

Your main duties andresponsibilities are:

• Assist with the organising andcoordinating of all pastry and dessert preparation and presentation, ensuring CulinaryStandards and responsibilities are met by the Pastry team
• Help toachieve food cost targets and objectives as set down by the Head Pastry Chef
• Able to develop, designs, orcreates new ideas and items including non-gluten, while ensuring excellentquality throughout the dessert offerings
• Come up with new and exciting itemsto renew and refresh the restaurant menus, and enhance the experience ofmembers and guests
• Monitor stocks for bakingingredients such as flour, sugar etc. and make appropriate orders within budget
• Assist inproduction and maintenance of par stocks of pastry and dessert with properrotation of products and maintain highest cleanliness and hygiene standard inthe Pastry section
• Prepare duty rotas for colleaguesto ensure adequate cover at all times, assist with vacation planning consideringthe seasonality of the business and keeping overtime to a minimum and withinagreed limits
• Support with regular demonstrationsof existing or new dishes and make sure a record is kept of such demonstrations
• Manage the Pastry Department in theAbsence of the Head Chef

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

The successful candidate will havethe following experience and skills:

• Minimum 2years’ experience in same role in luxury hotels or high-end reputable restaurant
• Internationallyrecognised professional certification
• Good workinglevel of English, written and spoken
• Have strongorganisational and time management skills with a high degree of flexibility
• Excellentteam management skills with strong problem-solving abilities
• Demonstrateintegrity in all dealings and maintain high level of confidentiality
• Be aself-motivator and someone who is ready to challenge in the interest ofcontinuous improvement
• Ability towork long shifts and stand for the extended period of time

THE BENEFITS

The Arts Club Dubai is offering a competitiveand attractive remuneration and benefits package

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