Sous Chef - Pastry

THE TEAM BUILDERS; Dubai; On-site; AED 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

THE TEAM BUILDERS is seeking a Pastry Sous Chef for a prestigious high-end restaurant in Dubai. The role requires overseeing the pastry kitchen, crafting all desserts, and ensuring spotless cleanliness and organization.

You will manage inventory and cost, lead a multicultural pastry team, and maintain deep knowledge of the menu, ingredients, seasons, and suppliers, while partnering with the Executive Chef on sourcing premium ingredients.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years experience in pastry operation in a high-end/fine dining restaurant.
• Advanced Food Hygiene Certificate required.
• Strong leadership and team management abilities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of various cooking methods and ingredients.

Responsibilities

• Oversee pastry kitchen operations, ensuring cleanliness and organization.
• Create and execute all desserts and baked goods for the restaurant.
• Maintain inventory and control costs through menu planning within budget.
• Lead and develop the pastry team with ongoing training.
• Collaborate with Executive Chef on supplier relations and sourcing.
• Maintain strong knowledge of menu, ingredients, trends.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Menu planning & knowledge

Food hygiene & safety

Culinary techniques

Education

Advanced Food Hygiene Certificate

Tools

MS Office

POS systems

Job description

Our client is one of the leading hospitality groups in UAE, currently hiring experienced Pastry Sous Chef for a high-end restaurant in Dubai.

What will you do?

• Overall running of the pastry kitchen, cleanliness, and organization

Create and execute all desserts and other baked products

• Maintaining the inventory and cost control by planning menus with quality ingredients within the budgetary restrictions
• Lead and develop the Pastry Team
• Demonstrate strong knowledge of the menu, ingredients, seasons, and suppliers
• Assist the Executive Chef with administrative duties as well as supplier relations and sourcing of high-quality ingredients

What are we looking for?

• Minimum 3 years experience in the pastry operation in a high‑end/fine dining restaurant
• An evident passion for food and the culinary arts
• Great communication and interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of various cooking methods, ingredients, and procedures
• Up to date with the latest trends in the F&B industry regionally and globally
• Advanced Food Hygiene Certificate
• Knowledge of MS Office and restaurant POS systems
• A peoples person with the ability to manage a multicultural kitchen
• High level of leadership, planning, decision-making, and management skills