Pastry Chef – Byron Bay Culinary Craft & Growth

Belongil Group; Byron Bay; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The Belongil in Byron Bay is seeking talented Pastry Chefs to lead our pastry and dessert offerings. Join a state-of-the-art kitchen and collaborate with a world-class culinary team to create refined pastries, breads, and desserts.

You will contribute to the sweet program with a focus on quality, seasonality, and craftsmanship, while mentoring junior kitchen staff and upholding high standards of cleanliness and food safety.

Qualifications

• Formal qualification in Patisserie or Commercial Cookery preferred.
• Experience in a professional pastry kitchen, ideally within a high-end restaurant, hotel, resort or premium hospitality environment.
• Strong knowledge of classical and contemporary pastry techniques, including desserts, cakes, creams, mousses, chocolate and plated desserts.
• Leadership experience for management roles and mentoring junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Create, prepare and execute a high-quality range of pastries, breads, desserts and sweet components.
• Maintain exceptional technique, presentation, consistency and attention to detail across all service.
• Contribute ideas to development and refinement of seasonal pastry and dessert menus.
• Manage daily pastry preparation, mise en place and service requirements efficiently and to a high standard.
• Work closely with the broader kitchen team to ensure smooth service and integration of pastry.
• Maintain cleanliness, organisation, food safety and kitchen hygiene to a high standard.
• Manage ingredients, including stock rotation, portion control, yield and minimising waste.
• Support and mentor junior kitchen team members, contributing to a positive, collaborative kitchen culture.

Skills

Patisserie

Commercial Cookery

Pastry techniques

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Formal qualification in Patisserie

Job description

The Belongil in Byron Bay is seeking talented Pastry Chefs to lead our pastry and dessert offerings. Join a state-of-the-art kitchen and collaborate with a world-class culinary team to create refined pastries, breads, and desserts.

You will contribute to the sweet program with a focus on quality, seasonality, and craftsmanship, while mentoring junior kitchen staff and upholding high standards of cleanliness and food safety.