Sous Chef - Pastry

Crown Melbourne; Sydney; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uniforms provided

Staff meals

Staff discounts

Career development

On-site restaurant

Health & wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Crown Melbourne is seeking a skilled Pastry Sous Chef to lead our pastry kitchen, drive menu innovation, and ensure desserts reflect quality and creativity in a world-class setting. Reporting to the Head Pastry Chef, you will guide the team and maintain the highest standards across taste, texture, and presentation.

Ideal candidates bring chocolate work and advanced pastry techniques, a strong portfolio, and experience in premium, high-volume or fine dining environments, with leadership and

Qualifications

• Experience in pastry at Sous Chef or senior level.
• Experience in chocolate work and advanced pastry techniques.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating modern techniques and design.

Responsibilities

• Lead the pastry kitchen team, inspiring high performance and positive culture.
• Create and execute innovative, visually stunning dessert menus.
• Ensure consistent quality, presentation, and timing during service.
• Bring fresh ideas and creative concepts to elevate the offering.
• Maintain strong operational control, including stock, labour, and prep efficiency.
• Follow health and safety protocols related to food and workplace safety.

Skills

Pastry leadership

Chocolate work

Advanced pastry techniques

Creative portfolio

Premium/high-volume dining

Leadership & communication

Education

Patisserie qualification

Job description

Better begins here

Crown Resorts is a great place to visit and it’s an even better place to work, a place where you can play your part in creating fun, memorable, world-class experiences for our guests and our people. We value passion, optimism, and an appetite for change - for the better. Here, you’ll be part of the team, empowered to explore more, experience more and supported by your leader to grow and develop.

The role

Reporting to the Head Pastry Chef, this full-time Pastry Sous Chef will play a pivotal role in leading pastry operations, driving menu innovation, and ensuring every dessert reflects the quality, creativity, and precision expected in a world-class environment.

• Lead the pastry kitchen team, inspiring high performance and positive culture
  
• Create and execute innovative, visually stunning dessert menus
  
• Ensure consistent quality, presentation, and timing during
  
• Bring fresh ideas and creative concepts to elevate the offering
  
• Maintain strong operational control, including stock, labour, and prep efficiency
  
• Follow health and safety protocols, policies, and procedures related to food and workplace safety.

Student visas with work limitations will not be considered

About you

• Experience in chocolate work and advanced pastry techniques are essential
  
• Qualified Pastry Chef with proven experience at Sous Chef or senior level
  
• A strong creative portfolio showcasing modern techniques and design
  
• Experience in premium, high-volume, or fine dining environments
  
• Strong leadership, communication, and organisational skills
  
• Formal qualification in Patisserie

What We Offer You

• Join a supportive team that champions creativity and excellence
  
• Inclusive and team-focused workplace
  
• Fitted uniforms provided and laundered by Crown.
  
• Generous discounts across all Crown hotels and restaurants Australia wide
  
• Complimentary meals at our on-site staff restaurant
  
• Access to discounts with our various corporate partners across travel, insurance, health & wellbeing, fashion, banking & finance, technology, parking

On top of exciting career possibilities, we offer better exposure to experiences and learning. To see our range of benefits and opportunities visit Crown Resorts Careers.

Our Crown Community celebrates uniqueness and embraces diversity. We welcome the creativity, insights and experiences from people of different race, age, religion, cultural background, gender, people with disability, people who identify as LGBTIQ+ and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander; people like you.