Executive Pastry Chef

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Complimentary meals during your shift

Complimentary dry-cleaning of business

Safety footwear allowance

Tool replacement allowance

Dining discounts

Job summary

Fairmont Hotel Vancouver is seeking an Executive Pastry Chef to lead its pastry and bakery teams across all venues, weddings, and events in downtown Vancouver. You will craft desserts and showpieces while balancing production planning, safety, and cost management.

As part of the culinary leadership team, you will mentor colleagues, oversee menu development, and ensure exceptional quality and presentation across all service outlets.

Qualifications

• Extensive professional pastry and bakery experience with leadership in luxury hotels or high-end operations.
• Proven ability to lead pastry operations across multiple outlets and events.
• Advanced pastry techniques in plated desserts, breads, viennoiserie, chocolate.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and development of a diverse pastry team.
• Sound financial awareness including food cost and inventory control.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day Pastry and Bakery production across the hotel.
• Plan production for restaurants, banquets, weddings, VIP events and specials.
• Develop desserts, breads, and seasonal offerings aligned with culinary direction.
• Coach, train, and develop pastry colleagues and leaders.
• Ensure food safety, cost controls, and workplace standards.

Skills

Pastry leadership

Bakery operations

Food cost awareness

Team development

Quality control

Education

Red Seal Journeyperson Cook cert.

Job description

Company Description

Experience the magic of working at Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, a timeless Vancouver landmark known as the ‘Castle in the City’. With its majestic chateau-style architecture, copper green roof, and historic gargoyles, this stunning hotel has been captivating visitors since 1939. Located in the heart of downtown Vancouver on prestigious Georgia Street, the hotel is surrounded by a dynamic arts scene, vibrant shopping, exciting nightlife, and world-class dining. Join our cherished team, and be part of an unforgettable hospitality experience. You’ll help create lasting memories for our guests in a setting that’s as exceptional as you are!

Job Description

Bring your creativity and craftsmanship to Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver’s iconic Castle in the City.

As Executive Pastry Chef, you will lead the creative and operational direction of our Pastry and Bakery team, creating memorable experiences across our restaurants, banquets, weddings, VIP amenities, and special events. From elegant desserts and artisan baking to signature creations and showpieces, you will inspire innovation while ensuring exceptional quality and consistency.

As a key member of the Culinary leadership team, you will develop and inspire colleagues while balancing creativity with thoughtful production planning, food safety, cost management, and operational excellence.

This is an opportunity to put your signature on the pastry experience of one of Vancouver’s most iconic hotels.

What You’ll Be Doing

Pastry & Bakery Operations

• Lead day-to-day Pastry and Bakery production across the hotel.
• Ensure consistent quality, taste, presentation, portioning, and execution.
• Plan production according to restaurant, banquet, wedding, VIP, amenity, and special-event requirements.
• Maintain documented recipes, yields, specifications, and presentation standards.
• Ensure appropriate mise en place, product availability, storage, and rotation.

Menu Development & Innovation

• Develop desserts, pastries, breads, amenities, and seasonal offerings aligned with the hotel's Culinary direction.
• Partner with the Executive Chef and Food & Beverage Leaders on menus, promotions, events, and guest experiences.
• Maintain awareness of current pastry techniques, ingredients, trends, and guest preferences.
• Support tastings and customized menu development for weddings, events, and special occasions.

Colleague Leadership & Development

• Lead, coach, train, and develop Pastry colleagues and Leaders.
• Establish clear expectations for quality, productivity, food safety, and teamwork.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, performance management, recognition, and succession planning.
• Foster creativity while maintaining consistency, discipline, respect, and accountability.

Financial & Operational Performance

• Manage pastry food cost, labour productivity, purchasing, inventory, yields, and waste.
• Forecast production according to business demand.
• Ensure responsible use of premium ingredients and departmental resources.
• Participate in budgeting, equipment planning, and cost-control initiatives.

Food Safety, Health & Safety & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with food safety, sanitation, allergen management, and workplace safety requirements.
• Maintain appropriate storage, temperature, labelling, and production practices.
• Support audit readiness and corrective actions.
• Ensure equipment is safely maintained and concerns are promptly reported.

Guest Experience & Collaboration

• Develop and execute customized products for VIPs, weddings, celebrations, and special events.
• Respond appropriately to dietary requirements and special requests.
• Work closely with Banquets, Restaurants, Conference Services, Stewarding, Purchasing, and other Culinary Leaders.

What’s In It For You

• An inclusive, empowering, and positive workplace where people are at the heart of everything we do
• The chance to have fun at work alongside passionate hospitality professionals who are committed to making the world a more welcoming place
• Competitive pay, starting at $95,000 with annual compensation reviews based on market, performance, and capabilities
• Complimentary meals during your shift through our Colleague Dining Program
• Complimentary dry-cleaning of business attire
• Up to $120 per year for safety footwear allowance
• Up to $350 per year for tool replacement allowance
• Exclusive access to the Pacific Northwest Food & Beverage Discount Program with 50% off at our dining destinations in Vancouver, Victoria, and Whistler
• Travel reimbursement program for a TransLink monthly pass
• Extensive benefits package including health, paramedical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance for those meeting eligibility requirements
• Company-matched pension plan, and ability to enroll in the Group Registered Retirement Savings Plan for those meeting eligibility requirements
• Complimentary hotel stay for newly hired colleagues with breakfast for two through our BE OUR GUEST program
• Colleague benefit card offering discounted room and food & beverage rates at Accor properties worldwide for you and your family
• The opportunity to work in a luxury hotel environment within a Vancouver heritage building with a historic legacy dating back to 1939
• Learning programs through our Academies designed to sharpen your skills
• Opportunities to make a difference through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities

Qualifications

What You’ll Bring

• Extensive professional pastry and bakery experience, with progressive leadership responsibility in luxury hotels, high-end restaurants, or similarly complex culinary operations
• Proven experience leading a pastry operation supporting multiple outlets, banquets, weddings, special events, and high-volume production
• Advanced technical expertise in pastry and bakery production, including plated desserts, breads, viennoiserie, chocolate, confectionery, and contemporary pastry techniques
• Strong creative ability with a keen eye for presentation, quality, consistency, and evolving culinary trends
• Experience with chocolate work, showpieces, and large-scale specialty production is a strong asset
• Demonstrated ability to lead, inspire, coach, and develop a diverse Pastry team while building a positive, accountable, and collaborative kitchen culture
• Strong production planning and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple outlets, events, and competing priorities
• Sound financial and commercial awareness, including food cost, labour planning, purchasing, inventory management, waste reduction, and productivity
• Strong understanding of food safety, sanitation, allergen awareness, and workplace health and safety requirements
• Confident communicator who works effectively with Culinary, Banquets, Food & Beverage, Events, Purchasing, and other hotel teams
• Experience leading within a unionized culinary environment is considered a strong asset
• Familiarity with hotel purchasing, inventory, scheduling, and Microsoft applications is an asset
• Valid Red Seal or Journeyperson Cook certification [required, if applicable]; formal pastry or culinary education and relevant professional designations are assets
• Valid food safety certification as required
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and varying schedules based on business and operational needs

Physical Requirements

• Regular standing and walking in pastry and kitchen production areas
• Manual handling and movement associated with pastry production
• Occasional kneeling, pushing, pulling, climbing stairs or ladders
• Flexible availability according to hotel business requirements

Additional Information

Visa Requirements

Must be legally eligible to work in Canada. The hotel is unable to assist candidates in obtaining Canadian work authorization.

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