Pastry Chef

Joulukka; Rovaniemi; On-site; EUR 19,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Accommodation support

Career benefits

Job summary

SantaPark Arctic World is seeking a Pastry Chef for the main season 10/2026–1/2027. The role is based at Rakas Restaurant & Bar, inside the Arctic TreeHouse Hotel in Rovaniemi.

You will bake, develop recipes, plate desserts, and ensure quality while managing costs and inventory. We offer an hourly salary plus supplements and holiday compensation, a fun international work environment, and supported accommodation.

Qualifications

• Hygiene pass is required.
• Culinary skills and knowledge are essential.
• Fluent English language is required.

Responsibilities

• Bake cakes, pies and other delicacies.
• Pastry preparation and recipe development.
• Dessert plating and quality control.
• Inventory management and ordering.
• Follow safety procedures and maintain kitchen cleanliness.

Skills

Culinary skills

Fluent English

Team player

Problem solving

Education

Culinary education

Hygiene pass

Job description

SantaPark Arctic World is a family-owned company with a big heart and passion for excellence. We excel in creating extraordinary experiences for our guests with our unique locations: SantaPark - Christmas Theme Park, exclusive Santa Claus Secret Forest – Joulukka, Hidden Arctic Cloud Villas, Aino Private Island, Lapland Luxury DMC and award-winning Arctic TreeHouse Hotel.

Our mission is to make every moment ofour guests stay a lifelong memory. We also wish our team to have a great working experience and every day embark on a new adventure - creating, learning and developing with us!

Are you our newPastry Chef? (Main season 10/2026-1/2027)

Locations

Situated in the heart of the Arctic TreeHouse Hotel, Rakas Restaurant & Bar charms with its unique ambience and menu of meals made from fresh local ingredients prepared with a modern twist. We offer our guests a unique dining experience and are passionate about ensuring quality dining under the warm glow of pine cone lamps and stylish interior design. The name of our restaurant is Rakas, which is Finnish for “beloved” and perfectly describes our understanding of what great food should be - local food with love.

SantaPark - The Home Cavern of Santa Claus is an indoor Christmas-themed park filled with activities, attractions, and experiences. One of the main attractions is Kota Café, where customers can enjoy a delicious buffet lunch and Bakery whereMrs. Gingerbread welcomes our guests to her very own bakery!We ensure that guests can spend the whole day in the park with a full belly!

The Kitchen team ensures extraordinary dining experiences by creatingdelicious food portions. Their professionalism, ingredientknowledge and consistencycan significantly enhance the dining experience for customers.

Pastry Chef duties include:

• Baking cakes, pies and other delicacies
• Pastry preparation
• Recipe development
• Ensuring that all baked goods and desserts are visually appealing and presented attractively
• Dessert plating an quality control
• Adapting to special requests
• Monitoring food cost and waste, striving to minimize both
• Inventory and ordering
• Following safety procedures
• Maintaining kitchen cleanliness
• Following the regulations and rules

General requirements

• Hygiene pass
• Culinary skills and knowledge
• Previous experience from a similar role(minimum of 3 year)
• Suitable educational background
• Fluent English language
• Ability to legally work in Finland
• Capable of completing work tasks independently as well as working in a team
• Ability to take responsibility and maintain the highest level of standards
• Problem-solving skills and you are self-driven
• Good communication skills

Considered as an advantage

• Additional languages
• Ability to read different situations and adapt to them
• You have an eye for detail
• Creativity
• A genuine passion for food and the culinary arts
• Development mindset

What to expect:

• A fun international work environment
• A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work in the capital of Finnish Lapland
• Job-specific work training prior to the start of the season
• Hourly salary (+supplements, holiday compensation)
• Collective Agreement for the Hotel, Restaurant and Leisure Industry (Sundays and official holidays are double paid in Finland)
• Flexible working hours from Monday to Sunday with alternating days off
• Average work hours 90 h/3 week, during the season the amount is usually higher
• Company benefits (check the career page)
• Supported accommodation

SantaPark Arctic World on perheyritys, jolla on suuri sydän ja intohimo huippuosaamiseen. Luomme ainutlaatuisia kokemuksia vieraillemme ainutlaatuisissa toimipisteissämme: SantaPark - Jouluteemapuisto, eksklusiivinen Joulupukin salainen metsä – Joulukka, Hidden Arctic Cloud Villas, Aino Private Island, Lapland Luxury DMC ja palkittu Arctic TreeHouse Hotel.

Missiomme on luoda vieraillemme elämänmittaisia muistoja. Haluamme myös, että tiimimme kokee työskentelyn kanssamme inspiroivana ja merkityksellisenä – jokainen päivä on uusi seikkailu, jossa luodaan, opitaan ja kehitytään yhdessä!

Oletko uusi kondiittorimme? (Pääkausi 10/2026-4/2027)

Toimipisteet

Arctic TreeHouse Hotell in sydämessä sijaitseva Rakas Restaurant & Bar hurmaa ainutlaatuisella tunnelmallaan ja tuoreista paikallisista raaka-aineista modernilla otteella valmistetulla ruokalistallaan. Tarjoamme vieraillemme ainutlaatuisen ruokailukokemuksen ja olemme intohimoisia laadukkaan ruokailun varmistamisessa käpylamppujen lämpimän valon ja tyylikkään sisustuksen alla. Ravintolamme nimi on Rakas, joka tarkoittaa suomeksi "rakastettua" ja kuvaa täydellisesti käsitystämme siitä, mitä hyvän ruoan tulisi olla - lähiruokaa rakkaudella.

SantaPark - Joulupukin kotiluola on sisätiloissa sijaitseva jouluteemainen puisto, joka on täynnä aktiviteetteja, nähtävyyksiä ja kokemuksia. Yksi tärkeimmistä vetonauloista on Kota Café, jossa asiakkaat voivat nauttia herkullisesta buffetlounaasta sekä ihastuttava Piparila, jossatuoksuu ja tuntuu joululta Piparimuorin paistellessa maistuvia jouluisia herkkujamme piparkakkuja. Varmistamme, että vierailijat voivat viettää koko päivän puistossa täydellä vatsalla!

Keittiötiimi varmistaa ainutlaatuiset ruokailukokemukset luomalla herkullisia ruoka-annoksia. Heidän ammattitaitonsa, raaka-aineosaamisensa ja johdonmukaisuus parantavat merkittävästi asiakkaiden ruokailukokemusta.

Kondiittorin tehtäviin kuuluu:

• Baking cakes, pies and other delicacies
• Pastry preparation
• Recipe development
• Ensuring that all baked goods and desserts are visually appealing and presented attractively
• Dessert plating an quality control
• Adapting to special requests
• Monitoring food cost and waste, striving to minimize both
• Inventory and ordering
• Following safety procedures
• Maintaining kitchen cleanliness
• Following the regulations and rules

Yleiset vaatimukset

• Hygiene pass
• Culinary skills and knowledge
• Previous experience from a similar role(minimum of 3 year)
• Suitable educational background
• Fluent English language
• Ability to legally work in Finland
• Capable of completing work tasks independently as well as working in a team
• Ability to take responsibility and maintain the highest level of standards
• Problem-solving skills and you are self-driven
• Good communication skills

Katsotaan eduksi

• Additional languages
• Ability to read different situations and adapt to them
• You have an eye for detail
• Creativity
• A genuine passion for food and the culinary arts
• Development mindset

Mitä voit odottaa:

• Hauska kansainvälinen työympäristö
• Ainutlaatuinen tilaisuus työskennellä Suomen Lapin pääkaupungissa
• Työkohtainen perehdytys ennen kauden alkua
• Tuntipalkka (+lisät, lomakorvaus)
• Hotelli-, ravintola- ja vapaa-ajan alan työehtosopimus (sunnuntaisin ja virallisina pyhäpäivinä maksetaan kaksinkertainen palkka Suomessa)
• Joustavat työajat maanantaista sunnuntaihin vuorovapaapäivillä
• Keskimääräinen työaika 90 h/3 vko, kauden aikana määrä on yleensä korkeampi
• Yrityksen edut (katso urasivu)
• Tuemme majoituksen järjestämisessä