Executive Pastry Chef

Potato Head; Provinsi Bali; On-site; IDR 320,000,000 - 520,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Desa Potato Head, Bali's distinctive lifestyle destination, seeks an Executive Pastry Chef to lead the pastry and bakery operation across its venues. You will work with the Executive Chef to drive quality, innovation and consistency in pastry offerings and team performance.

Open to Indonesian nationals; international experience is highly valued. This role offers the opportunity to shape a creative pastry program at a premier resort property on Seminyak beach.

Qualifications

• Senior pastry experience in luxury or multi-outlet environments.
• Strong technical pastry and baking skills.
• Experience delivering pastry, bakery and desserts at scale.
• Creative approach to pastry development and concepts.

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall pastry and bakery operation across Desa Potato Head.
• Develop and evolve pastry, dessert and bakery concepts across the property's dining outlets.
• Drive quality, consistency and high standards of technical execution.
• Champion local ingredients and collaborate with local farms and producers.
• Apply traditional pastry and baking techniques in a contemporary context.
• Lead, coach and develop the pastry team.
• Manage food quality, costs, production and operational standards.

Skills

Senior pastry

Pastry leadership

Baking skills

Dessert development

Job description

Desa Potato Head is a creative village on Seminyak beach where design, culture, community and regeneration meet. Ranked among the World's 50 Best Hotels and recognised for its sustainability leadership, the property is home to multiple distinctive dining outlets and a renowned beach club.

We are looking for a hands‑on and creative Executive Pastry Chef to lead the pastry and bakery operation across Desa Potato Head. Working closely with the Executive Chef and wider culinary team, you will be responsible for driving quality, consistency and innovation across the property's pastry and bakery offering.

What you’ll do

• Lead the overall pastry and bakery operation across Desa Potato Head


• Develop and evolve pastry, dessert and bakery concepts across the property's dining outlets


• Drive quality, consistency and high standards of technical execution


• Champion local ingredients and collaborate with local farms and producers


• Apply traditional pastry and baking techniques in a contemporary context


• Lead, coach and develop the pastry team


• Manage food quality, costs, production and operational standards

What you bring

• Proven senior pastry experience in a high-quality restaurant, luxury or lifestyle property or multi-outlet environment


• Strong technical pastry skills with solid baking experience


• Experience across pastry, bakery and desserts, with the ability to deliver consistently at scale


• A creative approach to pastry, dessert and bakery development


• Proven ability to lead and develop a pastry team


• This position is open to Indonesian nationals only


• International or overseas experience strongly preferred

A rare opportunity to lead and shape the pastry and bakery offering at one of Bali's most distinctive lifestyle destinations.

You will have the opportunity to develop new ideas, work with local ingredients and apply traditional techniques in a contemporary context, while working across a diverse culinary operation.

Desa Potato Head is Potato Head's pioneering creative village, a constantly evolving, rooted-in-place ecosystem that blends cultural hospitality with environmental innovation. Across 225 suites and studios, Desa brings together bars and restaurants, art and design, music, wellbeing, a beach club and a range of multidisciplinary social spaces, creating a unique hospitality experience in Bali.