Head Pastry Chef — Luxury Hotel Banquets & Desserts

AccorHotels Indonesia; Jakarta Pusat; On-site; IDR 200,880,000 - 312,480,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted Accor rates worldwide

Learning programs through Accor Academ

Career growth across properties

Job summary

Fairmont Jakarta is seeking a passionate Pastry Chef to lead the pastry and bakery operations, ensuring creativity, consistency and excellence across outlets, banquets, and events.

You will develop the culinary team, plan menus with the Executive Chef, and drive high-quality pastry products while controlling costs in a high-volume setting. English proficiency and leadership are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Culinary Arts, Pastry & Bakery or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of pastry and bakery experience, preferably in a five-star luxury hotel or high-end restaurant.
• Previous experience as Pastry Chef, Sous Chef Pastry, or equivalent is preferred.
• Strong technical knowledge of pastry, bakery, chocolate, confectionery, cakes and plated desserts.
• Proven experience in leading and developing a pastry team in a high-volume operation.
• Strong knowledge of food safety, hygiene, sanitation, and HACCP standards.
• Good understanding of food costing, inventory management, production planning, and waste control.
• Strong leadership, communication, organisational, and problem-solving skills.
• Good command of English, both written and spoken.
• Flexible to work shifts, weekends, public holidays, and during peak hotel operations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the daily operations of the Pastry & Bakery section, ensuring smooth production and service across the hotel’s outlets, banquets, and special events.
• Lead and supervise the pastry team, providing guidance, coaching, and training to ensure consistent performance and high-quality standards.
• Maintain consistently high standards of taste, texture, quality, presentation, and portioning across all pastry products.
• Develop and introduce new pastry creations, seasonal products, and innovative dessert concepts while maintaining the hotel’s culinary identity.
• Work closely with the Executive Chef and Culinary leadership in planning menus, promotions, special events, and festive offerings.
• Control food costs through proper portioning, yield management, inventory control, and minimising product wastage.
• Ensure compliance with Fairmont, Accor, HACCP, food safety, hygiene, and sanitation standards within the pastry kitchen.
• Support the team in managing high-volume operations, including banquets, weddings, conferences, and other large-scale events.

Skills

Leadership

English proficiency

Problem solving

Team development

Communication

Education

Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Culinary Arts, Pastry & Bakery

Job description

Fairmont Jakarta is seeking a passionate Pastry Chef to lead the pastry and bakery operations, ensuring creativity, consistency and excellence across outlets, banquets, and events.

You will develop the culinary team, plan menus with the Executive Chef, and drive high-quality pastry products while controlling costs in a high-volume setting. English proficiency and leadership are essential for success.