Pastry Cook - Seasonal

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group; Muscat; On-site; OMR 4,200 - 6,000; Full time

Job summary

Mandarin Oriental Muscat is seeking a Pastry Kitchen team member to assist the Chef de Partie in daily pastry duties, from mise en place to final plating. You will prepare ingredients, maintain quality and presentation, and help manage inventory and stock control throughout service.

You will ensure cleanliness, food safety compliance, and personal hygiene while supporting banqueting, outlets, and events as required. Apply teamwork and participate in trainings and meetings as scheduled.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Chef de Partie in daily duties and carry out assigned responsibilities within the Pastry section
• Prepare ingredients and mise en place for the production of pastries, desserts, cakes, breads and other pastry items
• Ensure that all pastry mise en place is prepared to the highest quality according to standards set by the Chef de Partie
• Prepare and produce pastry items according to approved recipes, preparation methods, portion sizes and presentation standards
• Ensure that all plating and presentation guides are followed according to the set dish description and presentation standards
• Ensure the timely pickup of requisitions and organize items properly in their corresponding storage areas
• Check the inventory of daily ingredients before each shift to ensure sufficient stock is available throughout service periods
• Store ingredients and prepared pastry products appropriately, ensuring they are properly preserved and labelled according to standards
• Ensure that working surfaces, pastry equipment, tools, utensils and work areas are cleaned and sanitized before and after use in accordance with food safety standards
• Always adhere to strict personal hygiene standards
• Support and maintain the cleanliness and upkeep of the Pastry kitchen and stewarding areas and assist with daily checks conducted by supervisors
• Ensure compliance with the Safe amp Sound food safety standards set by Mandarin Oriental Muscat and with Muscat Municipality rules and regulations
• Ensure customer satisfaction in accordance with MOHG Legendary Quality Experiences (LQEs), MOHG Pillars and the respective MOQA service standards
• Work as part of the team and assist other colleagues when required
• Support other outlets, banqueting operations and special events with pastry production when requested by the Chef de Partie
• Support other kitchen areas when required
• Attend and participate in all required meetings and training sessions as scheduled
• Perform any other reasonable duties as required by the Chef de Partie

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Assist the Chef de Partie in daily duties and carry out assigned responsibilities within the Pastry section
• Prepare ingredients and mise en place for the production of pastries, desserts, cakes, breads and other pastry items
• Ensure that all pastry mise en place is prepared to the highest quality according to standards set by the Chef de Partie
• Prepare and produce pastry items according to approved recipes, preparation methods, portion sizes and presentation standards
• Ensure that all plating and presentation guides are followed according to the set dish description and presentation standards
• Ensure the timely pickup of requisitions and organize items properly in their corresponding storage areas
• Check the inventory of daily ingredients before each shift to ensure sufficient stock is available throughout service periods
• Store ingredients and prepared pastry products appropriately, ensuring they are properly preserved and labelled according to standards
• Ensure that working surfaces, pastry equipment, tools, utensils and work areas are cleaned and sanitized before and after use in accordance with food safety standards
• Always adhere to strict personal hygiene standards
• Support and maintain the cleanliness and upkeep of the Pastry kitchen and stewarding areas and assist with daily checks conducted by supervisors
• Ensure compliance with the Safe amp Sound food safety standards set by Mandarin Oriental Muscat and with Muscat Municipality rules and regulations
• Ensure customer satisfaction in accordance with MOHG Legendary Quality Experiences (LQEs), MOHG Pillars and the respective MOQA service standards
• Work as part of the team and assist other colleagues when required
• Support other outlets, banqueting operations and special events with pastry production when requested by the Chef de Partie
• Support other kitchen areas when required
• Attend and participate in all required meetings and training sessions as scheduled
• Perform any other reasonable duties as required by the Chef de Partie