Lead Pastry Chef de Partie - Mentoring & Quality

Celebrity Cruises; Philippines; On-site; PHP 3,752,000 - 5,629,000; Full time

Job summary

Celebrity Cruises is seeking an experienced CDP Pastry to lead the pastry galley and dessert program aboard our ships. You will direct and coach a pastry team, ensure daily production, and uphold USPH standards while maintaining cost control and high-quality presentation.

You will forecast production, supervise pastry displays, and coordinate with Executive Chef to ensure flawless service on daily menus. Shipboard experience preferred.

Qualifications

• A minimum of two years' experience as a CDP Pastry in an upscale hotel, resort, cruise ship or convention banqueting service (shipboard experience preferred).
• Intermediate computer software skills required.
• Possess a good understanding of basic accounting principles such as numbering flow, “Debits/Credits”, adjusting entries and corrections.

Responsibilities

• Directs, coaches, supports, supervises, and evaluates the pastry team with the Assistant Pastry Chef.
• Ensures production, quality and presentation of pastry and desserts for daily menus.
• Prepares production forecasts and records leftovers to minimize waste and control food costs.
• Supervises pastry and dessert display setup across buffets.
• Ensures compliance with USPH rules and regulations.
• Maintains pastry shop cleanliness and equipment care per policy.
• Ensures readiness for USPH inspections.
• Manages requisition and transport of items from main stores to the pastry galley.
• Maintains recipes/master lists and yields per company standards.
• Coaches and trains Pastry Cooks; participates in daily consumption re-cap.

Skills

Management skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Customer service

Teambuilding

Conflict resolution

Needs assessment

Quality service standards

Guest satisfaction

Planning

Coaching

Organizing

Staffing

Controlling

Evaluating

Computer skills

Accounting basics

Report writing

Rapport with senior officers

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Celebrity Cruises is seeking an experienced CDP Pastry to lead the pastry galley and dessert program aboard our ships. You will direct and coach a pastry team, ensure daily production, and uphold USPH standards while maintaining cost control and high-quality presentation.

You will forecast production, supervise pastry displays, and coordinate with Executive Chef to ensure flawless service on daily menus. Shipboard experience preferred.