Pastry Chef de Partie - Luxury Pre-Opening Pastry

Mandarin Oriental Group; Manila; On-site; PHP 446,000 - 670,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning & Development

MOstay

Health & Colleague Wellness

Job summary

Mandarin Oriental Manila, a 5-star luxury hotel, is preparing for its Manila opening in 2026. As Chef de Partie - Pastry, you will lead a pastry section, crafting pastries, desserts, and baked goods to the highest standards and supporting the pre-opening team with menu execution and training.

You will mentor junior cooks, work closely with the Executive Pastry Chef, and help ensure mise en place, stock control, and strict hygiene in a dynamic pre-opening kitchen.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in pastry, desserts, breads, and chocolates.
• Strong creative flair with attention to detail and presentation.
• Good leadership and communication skills to guide junior colleagues.
• Ability to perform well in a fast-paced luxury kitchen environment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations of your pastry section, ensuring high-quality pastries, desserts and baked items.
• Collaborate with the Executive Pastry Chef and Sous Chef to execute menus and presentation standards.
• Prepare and present a variety of pastries, desserts, cakes, chocolates and other pastry creations.
• Mentor Commis Chefs and junior colleagues, providing hands-on training.
• Maintain mise en place and ensure ingredients are available for daily operations.
• Monitor stock levels, storage, rotation and waste to maintain cost efficiency.
• Ensure highest standards of hygiene, safety and sanitation in the Pastry Kitchen.
• Support pre-opening preparation including kitchen setup, recipe trials and readiness.
• Collaborate with culinary and service teams to deliver exceptional guest experiences.

Skills

Pastry techniques

Leadership

Time management

Creativity

Job description

Mandarin Oriental Manila, a 5-star luxury hotel, is preparing for its Manila opening in 2026. As Chef de Partie - Pastry, you will lead a pastry section, crafting pastries, desserts, and baked goods to the highest standards and supporting the pre-opening team with menu execution and training.

You will mentor junior cooks, work closely with the Executive Pastry Chef, and help ensure mise en place, stock control, and strict hygiene in a dynamic pre-opening kitchen.