Lead Pastry Chef de Partie – Shipboard Dessert Expert

Celebrity Cruises; Qatar; On-site; QAR 218,000 - 328,000; Full time

Job summary

Celebrity Cruises is seeking an experienced CDP Pastry to lead the pastry galley aboard a ship in Doha, Qatar. You will manage daily operations, production, quality and presentation for our pastry and dessert assortment in the daily menus.

You will supervise a diverse pastry team, coach cooks, ensure USPH compliance, control food costs, and maintain cleanliness and readiness for inspections while delivering outstanding guest experiences at sea.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years' experience as CDP Pastry in upscale venue; shipboard preferred.
• Strong management skills in multicultural environment.
• Excellent communication, problem solving, decision making, interpersonal skills.
• Superior customer service, teambuilding, and conflict resolution abilities.
• Knowledge of personalized service principles and guest satisfaction evaluation.
• Strong planning, coaching, organizing, staffing and evaluating abilities.

Responsibilities

• Ensure smooth operation and control of the pastry galley daily.
• Direct, coach, supervise, and evaluate pastry team.
• Oversee production, quality, and presentation of pastries and desserts.
• Prepare production forecasts and monitor leftovers to control costs.
• Supervise pastry and dessert display setup in buffets.
• Comply with USPH rules and shipboard health regulations.
• Maintain cleaning schedule and prevent equipment damage.
• Prepare for USPH inspections and pantry readiness.
• Coordinate requisition and transport from stores to galley.
• Ensure recipes and yields align with company standards.
• Assist with pastry consumption recap and training pastry cooks.
• Ensure team punctuality and proper uniforming.
• Attend meetings and training; comply with SOPs.

Skills

Management skills

Communication

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Customer service

Teambuilding

Guest satisfaction

Planning

Coaching

Conflict resolution

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Celebrity Cruises is seeking an experienced CDP Pastry to lead the pastry galley aboard a ship in Doha, Qatar. You will manage daily operations, production, quality and presentation for our pastry and dessert assortment in the daily menus.

You will supervise a diverse pastry team, coach cooks, ensure USPH compliance, control food costs, and maintain cleanliness and readiness for inspections while delivering outstanding guest experiences at sea.