Executive Pastry Chef

Rotana Jabal Omar Makkah; Makkah Region; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury hospitality establishment in Saudi Arabia is seeking an Executive Pastry Chef to oversee the pastry kitchen. The ideal candidate should have a professional culinary apprenticeship, three years of experience, and excellent pastry skills. Responsibilities include supervising kitchen operations, ensuring quality standards, and training staff to deliver exceptional guest experiences. This role requires creativity, innovation, and an ability to thrive in a multicultural environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum three years of experience in quality establishments.
• Proven track of patisserie preparation, presentation, and preservation knowledge.
• Ability to communicate well in English.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the pastry kitchen operations.
• Monitor quality standards of production.
• Create high quality and creative pastry products.
• Ensure compliance with HACCP and hygiene standards.
• Lead training sessions for culinary colleagues.

Skills

Excellent pastry and bakery skills

Creative and innovative mindset

Strong leadership style

Ability to work in a multicultural environment

Education

Professional kitchen apprenticeship or chefs training

Job description

We are currently seeking for passionate and dynamic Kitchen professionals who pride themselves on their ability to deliver extraordinary levels of customer service and provide creative solutions to our guests.

As an Executive Pastry Chef you are responsible for the smooth operation of the Pastry Kitchen with emphasis on quality, presentation within the guidelines of the standardized menus and employee training, whereby your role will include key responsibilities such as:

• Supervise the pastry kitchen in the preparation and presentation of all food items
• Monitor regular standards of production to ensure highest level of quality
• Monitor all aspects pertaining to the control of the hotel’s food cost
• Create high quality and creative pastry products
• Participate in the drafting of concept ideas and menus for all special events and functions while encouraging all employees to put forward their ideas and utilizing them wherever practical
• Ensure HACCP standards are implemented and follow the appropriate hygiene standards as per Municipality requirements at all times
• Ensure consistent on the job training session for culinary colleagues and promote health & safety

Skills

Education, Qualifications & Experiences

You should have a professional kitchen apprenticeship or chefs training course and at least three years experiences in quality establishments along with excellent pastry and bakery skills. The ability to communicate well in English and a proven track of patisserie preparation, presentation and preservation knowledge is an essential.

Knowledge & Competencies

The ideal candidate will be creative, innovative and passionate about pastries and be committed to work together with the service team to deliver an amazing guest experiences every time. You will demonstrate energy and enthusiasm at work, be ‘hands on’ and organized. You portray a strong, firm and fair effective leadership style and have proven the ability to work in a multicultural environment and under difficult condition, while possessing following additional competencies:

• Understanding the Business
• Teambuilding
• Planning for Business
• Leading People
• Valuing Diversity
• Managing Operations
• Customer Focus
• Adaptability
• Influencing Outcomes
• Drive for Results