Executive Pastry Chef - Kuwait

Career Land Center, LLC; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 291,000 - 437,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Transportation provided

Medical insurance

Paid annual leave

Airfare/flight benefits

Visa/work permit support

Relocation support

Large hospitality group exposure

Job summary

Career Land Center in Kuwait seeks an experienced Executive Pastry Chef to lead pastry and bakery operations across outlets, develop high-quality dessert offerings, and ensure exceptional pastry standards.

You will manage production, cost control, menu development, and team leadership in a fast-paced hospitality environment, with relocation support and visa assistance provided. The role offers exposure to a large group within Kuwait's vibrant F&B sector.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as Executive Pastry Chef or senior pastry leader.
• Strong background in restaurants, hotels, luxury cafés, or high-volume F&B.
• Deep knowledge of pastry, desserts, cakes, and production planning.
• Experience in multi-outlet pastry support is an advantage.
• Excellent leadership, training, and cost-control skills.
• Solid knowledge of food safety, hygiene and HACCP standards.
• Willingness to relocate to Kuwait.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage daily pastry and bakery operations across outlets.
• Create, develop and enhance dessert menus, cakes, breads, and chocolates.
• Ensure all items meet company pastry standards and presentation.
• Maintain consistency in taste, quality, portioning, and decor.
• Supervise, train, and motivate pastry team for high performance.
• Oversee production planning, mise en place, and stock rotation.
• Support bulk production for events and high-volume operations.
• Monitor food cost, inventory, and portion control.
• Maintain strict hygiene, safety, and HACCP compliance.
• Coordinate with culinary, service, purchasing, and management teams.
• Ensure proper use and maintenance of pastry equipment.

Skills

Pastry leadership

Team leadership

Menu development

Cost control

Food safety HACCP

Quality standardization

Communication skills

Relocation willingness

Job description

Career Land Center is hiring an experienced Executive Pastry Chef for an F&B company in Kuwait.

We are looking for a creative and highly skilled pastry professional who can lead pastry and bakery operations, develop high-quality dessert offerings, manage production, and ensure consistency across all outlets. The Executive Pastry Chef will be responsible for menu development, team leadership, quality control, cost management, and maintaining excellent pastry standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage daily pastry and bakery operations across assigned outlets or concepts.

• Create, develop, and enhance dessert menus, cakes, pastries, breads, chocolates, and seasonal specials.

• Ensure all pastry and bakery items are prepared and presented according to company standards.

• Maintain consistency in taste, quality, portioning, decoration, and presentation.

• Supervise, train, and motivate the pastry and bakery team to achieve high performance.

• Oversee production planning, mise en place, storage, stock rotation, and service readiness.

• Support bulk production requirements for events, catering, displays, and high-volume operations.

• Monitor food cost, inventory, ordering, wastage, and portion control.

• Ensure strict hygiene, food safety, cleanliness, and HACCP standards at all times.

• Introduce creative pastry concepts while maintaining practical and efficient operations.

• Coordinate closely with culinary, service, purchasing, stewarding, and management teams.

• Maintain proper use, cleanliness, and maintenance of pastry equipment and work areas.

• Support operational improvements and ensure consistency across all pastry production areas.

Requirements

• Previous experience as an Executive Pastry Chef, Head Pastry Chef, Pastry Chef, or similar senior pastry leadership role.

• Strong experience in restaurants, hospitality groups, hotels, luxury cafés, or high-volume F&B operations.

• Solid knowledge of pastry, bakery, desserts, cakes, chocolates, plated desserts, and production planning.

• Experience in bulk production and multi-outlet pastry support is an advantage.

• Strong leadership, team-management, and training skills.

• Good understanding of food cost control, inventory management, portion control, and wastage reduction.

• Excellent knowledge of food safety, hygiene, and kitchen compliance standards.

• Creative, organized, detail-oriented, and quality-focused.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced hospitality environment and handle pressure professionally.

• Professional attitude with strong communication and problem-solving skills.

• International hospitality or multi-outlet experience is an advantage.

• Willingness to relocate to Kuwait.

Benefits

• Competitive salary package

• Transportation provided

• Medical insurance

• Paid annual leave

• Airfare/flight benefits according to employment terms

• Employment visa/work permit support

• Relocation support according to employer policy

• Other benefits included in the employment package

• Opportunity to work with a large hospitality group in Kuwait