Executive Pastry Chef - Full time

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts; Hawaii; On-site; USD 112,000 - 137,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Paid time off including Vacation/Sick/

Employee Travel Program

Job summary

Four Seasons Maui is seeking an experienced Pastry Kitchen Department Head to lead and oversee pastry production for outlet food preparation, ensuring superior quality and consistency. The role requires coordinating staff, planning menus, and upholding Four Seasons standards in a luxury resort setting on Maui.

The position emphasizes managing labor and expenses while maintaining high culinary excellence and guest satisfaction, with a competitive salary range and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Five to seven years previous experience in multiple culinary/food & beverage department head positions specializing in pastry design and creation.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the selection, training, development, and evaluation of employees and managers in the Kitchen’s bake/pastry shop through effective management and leadership to ensure that established cultural and core standards are met.

Skills

Pastry leadership

Job description

About Four Seasons:

Four Seasons is powered by our people. We are a collective of individuals who crave to become better, to push ourselves to new heights and to treat each other as we wish to be treated in return. Our team members around the world create amazing experiences for our guests, residents, and partners through a commitment to luxury with genuine heart. We know that the best way to enable our people to deliver these exceptional guest experiences is through a world-class employee experience and company culture.

At Four Seasons, we believe in recognizing a familiar face, welcoming a new one and treating everyone we meet the way we would want to be treated ourselves. Whether you work with us, stay with us, live with us or discover with us, we believe our purpose is to create impressions that will stay with you for a lifetime. It comes from our belief that life is richer when we truly connect to the people and the world around us.

About the location:

Experience elevated luxury at Maui’s most glamorous oceanfront resort. Celebrate the wonders of Maui in our open-air beachfront Resort – and allow our team to pamper you in the spirit of Aloha. Inhale the fragrance of plumeria as you dip into our adults-only infinity pool. Or set out to explore the island; we’ll customize each step of your journey, then welcome you back to unwind in the most spacious accommodations on the island.

About the role

Plan, organize,controland direct the work of employees in the Pastry Kitchen Department responsible for outlet food preparation while ensuring superior quality and consistency

What you will do

• Coordinate the selection, training, development, and evaluation of employees and managers in the Kitchen’s bake/pastry shop through effective management and leadership to ensure thatestablishedcultural and core standards are met; long-range strategic planning for outlet operation.

• Assistin the planning and development of menus for the hotel, ensure the correct preparation and presentation of a consistent level for all food items prepared through production and demonstration.

• Control labor and operating expenses through effective scheduling, budgeting, purchasing decisions, and inventory control.

What you bring

• Five to seven yearspreviousexperience in multiple culinary/food & beverage department head positions specializing in pastry design and creation.

• Requires a working knowledge of division operations as well as Four Seasons cultural and core standards, policies, and standard operating procedures. Working knowledge isgenerally learnedon-the-job.

• Requires ability tooperatecomputer equipment and other food & beverage computer systems.

• Requires the ability tooperateand utilize culinary production equipment and tools.

• Requires reading, writing and oralproficiencyin the English language.

• Hawaii Food Handler’s Card

• Maui Liquor Card

• Tuberculosis ClearanceServSafe(within 3 months)

What we offer

• Competitive salary & wages
• Comprehensive benefits package (Including Medical, Dental, Life Insurance, 401(k), Roth,etc)
• Paid time off including Vacation, Sick time, Live Well Day, Community Care Day
• Excellent Training and Development opportunities
• Learning & Development Subsidy
• Many career opportunities within the hotel and to other Four Seasons
• Employee Travel Program
• Complimentary Dry Cleaning for Employee Uniforms
• Complimentary Employee Meal and Paid Meal Break
• Salary Range: $112,000 - $137,000

Schedule & Hours

• Fulltime
• The hospitality business functions seven (7) days a week, twenty-four (24) hours a day and scheduled days and times may vary based on need.

Be part of a cohesive team with opportunities to build a successful career with global potential.

Learn more about what it is like to work at Four Seasons – visit us:

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https://www.fourseasons.com/maui/landing-pages/property/careers.html

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