Executive Pastry Chef - Hilton Orlando

Hilton; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Hilton in Orlando is seeking an Executive Pastry Chef to lead and elevate our pastry program. You will oversee daily pastry operations, ensure quality and presentation, and drive efficiency across desserts, breads, and breakfast pastries.

You will mentor junior staff, train apprentices, and maintain strict health, safety, sanitation, and alcohol awareness standards while delivering memorable guest experiences and upholding Hilton's hospitality values.

Qualifications

• Oversee pastry operations ensuring quality and efficiency.
• Mentor and train junior pastry staff and apprentices.
• Enforce health, safety, sanitation and alcohol awareness standards.

Responsibilities

• Assist in overseeing preparation, execution, and presentation of pastries and desserts while ensuring quality and efficiency.
• Prepare breads, rolls, breakfast pastries, and desserts following designated recipes and quality standards.
• Manage product inventory: ensure proper storage and rotation of ingredients, maintain supply levels, and assist with daily requisitions.
• Maintain kitchen cleanliness: keep work areas clean, tidy, and free of cross-contamination.
• Guide and mentor team members: provide hands-on training to junior pastry staff and apprentices.
• Comply with regulatory standards: health, safety, sanitation, and alcohol awareness requirements.

Skills

Pastry operations

Team mentorship

Quality control

Job description

Exceptional Hospitality Starts with You Picture yourself brightening someone's day. When you join our Hotels team, that's exactly what you'll do every time you come to work! As an Executive Pastry Chef , you're not just supporting the hotel's daily pastry production - you're spreading the light and warmth of hospitality by delivering memorable experiences that make the stay for every guest.

Here's what you'll do during a typical day:

• Support daily pastry operations: Assist in overseeing preparation, execution, and presentation of pastries and desserts while ensuring quality and efficiency
• Produce high-quality pastries: Prepare breads, rolls, breakfast pastries, and desserts following designated recipes and quality standards
• Manage product inventory: Ensure proper storage and rotation of ingredients, maintain supply levels, and assist with daily requisitions
• Maintain kitchen cleanliness: Keep all work areas clean, tidy, and free of cross-contamination
• Guide and mentor team members: Provide hands-on training and support to junior pastry staff and apprentices, reinforcing proper techniques and procedures
• Comply with regulatory standards: Maintain compliance with health, safety, sanitation, and alcohol awareness regulations, ensuring the highest standards of guest and team member well-being

What It Takes to Make the Stay

At Hilton, our core values define what it takes to succeed here and guide the qualities we look for in every team member:

• A passion for spreading the light and warmth of Hospitality .
• Acting with Integrity and always doing the right thing.
• Inspiring others through Leadership .
• A belief that Teamwork drives the best outcomes.
• A sense of Ownership and accountability.
• And a focus on the Now , bringing urgency and discipline to every moment, knowing it can make a lasting impact.