Lead Pastry Chef - Menu Innovation & Team Leadership

Spa Ojai; Ojai, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Spa Ojai in Ojai, CA seeks an experienced Pastry Chef to lead the pastry operation for a Four/Five Diamond resort. You will coordinate production of all baked goods, manage staff, and ensure high standards of quality and presentation.

The role demands five years of pastry leadership, strong culinary artistry, and ability to design menus while maintaining costs. English fluency and sanitation training are required to uphold our guest service standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum five (5) years experience as a Pastry Chef in a Four or Five Diamond resort.
• Reading, writing and oral proficiency in the English language.
• Ability to create and follow recipes and produce standardized menu items as well as the ability to create and introduce unique, new menu items.
• Exhibits a high level of both artistic and culinary ability.
• Track record of strong leadership and successful motivation and development of a team of pastry cooks.
• Ability to meet deadlines and work in a high pressure, fast paced environment.
• Flexible and adaptable to frequent and unexpected change of plans.
• Training in sanitation and ability to keep pastry area clean and organized.
• Use and maintain personal culinary tools including knives and various other tools as they pertain to the pastry department needs.
• Culinary/Pastry education from an accredited school.
• Fluency in a foreign language, preferably Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate production of all baked goods and dessert items ordered by outlets.
• Overall management of the Pastry operation including: controlling and understanding food cost, labor cost as well as other expenses within the budget; creating and maintaining par and inventory levels; ensuring proper storage and preparation of supplies; establishing and enforcing controls against product theft and waste; monitoring quality and consistency of all food served.
• Oversee and delegate food preparation.
• Manage and oversee staff including scheduling, coaching, counseling, disciplining, and conducting performance reviews.
• Prepare standardized recipes of approved menu items.
• Complete any special requests ordered by outlets or other departments.
• Participate in the management of the overall culinary operation including: assisting in the preparation of the annual departmental budget; working collaboratively with Executive Chef and Resort Chef in menu development; ensuring established deadlines are achieved; adherence to state and local health regulations.
• Oversee production and plating pastries for Group Dining events and functions.
• Maintain pastry kitchen equipment in full working order and report maintenance needs.
• Researches competitors and performs on-going market analysis to ensure upkeep with recent trends and offerings.
• Develops and creates new pastry concepts and presents them to the Executive and Executive Sous Chef

Skills

Pastry artistry

Team leadership

Menu development

Sanitation training

Deadline management

Baking and pastry tools

English fluency

Education

Culinary/Pastry education (accredited)

Tools

Kitchen equipment

Job description

Spa Ojai in Ojai, CA seeks an experienced Pastry Chef to lead the pastry operation for a Four/Five Diamond resort. You will coordinate production of all baked goods, manage staff, and ensure high standards of quality and presentation.

The role demands five years of pastry leadership, strong culinary artistry, and ability to design menus while maintaining costs. English fluency and sanitation training are required to uphold our guest service standards.