Lead Pastry Chef – Luxury Hotel Patissier, Paarl

Placements24; Paarl; On-site; ZAR 260,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Accommodation assistance

Medical aid

Paid time off

Job summary

Placements24 in Paarl, Western Cape, invites a highly skilled Pastry Chef to lead the hotel's patisserie and dessert program. You will develop innovative menus, manage a pastry team, ensure impeccable quality and presentation, and collaborate with the Executive Chef on menu planning.

This hands-on leadership role offers opportunities to showcase creativity in a top-tier luxury hotel. Applicants should bring extensive pastry experience, strong leadership, and a passion for culinary artistry, with

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Pastry Chef in high-end hotel, restaurant, or patisserie.
• Expertise in viennoiserie, entremets, chocolate work, and sugar artistry.
• Creativity and artistic flair in dessert presentation.
• Knowledge of baking principles, ingredients, and food safety standards.
• Experience in inventory, costing, and expense control.
• Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
• Must be based in or willing to relocate to Paarl, Western Cape.

Responsibilities

• Lead the pastry and baking section and manage a pastry team.
• Develop innovative and classic pastry menus for hotel outlets.
• Ensure pastry quality, taste, and presentation.
• Manage pastry inventory, ordering, and costs.
• Ensure health, hygiene, and safety standards.
• Train and mentor junior pastry staff.
• Collaborate on menu planning with Executive Chef.
• Maintain clean and efficient pastry production area.
• Stay updated with pastry trends and techniques.
• Prepare custom cakes and desserts for events.

Skills

Pastry kitchen leadership

Patisserie techniques

Menu development

Budgeting & cost control

Team mentorship

Food safety standards

Education

Culinary school or patisserie certification

Job description

Placements24 in Paarl, Western Cape, invites a highly skilled Pastry Chef to lead the hotel's patisserie and dessert program. You will develop innovative menus, manage a pastry team, ensure impeccable quality and presentation, and collaborate with the Executive Chef on menu planning.

This hands-on leadership role offers opportunities to showcase creativity in a top-tier luxury hotel. Applicants should bring extensive pastry experience, strong leadership, and a passion for culinary artistry, with