Executive Pastry Chef
Core
Lead the creative and operational direction of the Pastry and Bakery team at a luxury hotel, creating memorable experiences across restaurants, banquets, weddings, and VIP amenities.
Role type
Executive Pastry Chef (Culinary Leadership)
Builds
Elegant desserts, artisan baking, signature creations, showpieces, and seasonal offerings for hotel guests and events.
Domain
Luxury Hospitality / Fine Dining Pastry
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> physical/clinical work (specifically: high-volume pastry production and event execution)
Required skills
Pastry and bakery production leadership, menu development and innovation, team coaching and development, food cost and inventory management, food safety and sanitation compliance, production planning for multiple outlets and events, chocolate work and showpiece creation, unionized kitchen environment experience.
Preferred skills
Red Seal or Journeyperson Cook certification, formal pastry or culinary education, experience with hotel purchasing and Microsoft applications.
Technologies
Microsoft applications
Responsibilities
Lead day-to-day pastry and bakery production; develop desserts, pastries, breads, and seasonal offerings; lead, coach, and develop pastry colleagues; manage pastry food cost, labour productivity, and inventory; ensure compliance with food safety and sanitation requirements; execute customized products for VIPs, weddings, and special events.
Seniority
Executive, hands-on leadership