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Executive Pastry Chef

  • Job
    Full-time
    Mid Level
  • Hospitality & Retail
  • Hyderabad, +1

AI generated summary

  • You need a high school diploma and 4 years of culinary experience, or a 2-year culinary degree and 2 years of related experience.
  • You will lead pastry preparation, supervise staff, maintain quality standards, train employees, ensure guest satisfaction, manage budgets, and uphold sanitation and food safety regulations.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED; 4 years experience in the culinary, food and beverage, or related professional area.
  • OR
  • 2-year degree from an accredited university in Culinary Arts, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or related major; 2 years experience in the culinary, food and beverage, or related professional area.

Responsibilities

  • Exhibits creative baking and decorating talents by personally performing tasks while leading the staff in preparing quality and consistent pastries for all areas. Works to continually improve guest and employee satisfaction while maintaining the operating budget. Leads development and training of team to improve results while maintaining standards. Must ensure sanitation and food standards are achieved.
  • Utilizes interpersonal and communication skills to lead, influence, and encourage others; advocates sound financial/business decision making; demonstrates honesty/integrity; leads by example.
  • Supervises and manages employees. Manages all day-to-day operations. Understands employee positions well enough to perform duties in employees' absence.
  • Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
  • Serves as a role model to demonstrate appropriate behaviors.
  • Ensures and maintains the productivity level of employees.
  • Ensures employees understand expectations and parameters.
  • Establishes and maintains open, collaborative relationships with employees and ensures employees do the same within the team.
  • Solicits employee feedback, utilizes an "open door" policy and reviews employee satisfaction results to identify and address employee problems or concerns.
  • Leads shifts while personally preparing food items and executing requests based on required specifications.
  • Supervises and coordinates activities of cooks and workers engaged in food preparation.
  • Develops, designs, or creates new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
  • Recognizes superior quality products, presentations and flavor.
  • Maintains food preparation handling and correct storage standards.
  • Maintains purchasing, receiving and food storage standards.
  • Supports procedures for food & beverage portion and waste controls.
  • Follows proper handling and right temperature of all food products.
  • Supervises pastry preparation shift operations and ensures compliance with all Food & Beverage policies, standards and procedures.
  • Ensures compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
  • Prepares and cooks foods of all types, either on a regular basis or for special guests or functions.
  • Checks the quality of raw and cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.
  • Assists in determining how food should be presented and creates decorative food displays.
  • Provides services that are above and beyond for customer satisfaction and retention.
  • Manages day-to-day operations, ensuring the quality, standards and meeting the expectations of the customers on a daily basis.
  • Improves service by communicating and assisting individuals to understand guest needs, providing guidance, feedback, and individual coaching when needed.
  • Sets a positive example for guest relations.
  • Empowers employees to provide excellent customer service.
  • Emphasizes guest satisfaction during all departmental meetings and focuses on continuous improvement.
  • Strives to improve service performance.
  • Achieves and exceeds goals including performance goals, budget goals, team goals, etc.
  • Develops specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
  • Trains employees in safety procedures and supervises their ability to follow loss prevention policies to prevent accidents and control costs.
  • Purchases appropriate supplies and manage inventories according to budget.
  • Ensures disciplinary procedures and documentation are completed according to Standard and Local Operating Procedures (SOPs and LSOPs) and support the Peer Review Process.
  • Participates in training staff on menu items including ingredients, preparation methods and unique tastes.
  • Reviews staffing levels to ensure that guest service, operational needs and financial objectives are met.
  • Ensures property policies are administered fairly and consistently.
  • Assists as needed in the interviewing and hiring of employee team members with appropriate skills.
  • Provides information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
  • Analyzes information and evaluates results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
  • Brings issues to the attention of the department manager and Human Resources as necessary.
  • Attends and participates in all pertinent meetings.

FAQs

What is the job title for this position?

The job title is Executive Pastry Chef.

What are the primary responsibilities of the Executive Pastry Chef?

The primary responsibilities include leading the pastry culinary team, ensuring culinary standards are met, providing exceptional customer service, maintaining culinary goals, and supporting training and development activities.

What is the required education for this position?

A high school diploma or GED with 4 years of experience in a culinary, food and beverage, or related professional area, or a 2-year degree in Culinary Arts, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or a related major with 2 years of experience is required.

Is experience in the culinary field important for this position?

Yes, experience in the culinary, food and beverage, or related professional area is essential to fulfill the role effectively.

Where is the hotel located?

The hotel is located at The Westin Hyderabad Mindspace, Raheja IT Park, Hitec City, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, 500 081.

Is this position full-time or part-time?

This position is full-time.

Are there opportunities for training and development in this role?

Yes, the Executive Pastry Chef will support training and development activities for the culinary team.

What type of environment does the Westin brand promote?

The Westin brand promotes a people-first culture focused on diversity, inclusivity, and employee well-being.

Does this position involve managing a team?

Yes, managing and supervising the pastry culinary team is a key responsibility of this position.

What is the approach of the Westin brand towards guest well-being?

The Westin brand is committed to empowering guests to enhance their well-being and aims to be the preeminent wellness brand in hospitality.

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