Oriental Pastry Chef

Job Description

Oriental Pastry Chef

Every memorable dining experience at Raffles Hotels and Resorts begins behind the scenes with our culinary team’s commitment to safe, efficient operations and exceptional cuisine. The care and quality you devote to food preparation as Oriental Pastry Chef will result in truly spectacular fare that delights our guests.

Hotel Overview: Raffles Makkah Palace promises the exceptional standards inherent in the Raffles name and enhanced by Arab hospitality values. Raffles Makkah Palace offers 214 Suites & duplex Villas with breathtaking views of the Masjid Al Haram, the Holy Ka’aba and the city. The hotel combines the best of local cuisine and international dishes in each of its four outlets creating a unique and welcoming atmosphere in this diving setting. Guests can also indulge and immerse themselves in a relaxing sensory experience in our world renowned spa and fitness center or hold high-powered business gatherings in any of our state-of-the-art meeting rooms. 

Summary of Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Executive Pastry Chef, responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:

• Ensure the highest standards and consistent quality in the daily preparation and keep up to date with the new products, recipes and preparation techniques.
• Prepare the daily mis-en-place and food production in the pastry section of the kitchen.
• Assist running the pastry section of the kitchen; Oriental Pastry.
• Ensure excellent quality throughout the dessert offerings.
• Bring creativity to the pastry offerings.
• Supervise and coordinate all pastry and dessert preparation and presentation.
• Plan production to facilitate daily requirements.
• Develop appropriate seasonal menu offerings.
• Manage food cost controls to contribute to Food and Beverage revenue.
• Ensure compliance with food hygiene and Health and Safety regulations.
• Ensure all kitchen colleagues are aware of standards and expectations.
• Liaise daily with Executive Pastry Chef to keep open lines of communication regarding guest feedback.
• Continually strive to improve food preparation and presentations.
• Maintain proper rotation of product in all chillers to minimize wastage/spoilage.
• Have full knowledge of all menu items, daily features and promotions.
• Ensure the cleanliness and maintenance of all work areas, utensils, and equipment.
• Follow kitchen policies, procedures and service standards.
• Follow all safety and sanitation policies when handling food and beverage.
• Maintaining labor cost through productive use of labor and ensuring that resources are properly allocated to support business levels.
• Maintains a safe work environment and is responsible to complete the Weekly Preventative Maintenance Checklist.
• Training and developing kitchen colleagues and ensuring that ongoing training opportunities are communicated to the Executive Pastry Chef an addressed with the colleague.
• Follow and deliver all Leading Quality Assurance Standards for your position.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Previous experience in the culinary field required.
• Diploma certification in a culinary discipline preferred.
• Computer literate in Microsoft Window applications an asset.
• Strong interpersonal and problem solving abilities.
• Highly responsible & reliable.
• Ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work cohesively as part of a team.
• Ability to focus attention on guest needs, remaining calm and courteous at all times.

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.

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