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SalaryAbout Park Hyatt Canberra
Finding luxury in every detail, Park Hyatt hotels provide an experience of sophisticated, contemporary luxury. Located among the world’s premier cities and resort destinations, each custom-designed Park Hyatt hotel combines distinct regional character with elegant brand touches.
This is your chance to work at a luxurious heritage property like no other.
As a valued member of the team you will enjoy:
- Complimentary employee meals
- Over 2000 learning and development opportunities on our e-learning database
- Laundered uniforms
- Complimentary and discount accommodation at Hyatt properties worldwide
The Pastry Chef creates, implements and maintains quality standards. The Pastry Chef is responsible for the pastry kitchen operation, providing support and guidance to the team, whilst providing a positively memorable, guest experience through their sweet creations.
Some of the responsibilities include
- Through your strategic, creative skill-set, make your mark within the Canberra market
- Supervise the preparation and baking of various food items, ensuring five star deliverables
- Develop and implement creative menu items
- Plan, coordinate & implement special events and holiday functions
- Manage kitchen employees through scheduling, payroll, training, coaching, evaluating and hiring
- Work closely with other culinary leaders to achieve hotel culinary objectives
- Lead and coach the team towards achieving exceptional guest service and employee satisfaction results
- Monitor food production, ordering, cost, quality and consistency on a daily basis
- Ensure proper safety and sanitation of all kitchen facilities and equipment
Qualifications
- Creative, skilled culinary professional adept in creating a wide variety of delicious desserts, pastries and sweets or up and coming Sous Chef, seeking their next opportunity
- In-depth skills and knowledge of a hotel pastry operation, highly regarded
- Demonstrated strong leadership, communication, organization and relationship skills
- Experience with training, basic financial management and customer service
- Proficient in general computer knowledge
- A true desire to exceed guest expectations in a fast paced customer service environment
- Capable of producing a consistent product in a timely manner
- Culinary education and experience, hotel experience preferred
