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IHG Hotels & ResortsThis job posting was originally in Japanese. The English version is automatically translated. Please visit the company site for the most accurate information.
As Executive Pastry Chef you will direct all kitchen activities and prepare our delicious pastry items - helping create memorable experiences for guests - whenever and wherever they dine. You will also ensure quality, kitchen maintenance, and inventory functions kept to our high standards - to make sure your kitchen is always running smoothly. **A little taste of your day-to-day** Every day is different, but you’ll mostly be: • Direct daily kitchen activities, plan and assign work ensuring you always have the right staffing numbers. • Develop your team and improve their performance through coaching and feedback, and create performance and development goals for colleagues - recognise good performance. • Recommend or initiate any HR related actions where needed. • Drive a great working environment for teams to thrive – connect departments to create sense of one team. • Promote teamwork and quality service through daily communication and coordination with other departments. Communicate with all hotel department heads to stay informed of kitchen needs and ensure timely responses to requests. • You’ll make sure our dishes are always at their best - we have standards - but it’s down to you to make that room special and memorable for guests. • Keep an eye on competitor activity / industry innovation to develop your own ideas in the kitchen. • Make sure food and pastry items are secure and stored safely – always keep stock replenished to minimize waste. • Ensure that all kitchen equipment and environment are hygienic and working properly. • Always follow governmental regulations and company policies and procedures. • Ad-hoc duties – unexpected moments when we must pull together to get a task done. Guest experience • Encourage guest feedback to improve guest satisfaction. • Answer guest questions about pastries and kitchen services. • Help the Executive chef with event planning. • Assists in planning and supervising production of all cold and hot desserts. • Bakeries including à la carte orders for all outlets, buffet preparation for all outlets, banquet and outside catering and ensure that they are fresh and prepared in the correct manner. • Maintain comprehensive product knowledge on ingredients, equipment’s, market and current trends. • Deal effectively with guest requests and takes appropriate actions to resolve guest’s complaints. • Complete forecasts, plans, and departmental production reports for management. • Help prepare the hotel’s annual budget and the setting of departmental goals • Maintain costing and documentation of all dishes prepared and sold from the kitchen • Assists in initiating daily requisitions based on the business, banquets and occupancy, bearing in mind unnecessary wastage, storage regulations and food cost. • Ensures that all food transfers are correctly recorded • Manage the functions of all the Pastry employees, including reporting on duty, late arrival, overtime, off days and public holidays to ensure a maximum productivity during their duty.
Degree or certificate in culinary arts 5 years’ experience as a chef At least one year in a supervisory capacity, or equivalent combination of education and culinary/kitchen operations experience
You’ll be rewarded for your hard work with a suite of benefits that supports you and your family’s well-being, including: - Paid birthday leave - Hotel perks like accommodation and food & beverage discounts - Enhanced parental leave - Proactive health days and flexible work options. - Your career journey will be supported through our lifelong development program - IHG Career Milestone celebrations - Transfer of entitlements as you move and grow with IHG. - Access to our discount retail platform that makes your pay go even further
