Executive Pastry Chef

Role overview

Pastry operations and product development

• Lead pastry and dessert operations, ensuring quality, consistency, taste, and presentation.
• Develop pastry items, desserts, cakes, viennoiserie, and seasonal specialties.
• Standardize recipes, production methods, portion sizes, and presentation guidelines.
• Plan daily production and ensure timely preparation and delivery.
• Research trends, techniques, ingredients, and contemporary dessert concepts.

Team, costs, and standards

• Supervise, train, and mentor pastry chefs, bakers, and kitchen team members.
• Manage purchasing, inventory, stock rotation, and supplier relationships.
• Monitor food costs, portion control, yields, and waste against budget targets.
• Maintain product quality, freshness, food safety, hygiene, sanitation, and allergen standards.
• Oversee pastry equipment use, cleaning, and maintenance; conduct quality checks and improve efficiency.
• Collaborate on menus, seasonal offerings, and special events; ensure the team follows company recipes and procedures.

Qualifications and experience

• Proven Executive Pastry Chef, Head Pastry Chef, or similar senior pastry leadership experience.
• Extensive pastry and baking knowledge, including chocolate work, cake decoration, plated desserts, and modern techniques.
• Strong recipe development, menu planning, and product innovation skills.
• Ability to lead, train, and develop a professional pastry team.
• Knowledge of food costing, budgeting, inventory, waste management, food safety, hygiene, sanitation, and allergen control.
• Organizational, time-management, problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills; creativity and attention to detail.
• Able to work under pressure and manage multiple production requirements.
• Culinary or pastry qualifications are preferred; premium café, luxury hotel, fine-dining, or high-end bakery experience is advantageous.

Compensation

• Pay is AED 10,000 to AED 12,000 per month.

Workplace

• Work location is in person in Dubai.