Executive Pastry Chef

Why Join

About Rosewood Doha

Our Associate Experience

• We believe exceptional work deserves exceptional care.
• At Rosewood Doha, we offer a thoughtfully designed associate experience that supports your wellbeing, growth and life beyond work.
• This includes:
• A competitive salary and benefits package
• High-quality associate accommodation in prime locations in the heart of Lusail and the Pearl
• A birthday day off (because your milestones matter!)
• Personalized development plans and continuous learning opportunities to support your career journey
• These benefits reflect our commitment to creating an environment where you thrive - professionally and personally - while building a meaningful career with us.

Administration

• Ensures that culinary activities are aligned with the respective Corporate Strategy, and that the Hotel Actions have been implemented where appropriate.
• Assists in overseeing the preparation and update of the pastry departmental operations manual.
• Conducts regular communications meetings and ensures that departmental briefings and meetings are effective and conducted as necessary.

Guest Satisfaction

Finance

• Maximizes associate productivity within the pastry using multi-skilling, multi-tasking, and flexible scheduling to meet the financial goals of the business as well as the expectations of the guests.
• Directs associates to ensure productivity meets standards given in accordance with Rosewood Hotels and Resorts' Design Standards and Criteria and the Rosewood Hotels and Resorts Operations Brand Product Guidelines.
• Focuses attention on improving productivity levels and the need to prudently manage utility/payroll costs within acceptable guidelines ensuring optimum deployment and energy efficiency of all equipment within the Pastry.

Marketing

• Sources for Marketing and Public Relations oppo1tunities to increase awareness and ultimately business.
• Constantly evaluates local, national and international market trends, vendors and other hotel/restaurant operations to make sure that the hotel's own operations remain competitive and cutting edge.

Operations

• Oversees the production management of all pastry and bakery goods for the hotel's food and beverage operation, ensuring that the required mise-en-place and finished products are produced and delivered to the appropriate areas.
• Ensures that all company minimum brand standards have been implemented, and that optional brand standards have been implemented where appropriate.
• Ensures that all Food and Beverage Essentials are implemented.
• Responds to the results of the Consumer Audit and ensures that the relevant changes are implemented.
• Encourages associates to be creative and innovative, challenging and recognizing them for their contribution to the success of the operation.
• Works closely with other management personnel in a suppo1tive and flexible manner, focusing on the overall success of the hotel and the satisfaction of hotel guests.
• Ensures that pastry and bakery associates work in a supportive and flexible manner with other departments.
• Ensures that all associates are up to date with the availability of seasonal and new products on the market.
• Tastes and monitors the pastry and baked products served throughout the operation, providing feedback where appropriate.
• Works closely with the Chief Steward to ensure that hygiene standards are maintained.
• Supervises pastry and bakery associates to make sure that operating equipment is cared for and properly used to maximize its useful life, and to minimize breakage and personal injury.

Talent & Culture

• Conducts the recruitment and selection of all pastry associates.
• Adheres to hotel guidelines when recruiting and uses a competency-based approach to selecting associates.
• Through hands-on management, supervises closely the team in the performance of their duties in accordance with policies and procedures and applicable laws.
• Develops the skills and effectiveness of all pastry associates through appropriate training, coaching, and/or mentoring.
• Delegates appropriately, duties and responsibilities to equipped and resourced associates, nurturing and developing them whilst ensuring standards of operation and safety are maintained.
• Ensures effective training programmes for associates in coordination with the Talent Development Director and the Departmental Trainers.
• Encourages associates to be creative and innovative, challenging and recognising them for their contribution to the success of the operation.
• Conducts annual and mid-year appraisals as well as 1, 2 & 3-month reviews with associates and supports them in their professional development goals.
• Supports, demonstrating and reinforcing Rosewood Hotels & Resorts' Values and Culture Characteristics.
• Ensures that associates have a complete understanding of and adhere to associate rules and regulations.
• Ensures that associates follow all hotel, company and local rules, policies and regulations relating to fire and hazard safety, and security.
• Provides feedback on the results of the Associate Engagement Survey (AES) and ensuring that the relevant changes are implemented.