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IHG Hotels & Resorts

Head Pastry Chef

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Job Description

Your Day to Day

Key Responsibilities

  • Support daily kitchen operations to ensure food quality, presentation, and service standards are consistently met.
  • Assist in pre-opening activities including kitchen setup, SOP implementation, equipment testing, and trial operations.
  • Supervise and coordinate kitchen colleagues during shifts, ensuring proper workflow and productivity.
  • Ensure compliance with IHG standards, HACCP, LQA, and local health regulations.
  • Assist with food cost control, portion control, inventory management, and waste reduction.
  • Support recruitment, training, onboarding, and development of kitchen colleagues.
  • Maintain cleanliness, organization, and safe working practices in all kitchen areas.
  • Assist in menu execution, recipe standardization, and production planning.
  • Complete administrative tasks, logs, and reports as required.

Qualifications

  • Diploma or Degree in Culinary Arts or equivalent qualification.
  • Minimum 3–5 years of culinary experience, including supervisory roles in a hotel or large-scale kitchen.
  • Pre-opening experience preferred.
  • Experience with international hotel brands is an advantage.

Skills & Competencies

  • Strong supervisory and leadership skills
  • Good knowledge of food safety, hygiene, and kitchen operations
  • Understanding of food cost control and inventory management
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, pre-opening environment
  • Good communication skills in English
  • Maintain your department's consistency through the continuous improvement of the qualityof raw and processed ingredients, as well as all relevant costs and expenses.
  • To collaborate directly with all support departments—Engineering, Stewarding, andHygiene—regarding the maintenance of the hotel's Fire Life Safety Program, equipmentupkeep, and Hygiene Program to meet the highest IHG standards.
  • Actively contribute to the IHG Hotels Food Library and hold regular masterclasses withinthe team to continuously enhance quality.
  • Daily, weekly, and monthly planning with your team while delegating skill-based tasks tothe appropriate team members.
  • To run a cost-effective operation, maximizing product quality and profitability whileupholding IHG standards and food philosophy.
  • Establish unique seasonal identities for the food and ensure that these offerings fulfill ourIHG Guests needs.
  • Ensures customer satisfaction in accordance with the InterContinental Distinction ServiceBehaviors, the Strategic Brand Pillars, and the relevant service standards of the IHGBrand.
  • He must ensure that all food offerings at the resort are the most attractive and flavorfulpossible so that we consistently provide the highest quality food to our guests.
  • I personally meet with potential event guests for menu planning and discussions. I interactwith IHG guests daily in outlets and create meaningful relationships.
  • Personally, I monitor and follow through on VIP guests and special dietary requirements.

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