Chef-Pastry

Job Overview

Education and Experience

• One qualification pathway is a high school diploma or GED plus four years of experience in culinary, food and beverage, or a related professional area.
• An alternative pathway is a two-year degree in Culinary Arts, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or a related major plus two years of relevant experience.

Pastry Culinary Leadership

• Lead, influence, and encourage pastry team members and maintain collaborative working relationships.
• Supervise employees, manage daily operations, maintain productivity, and coordinate cooks and food-preparation workers.
• Lead shifts while personally preparing food items and fulfilling requests to required specifications.

Culinary Standards

• Develop or create culinary applications, ideas, relationships, systems, products, and artistic presentations.
• Maintain food preparation, handling, storage, purchasing, receiving, portion, waste, and temperature standards.
• Supervise pastry preparation shifts and ensure compliance with food and beverage policies, standards, procedures, laws, and regulations.
• Prepare and cook foods for regular service, special guests, or functions and check raw and cooked product quality.
• Assist with food presentation decisions and create decorative food displays.

Service and Financial Goals

• Provide service above and beyond customer expectations and improve guest satisfaction, retention, and service performance.
• Set and achieve performance, budget, and team goals while prioritizing and organizing work.
• Purchase supplies and manage inventories according to budget.

Training and Staffing

• Train employees in safety procedures and supervise compliance with loss-prevention policies.
• Train staff on menu items, ingredients, preparation methods, and unique tastes.
• Review staffing levels and assist with interviewing and hiring team members when needed.
• Ensure disciplinary procedures, documentation, and property policies are administered consistently.

Additional Responsibilities

Workplace

• The role is not remote and is based at the specified Doha, Qatar property.

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