Pastry Chef Tournant

Job description

Care Connects Us
At Hyatt, we believe in making people feel at home wherever they are in the world. We turn jobs into careers, encounters into experiences, and trips into journeys. Join a team that is making travel more human, connected, and sustainable. Here, everyone's role matters, and your individuality is celebrated.

About Park Hyatt Melbourne:
Located in the heart of the city, Park Hyatt Melbourne offers sophisticated luxury and exceptional personalised service. With beautifully appointed rooms, extensive event spaces, curated experiences, fine arts, dining and wellness, we create unforgettable experiences for our guests.

Benefits of working with us:

· Leading global hotel brand with career advancement opportunities
· Complimentary and discounted accommodation at more than 1000 Hyatt properties worldwide for you and your loved ones.
· Complimentary duty meals whilst on shift
· Discounted food & beverage and park club health & day spa treatments
· Discounted onsite car parking
· Employee assistance program – benefit from free, immediate and confidential support for any work, health or life concern
· Generous paid time off and holiday policies including paid parental leave and wellbeing leave
· 10% discount with NIB Health insurance

About the Role

As the full-time Pastry Chef Tournant, you will be responsible for maximizing guest satisfaction by providing the highest level of quality and consistency in the pastry items produced, contributing to the overall success of the Events Kitchen, in accordance with the established Brand Standards of Hyatt International and financial goals.

Salary: AUD $75,182 excluding superannuation

Some of the responsibilities include:

· Prepare bread, cakes, biscuits, desserts and pastry items for the hotel using best practice techniques and equipment as required
· Ensure all dishes from the pastry section are prepared consistently and according to standard
· Maintain awareness of new trends, ingredients and techniques in pastry and use this knowledge to assist the Head Pastry Chef in the creation of new innovative menu items
· Assist in the supervision, training and coaching of other chefs in the pastry section
· Ensure the section is organized and clean in accordance with hygiene standards
· Ensure that all equipment is used safely
· Monitor food and operating costs by reducing waste
· Lead kitchen pastry operation in the absence of the Head Pastry Chef

Desired profile

Qualifications :

What you bring to the role

·  Certificate III in Pastry / equivalent, Certificate III in Commercial Cookery would be advantageous
·  Previous work experience in a similar position in a fast-paced, bulk production environment
·  Proven knowledge and experience in all operational and functional aspects of kitchen administration and operations
·  A local certificate in Food Handling, Hygiene, HACCP or equivalent
·  A passion for creating new concepts with an understanding of industry trends
·  A strong attention to detail and exceptional organisational and time management skills
·  Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to lead subordinates and delegate tasks
·  The flexibility to work on a rotating roster including weekends and public holidays
·  Join us at Hyatt and make travel more human. Apply today and start your journey with a team that values Empathy, Integrity, Respect, Experimentation, Wellbeing and Inclusion. With Hyatt, you'll discover a career you didn't know existed.