Sous Chef - Pastry

About Fairmont 

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is where the intimate equally coexists with the infinite – an unrivaled portfolio of more than 90 extraordinary hotels where grand moments of life, heartfelt pleasures and personal milestones are celebrated and remembered long after any visit. Since 1907, Fairmont has created magnificent, meaningful and unforgettable hotels, rich with character and deeply connected to the history, culture and community of its destinations – places such as The Plaza in New York City, The Savoy in London, Fairmont San Francisco, Fairmont Banff Springs in Canada, Fairmont Peace Hotel in Shanghai, and Fairmont The Palm in Dubai. Famous for its engaging service, awe-inspiring public spaces, locally inspired cuisine, and iconic bars and lounges, Fairmont also takes great pride in its pioneering approach to hospitality and leadership in sustainability and responsible tourism practices. Fairmont is part of Accor, a world leading hospitality group counting over 5,400 properties throughout more than 110 countries, and a participating brand in ALL - Accor Live Limitless – a lifestyle loyalty program providing access to a wide variety of rewards, services and experiences.   

What you will be doing:

• Review the daily operations with the pastry team, prepare the necessary food items in accordance with Fairmont standards in a timely and efficient manner
• Conduct daily shift briefings with pastry team members
• Effectively manage food costs and production control to reduce wastage
• Supervise, provide guidance and training to pastry team in all food preparation and execution of the events.  
• Assist with creating menus, recipes, pictures and training materials to ensure consistency, efficiency to meet the set standards.
• Lead the charge on all Fairmont standards, train employees on menus and cooking procedures
• Kitchen maintenance and cleaning. Following food safety requirements.
• Maintaining proper rotation of product in all chillers to minimize spoilage
• Follow all safety and sanitation policies when handling food
• Ensure that all food products are handled, stored, prepared and served safely in accordance with hotel and Food Safety guidelines. Ensure that all standards and processes are completed on a daily basis, this includes but isn’t limited to filling out daily temperature logs, labelling and dating of items as well ensuring food storage areas are cleaned daily.
• Food preparation and cooking, plating, presentation
• Apply 5 Diamond and 5 Star Service Standards at all times

Your experience and skills include:

• Previous experience in both luxury hotel and restaurant environment is an asset
• Strong knowledge of Chocolate work and design
• Strong knowledge of restaurant dessert design
• Creative and passionate about food and customer service
• Is a self-starter and displays initiative and curiosity for all food related items
• Able to give clear direction, set expectations and provide training to team members
• Able to work without supervision and display sound decisions make skills
• Ability to read, understand and follow recipes within the guidelines
• Ability to read a prep list and determine in what sequence of order job should be complete
• Ability to multi task, prioritize and manage time efficiently to ensure job completion
• Strong organization skills
• Ability to listen, follow directions precisely to achieve the end result
• Stays current & knowledgeable of both local and global cuisine trends, applying those into our offerings
• Able to work in a fast paced, high-pressure environment
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; a team player.
• Completion of a recognized culinary program
• A neat, well-groomed appearance as per hotel standards
• Must be available to work a variety of shifts including evenings, weekends and holidays
• Career minded with strong personal initiative and a desire to achieve the department’s vision and goal
• Physically fit to stand for long periods of time and lift 20kg regularly throughout a shift

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are an inclusive company, and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.