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Pastry Chef Jobs, Hotel Jobs in Kenya, Villa Rosa Kempinski Jobs

Villa Rosa Kempinski is a Five Star luxury hotel situated on Chiromo Road, the hotel is just a 5-minute drive to the city centre, and 20 km from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

The hotel boasts of 200 stylishly-designed and tastefully-decorated rooms and suites spread on 10 floors, 5 themed restaurants, varied conference rooms plus Kempinski The Spa.

Pastry Chef

• Reporting to the Executive Chef, the Pastry Chef’s main function is to plan, organize, control and direct the work of employees responsible for the preparation and presentation of a broad array of cakes, pastries, desserts, petits fours and breads which meet customer expectations.Key Responsibilities


• Supervise all employees in the Pastry/Bakery kitchen


• Create new pastry and dessert menus for all restaurant outlets and banquets, conduct tastings and presentations with photos and costing


• Assist the Executive Pastry Chef in establishing culinary standards specific for Pastry/Bakery which meets the need of the target market.


• Develop and maintain up-dated operations manuals for all food production and Stewarding sections and make recipes and maintain up- dated and accurate costing of all Pastry dishes prepared and sold in the Food and Beverage operation


• Supervise the Pastry kitchen staff in the preparation and presentation of all food items in accordance with the hotel’s food and beverage standards and standardized menu guidelines


• Inspect several times daily all food stores and refrigerated areas and suggest, where necessary, correct storage methods to comply with Health & Safety regulations, to avoid spoilage and ensure regular turnover of food items and give completed check lists to the Executive Pastry Chef.


• Check food preparation, individual costs, quality, quantity inventories and portion control on a daily basis


• Liaise with the Chief Steward in order to ensure high standards of cleanliness are maintained in all areas of the Pastry/Bakery kitchen, such as machinery and small kitchen equipment


• Plan the duty rosters on weekly basis.


• Ensure training needs analysis of the pastry staff is carried out and training programmes are designed and implemented to meet the needs


• Work with Executive Chef in the preparation and management of the department’s budget


• Assist in coordinating the preparation of the departmental annual budget


• Control and monitor departmental costs on an ongoing basis to ensure performance against budget


• Provide input for probation and formal performance appraisal discussions in line with company guidelines.


• Comply with all Kempinski company policies.


• Demonstrate Awareness of OH&S policies and procedures and ensure all procedures are conducted safely and within OH&S guidelines.


• Be familiar with property safety, first aid and fire and emergency procedures and operate equipment safely and sensibly.


• Any other duties that may be delegated by the management through the Executive ChefDesired Skills & Qualifications


• High School or secondary diploma required
  Gastronomic education certificate or equivalent (apprenticeship/diploma/BA/Bsc)


• Minimum 4 years kitchen experience


• Minimum 3 years in a pastry kitchen role, preferably with a 5* Hotel chain


• International experience preferred


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.


• Ability to identify and delegate tasks effectively.


• Excellent organizational and time management skills.


• Knowledgeable of food safety regulations.


• Computer literacy


• Good communication skills


• Ability to work and communicate in a multinational environment:


• Able to work in a fast paced environment and can multitask


• Ability to remain calm and composed under pressureHow to Apply

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Dateline; 29th January 2020

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