Dorchester Collection Assistant Pastry Chef

About Dorchester Collection

Dorchester Collection operates hotels including The Dorchester in London, Hôtel Plaza Athénée and Le Meurice in Paris, and The Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles County. Its properties hire across rooms, restaurants, kitchens, engineering and guest services.

Role & Responsibilities

• Oversee the day-to-day operation of the pastry and bakery sections under the Pastry Chef, ensuring a positive guest experience and satisfaction.
• Place orders and ensure that cost ratios are respected.
• Implement the culinary vision of the Director of Kitchens and Consulting Pastry Chef.
• Deputize for the Pastry Chef and maintain effective communication with management, escalating team issues and guest complaints.
• Ensure compliance with hygiene standards and with procedures and concepts established by management or Dorchester Collection.
• Support the Pastry Chef and Consulting Pastry Chef in planning, developing and revising menus; analyse recipes and determine food costs.
• Contribute to the preparation of technical recipe sheets.
• Enter inventory records for pastry and bakery ingredients and equipment.
• Prepare orders, specifying the type, quantity and quality of goods required.
• Check deliveries of perishable goods and their expiry dates.
• Participate in pastry team training.
• Organize and lead daily team briefings about the day's hotel guests and hotel updates.
• Allocate tasks among team members according to their skill levels and qualifications.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar position at a comparable establishment.
• Strong organizational skills and discipline.
• Dynamic, attentive and motivated.
• Excellent communication skills and an understanding of the importance of good customer service.
• Able to communicate comfortably in French.

Skills

Experience

Experience in a similar position at a comparable establishment; no duration stated.

Benefits

13th-month salary; executive flat-rate compensation plus one RTT day per month; staff restaurant with meals charged at the food allowance rate; health insurance with 70% employer contribution; supplementary insurance above the legal minimum; 80% reimbursement of public transport subscription; seniority and referral bonuses; monthly variable bonus based on revenue; annual team dinner; one complimentary night per year at Plaza Athénée and stays at Dorchester Collection hotels; staff break room; complimentary sports and cultural Dream Team activities; social worker support with administrative procedures; nurse on site five days per week; employee social committee benefits including holiday subsidies, discounted concert, show and gym rates, wedding bonus, and Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and children’s Christmas vouchers; development opportunities including personal development, coaching, languages, team building, presentations, IT and tailored social media training.

Culture

Each hotel has its own kitchens, service teams and history. In Paris, for example, a sommelier at Le Relais Plaza works at Hôtel Plaza Athénée, while the pastry team at Le Meurice prepares work for a different house.

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