Pastry Chef

**About us**
As the world’s largest family of luxury hotels, we all take great pride in being genuine ambassadors of the InterContinental® brand. Shaped by decades of international know-how and local insights, our passion for luxury travel spans cultures and customs. Inspiring us to create warm and sophisticated experiences for those seeking a richer perspective on the world. Each of our hotels cultivates a distinctive style and ambience where we embrace every opportunity to give our guests a personal and enriching experience. If you’d like to embrace a wider world of experiences and opportunities, we’d like to welcome you to the world’s most international luxury hotel brand.
**Your day to day**
Oversees the preparation, presentation, and storage of baked pastries including: Baked pastries Handling and storage of commodities Chou pastry dishes Bake and fill a variety of sweet pate dishes Savory products from chou short and puff Oversees the preparation, presentation, and storage of yeast-raised pastries including: Croissants Brioche Kuchen Danish pastries Savarin's and babas Oversees the preparation, presentation, and storage of afternoon tea items including: Those suitable to be served for afternoon tea in a hotel Flans and pies Oversees the preparation, presentation, and storage of desserts including: Frozen desserts Hot desserts Cold desserts Specialty desserts Oversees the preparation, presentation, and storage of gateaux, tortes, and cakes including: Traditional gateaux, torten and cakes Finish and decorate them Prepare for service and serve them to guests Design, prepare, cover and decorate cakes for festive occasions Prepare a range of cheesecakes Oversees the preparation, presentation, and storage of marzipan, sugar, and chocolate work including: Prepare modeling marzipan and sugar centerpieces Prepare a range of molded flowers, table settings, and figures Manipulate marzipan to cover cakes Design guest-specific items for amenities and special occasions Prepare Petits Fours Prepare a range of petits fours secs Oversee the overall bakery operation for Events and all hotel outlets Maintain a hygienic kitchen Clean the kitchen and equipment
**What we need from you**
Ideally, you'll have some or all of the following qualifications and experience we're looking for: - Experience working as Pastry Chef for a large 5-star property - Knowledge of HACCP is a must - English speaking - Have a 'Can-do' attitude and be open to feedback and comments from various sources. - Ability to lead a team of mixed nationalities - Ability to create a culture of innovation and creativity, but with consistent delivery
**What we offer**
We will reward all your hard work with a great salary and benefits - including a uniform, great room discount and superb training. Join us and you will become part of the global IHG family - and like all families, all our individual team members share some winning characteristics. As a team, we work better together - we trust and support each other, we do the right thing, and we welcome different perspectives. You need to show us you care that you notice the little things that make a difference to guests as well as always looking for ways to improve. At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to an individual's, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. IHG is committed to promoting a culture of inclusion where everyone feels safe, respected, and valued. We seek talent from all backgrounds to join our teams and encourage our colleagues to bring their authentic and best selves to work.
Job Reference: EMEAA37206