Job Description

About Us IHG Hotels and Resorts' first voco hotel in South East Asia, voco Orchard Singapore provides guests with the world-renowned voco™ experience from the moment they walk through its doors. Famed to be hotels to count on, yet different enough to be fun, voco hotels are unstuffy hotels where people feel comfortable to relax, and just get on with life. Hotels that stand out from the crowd, voco combines familiar comforts with the indulgences of a hotel, to create somewhere that’s dependable, but not vanilla. Somewhere premium, but with a laidback spirit. Somewhere reliable, but different.

Your day to day voco Orchard Singapore is seeking dynamic and passionate Pastry Chef de Partie/Leading Cooks. Working together with your kitchen leaders, you will oversee pastry kitchen operations and coordinate kitchen colleagues in order to prepare, cook and present enticing breads and pastries according to hotel standard recipes.

FINANCIAL RETURNS

• Directs subordinates to ensure productivity meets standards given in accordance with Brand Service Standards.
• Reviews recipes, determines food, labor and overhead costs
• Directs food apportionment policy to control costs
• Introduces and tests the market with new products which are market-orientated in terms of price and product
• Manage departmental budget by keeping track of stock inventory and minimising material wastage

PEOPLE

• In the absence of a Manager, conduct shift briefings to ensure hotel activities and operational requirements are known
• Provide direction to the Kitchen helpers, including Commis, Cooks, Kitchen Attendants and Stewards
• Provide orientation, training and guidance to new colleagues joining the team
• Ensure colleagues are adequently trained and have the right tools and resources to perform their job tasks proficiently and productivity
• Monitor and supervise colleague performance and provide guidance or couselling to colleagues where required
• Promote teamwork and quality service through daily communication and coordination with other departments. Key departmental contacts include Catering, Banquets, Outlets, Maintenance, and Guest Services.

GUEST EXPERIENCE

• May occasionally interact with outside contacts such as Guests – to ensure their total satisfaction and suppliers – regarding orders and invoices

RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS

• Participate in the preparation of all items prepared in the pastry shop and bakery. Ensure that all desserts are prepared and presented in an attractive and appetizing manner.
• Works with locally available fresh products wherever possible
• Participates in planning utilization of food surpluses and leftovers, taking into account probable number of guests, market conditions, popularity of various dishes and frequency of menu
• Observes methods of food preparation and cooking, sizes of portions to ensure food is prepared in prescribed manner
• Estimates food consumption and purchases or requisitions foodstuffs and kitchen supplies
• Ensure the cleanliness and tidy of the work station and ensure all equipment is in good working order
• Maintain a cleanliness, neat and well-groomed appearance at all times during on duty
• Be aware of duty of care and adhere to occupational, health and safety legislation, policies and procedures
• Be familiar with property safety, first aid and fire and emergency procedures and operate equipment safely and sensibly.
• Initiate action to correct a hazardous situation and notify supervisors of potential dangers.
• Log security incidents and accidents in accordance with hotel requirements.
• May assist with other duties where required by superiors

What we need from you

• Diploma or Degree in Culinary Arts with specialised training in Pastry/Bakery
• At least 2-3 years experience in a similar capacity
• Working experience in the hotel industry will be an added advantage
• Must posses a valid food hygiene certificate
• Commitment to work rotating shifts, weekends and public holidays.
• Great communication skills, ability to interact with guests, employees and third parties that reflect highly on the hotel, the brand and the company.

What we offer

We’ll reward all your hard work with a great salary and benefits – great room discount and superb training. Join us and you’ll 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 - visit www.http://careers.ihg.com to find out more about us. IHG is an equal opportunity employer: Minorities / Females / Disabled / Veterans.