Executive Pastry Chef - InterContinental Hayman Island Great Barrier Reef

About us

IHG Hotels & Resorts is one of the world’s leading hotel companies with around 350,000 colleagues working across more than 100 countries.

As part of the IHG team, our people help our guests create amazing memories and deliver our purpose of providing True Hospitality for Good.

The InterContinental Hayman Island Resort will immerse you in the wonders of the Whitsundays, working in a five-star luxury environment which offers amazing career growth opportunities, professional training & development and provides a one-of-a-kind experience living and working in a tropical island paradise.

Your day to day

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 as a part of our culinary team, presenting an eclectic array off gastronomic delights and extraordinary local flavour.

As Executive Pastry Chef you will lead the team and assist in managing the daily kitchen operations of our diverse Food & Beverage Operation, with a focus on the Pastry Kitchen.

Working within the restaurants, bars and event offerings on the island, your passion for presentation and dedication to delivering flavour will complete each guest’s experience. Working alongside our broader culinary team and leading our Pastry team you’ll create some of our guests’ favourite culinary moments. The perfect complement to the unique personalised service provided by our world class front of house team.

This role encompasses all the normal things you would expect from such a role; an opportunity to focus on the pastries and let your ingredient knowledge, creativity and culinary skills shine whilst leading and developing your team. From high teas and desserts to sweet treats and savouries, you’ll be at the forefront of the Pastry team and the delivery of delights across the resort’s venues, corporate functions, and special events.

What we need from you

We are looking for enthusiastic and professional team players who knows how to deliver great service and exceed guest expectations. To be successful you will need:

• A formal Commercial Cookery Certification.
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience as a Pastry Chef or Chef de Cuisine, Pastry or be a talented Sous Chef, Pastry ready for their next challenge.
• Demonstrated performance in a hotel or resort environment, preferably in a complex property with multiple restaurants, bars, and banqueting department.
• Strong skill base and experience in providing offerings from the Pastry Kitchen to compliment a la carte, banqueting and buffet food production.
• Demonstrated performance leading a successful team.
• A working knowledge and understanding of HACCP procedures, including the training of colleagues in procedures.
• Rostering, ordering & payroll knowledge will be highly regarded.

What we offer

• World class Staff Facilities including excellent Subsidised Accommodation with dedicated facilities including a pool, beach area, two gyms, bar, buffet diner, laundry, movie room, corner store and sports fields

• An exciting and ever-changing Staff Activities Calendar filled with an abundance of recreational activities such as tennis, yoga, meditation, hikes, markets, crafts and much more. 

• Extensive Career Development opportunities with dedicated onsite trainers and an abundance of professional development including multi-hire programs, skills training, and optional courses.

• IHG Australia’s myBenefits program including paid birthday leave, wellbeing hub, employee room rates, service recognition celebrations & myPerks platform with an extensive list of lifestyle and retail discounts from over 400 of Australia and New Zealand’s most popular retailers.