Pastry, Chef de Partie (Full Time) | InterContinental Sanctuary Cove Resort

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.

As the first InterContinental Resort to land in Australia, InterContinental Sanctuary Cove Resort reflects the grand, graceful architecture of a classic Queensland estate, nestled within the beautiful surrounds of Sanctuary Cove. A blank canvas and sanctuary of lagoon sands and lush grounds, paving the way for unique event spaces bursting with that inimitable “wow” factor all inspired by the vibrancy of Sanctuary Cove.

At InterContinental Sanctuary Cove Resort we are looking for Pastry Chef de Partie to join our team.

Your day to day

• Assist the Head Pastry Chef with supervising the resort pastry team to achieve the optimum departmental profit
• Support the Head Pastry Chef with setting standards of all event food and equipment purchases in accordance with IHG guidelines
• Assists in planning for future staffing needs, recruiting, training, team building, in line with company guidelines.
• Oversee that outstanding pastry technical skills are maintained.
• You will be a motivated person with a positive attitude who has an interest to progress your culinary career, develop your skills within Pastry Kitchen. 
• Keep an up-dated Hotel Policies and Procedures file and up-date files on the following Food Production matters
• You will be responsible for producing a wide range of cakes & pastries whilst exercising your knowledge of hygiene and safety and maintaining our high guest service standards.
• You will be involved daily in the preparation and production of all types of bakery items and desserts at a 5 star level, giving you exposure to fine dining cookery.

What we need from you

The ideal candidate will;

• 2 years previous supervisory pastry chef experience in a hotel or luxury restaurant environment
• Pastry Chef certification and preferably you will have worked with a food safety system such as HACCP.
• Excellent communication skills, attention to detail, enthusiasm to learn new things and above all, a can do attitude
• Ability to stay organised and on top of your work at all times.
• Self-motivated and will perform your role with a sense of urgency.
• Creatively focused and have a genuine passion for creating exceptional cuisine.
• the ability to work a rotating roster including, late evenings, weekends and public holidays and Australian work rights is also a must.

What we offer

Join our extraordinary world and experience a place where you can be yourself, share your ideas, support your personal growth and wellbeing, and be a valued member of an inspirational team.

You’ll be rewarded for your hard work with a suite of benefits that supports you and your family’s wellbeing, including paid birthday leave, enhanced parental leave, flexible work options and proactive health days.  Your career journey will be supported through our lifelong development program, IHG career milestone celebrations, and transfer of entitlements as you move and grow with IHG.  In addition to the always-popular hotel perks like accommodation and food & beverage discounts, our discount retail platform makes your pay go even further.

We are proud to be IHG and we know you will be too.  Visit http://careers.ihg.com/ to find out more about us.

To find out more about InterContinental Sanctuary Cove Resort visit - https://www.sanctuarycove.intercontinental.com

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**You must have full working rights in Australia**

Don't quite meet every single requirement, but still believe you'd be a great fit for the job? We'll never know unless you hit the 'Apply' button. Start your journey with us today and let's #GoFurtherTogether.