Port Vila
Pastry Chef
Iririki Island Resort & Spa • Full-time
Job Description
Iririki Island Resort & Spa is seeking a talented, creative, and passionate Pastry Chef to join our culinary team. The successful candidate will be responsible for preparing high quality pastries, desserts, cakes, and bakery products that meet the resort’s standards of excellence and provide an exceptional dining experience for our guests.
Key Roles & Responsibilities:
- Prepare and produce a wide range of pastries, cakes, desserts, breads, and other bakery products.
- Develop creative dessert menus and new pastry recipes in collaboration with the Executive Chef.
- Ensure consistency in taste, quality, presentation, and portion control.
- Maintain high standards of food hygiene, sanitation, and workplace safety.
- Monitor pastry stock levels, manage ingredients, and minimise food wastage.
- Ensure proper storage, handling, and rotation of ingredients in accordance with food safety standards.
- Supervise and guide pastry kitchen team members where required.
- Assist with preparation for buffet services, special events, weddings, and other resort functions.
- Ensure all pastry equipment and work areas are kept clean, organised, and well maintained.
Organisation Description
Our Mission is to provide to all our guests an unparalleled experience by delivering exceptional service in an atmosphere of luxury, relaxation and respect for the environment, while at the same time providing our employees with exceptional training, a career path and job security.
Selection Criteria
- Formal qualification in Pastry, Baking, Culinary Arts or a related field is preferred.
- Minimum of 3–5 years’ experience as a Pastry Chef or in a similar position, preferably within a hotel or resort environment.
- Strong knowledge of pastry techniques, baking methods, dessert preparation and presentation.
- Good understanding of food safety, hygiene and kitchen sanitation standards.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet operational deadlines.
- Strong organisational, communication and teamwork skills.
- Creative, detail-oriented, reliable and passionate about delivering high quality products.
- Ability to work flexible shifts, including weekends and public holidays.
Requirements
- Formal qualification in Pastry, Baking, Culinary Arts or a related field is preferred.
- Minimum of 3–5 years’ experience as a Pastry Chef or in a similar position, preferably within a hotel or resort environment.
- Strong knowledge of pastry techniques, baking methods, dessert preparation and presentation.
- Good understanding of food safety, hygiene and kitchen sanitation standards.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet operational deadlines.
- Strong organisational, communication and teamwork skills.
- Creative, detail-oriented, reliable and passionate about delivering high quality products.
- Ability to work flexible shifts, including weekends and public holidays.