Dorchester Collection Pastry Cook Supervisor

About Dorchester Collection

Dorchester Collection operates hotels including The Dorchester in London, Hôtel Plaza Athénée and Le Meurice in Paris, and The Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles County. Its properties hire across rooms, restaurants, kitchens, engineering and guest services.

Role & Responsibilities

• Prepare breads and pastries, including doughs and fillings, proofing, baking and decorating as appropriate.
• Review daily production sheets and prepare and cook food according to recipes, quality and presentation standards, and food-preparation checklists.
• Oversee production and ordering, and manage amenity requirements.
• Maintain kitchen logs to support internal and state food-safety compliance.
• Inform management of surplus food items that need to be used.
• Use baking and measuring tools, equipment and appliances safely and appropriately.
• Follow and ensure compliance with food-safety handling policies and procedures, including personal hygiene requirements.
• Check kitchen-appliance and food temperatures and report issues to management.
• Ensure employees are trained in their job functions, including new procedures and techniques.
• Perform related duties and special projects as assigned.
• Communicate professionally with all employees in the department.
• Monitor food quality and portion sizes throughout the shift, ensuring implementation of the Pastry Chef's and Executive Chef's standards for food quality, preparation and presentation.
• Fulfil guest requests related to food allergies, dietary restrictions and special occasions.
• Report hotel imperfections and blemishes and work with other positions to correct them.
• Coordinate with other departments and the wider hotel team to maintain alignment.
• Meet the role's physical requirements, including standing and walking for up to eight hours, bending, stooping, crouching, manual dexterity, and regularly lifting or moving up to 50 pounds.

Qualifications

• Bring a distinctive personality and passion to the role and team.
• Represent the hotel's vision, values and culture.
• Feel comfortable communicating in English, the hotel's primary language.
• Demonstrate attention to detail.
• Champion teamwork.
• Be flexible to support the hotel's nonstop operations.

Skills

Compensation

The base compensation for this position is USD 35.54 per hour.

Benefits

Complimentary annual stays with breakfast at Dorchester Collection hotels, subject to availability and seniority terms; 50% off bars and restaurants at Dorchester Collection hotels; development opportunities, including Service Excellence Training, Diversity Equity Inclusion & Belonging Trainings, and Monthly Lunch & Learns; social events, including quarterly employee appreciation days and awards and an annual end-of-year gala; free meals on duty; access to a retailer discount platform; medical, dental and vision benefits; competitive retirement scheme.

Culture

Each hotel has its own kitchens, service teams and history. In Paris, for example, a sommelier at Le Relais Plaza works at Hôtel Plaza Athénée, while the pastry team at Le Meurice prepares work for a different house.

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