Executive Pastry Chef (Kuwait)

A 5-star luxury hotel in Kuwait is seeking an experienced Executive Pastry Chef to lead its pastry and bakery operations. The ideal candidate must have strong relevant experience in 5-star or luxury hotels, with excellent creativity, leadership, and technical expertise in pastry, bakery, desserts, cakes, chocolates, and high-end presentation.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead and manage the daily operations of the pastry and bakery kitchen

- Create, develop, and enhance pastry menus, desserts, cakes, breads, chocolates, and seasonal specials

- Ensure all pastry and bakery items are prepared and presented according to luxury hotel standards

- Maintain consistency in taste, quality, portioning, decoration, and presentation

- Supervise, train, and motivate the pastry team to achieve high performance and professional standards

- Coordinate closely with the Executive Chef, F&B team, Banquet team, and outlet teams for daily operations and events

- Support banquet, catering, VIP amenities, afternoon tea, buffet, and special occasion requirements

- Monitor food cost, inventory, ordering, wastage, production planning, and stock control

- Ensure strict compliance with food safety, hygiene, cleanliness, and HACCP standards

- Introduce creative concepts and modern pastry trends while maintaining operational practicality

- Manage kitchen equipment, production schedules, and team allocation efficiently

- Support departmental budgeting, menu costing, and quality improvement initiatives

Requirements

- Must have strong relevant experience as an Executive Pastry Chef or senior pastry leadership role

- Prior experience in 5-star hotels or luxury hotels is required

- Strong technical knowledge of pastry, bakery, desserts, cakes, chocolates, plated desserts, and large-scale production

- Experience in banquet pastry, buffet presentation, afternoon tea, VIP amenities, and luxury outlet support is preferred

- Creative, detail-oriented, and able to maintain consistency under pressure

- Strong leadership, communication, training, and team management skills

- Good knowledge of food cost control, inventory management, hygiene, and kitchen operations

- Able to work according to business needs, including weekends, holidays, and high-volume event periods

- Professional, organized, and quality-focused with a passion for luxury hospitality

Benefits

- Furnished shared accommodation, including rent and limited utilities

- Airline ticket allowance every 24 months of service

- 30 days annual vacation as per Kuwait Labour Law

- Arabic language allowance for eligible work days

- Local government medical insurance and workmens compensation

- Duty meals provided

- Complimentary nights at partner hotels within the group after 90 days of service

- Fitness centre and sports facilities available at staff accommodation

- End-of-service gratuity as per Kuwait Labour Law

- Uniform laundry and dry cleaning provided

- Overtime compensated in hours

- 50% discount on F&B at select outlets, with prior booking

- No probation period for internal transfers within the hotel group; 3 months for external hires

- 15 public holidays per year

- Monthly service charge distribution based on days worked

- Sick leave after 90 days of employment, based on the applicable tiered pay schedule

- 3 months termination notice, or payment in lieu

- 48-hour work week with 2 days off per week

- Annual salary review in line with hotel policy