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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.

Holiday Inn Suva is just steps from the city's key sights, within 5 5-minute' walk of major banks, embassies, major regional headquarters, and historic Government buildings along Victoria Parade. All our bright, modern guest rooms have high-speed internet and a balcony. Our 3 flexible meeting rooms, with wireless Internet and ocean views, provide a unique backdrop for events and you can catch up in the 24-hour Business Centre. Our Sirocco restaurant is a laid-back setting for relaxed dining, while waterfront Bati ni Wai serves pizza al fresco. Enjoy an icy-cold beverage with a big-screen sports channel in Tapa Lounge Bar or listen to live music and enjoy Suva's sunsets from the pool deck.

Your day to day

We are looking for an ambitious individual, who is passionate about Pastries. Our people are at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll be expected to encourage your team in everything they do, while providing and maintaining a fun, positive and creative atmosphere.

Our Pastry Chef will be accountable for kitchen operation including presentation and preparation of a broad array of cakes, pastries, desserts, cakes, petit fours which meet customer expectations and are innovative, creative, and trendy. Work alongside the team who can ensure all regulations concerning health safety, or other compliance requirements, as well as brand standards and local policies and procedures are adhered too. Our Pastry Chef will ensure quality, kitchen maintenance, and inventory functions kept to our high standards to make sure our kitchen is always running smoothly. Monitor kitchen operations in preparing and serving a range of pastries, whilst supervising junior members of the Kitchen Brigade and implementing new ideas.

• Create high quality innovative pastry dishes with the standard recipes and presentations in order to maintain high quality standards and consistency of product.
• Create new and exciting desserts to renew hotels menus and engage the guests
• Ensures that all Pastry food items served in the hotel respect IHG standards, in terms of quality, taste, portioning, presentation and variety.
• Responsible for operating the pastry section of the kitchen while working closely with the Executive Chef and Sous Chefs.
• Organize daily production of the pastry shop and its display
• Manages the production of recipes and costing for all dishes and Pastry & Bakery food preparations served in the hotel are accurate and updated.
• Maintain costing and documentation of all dishes prepared and sold from the kitchen
• Ensure OH&S standards and procedures are in place and staff receives the relevant training and refresher training to keep their knowledge up to date on hazards, operating procedures, use and maintenance of equipment and emergency response procedures
• Ensures that the department is complying with the safety and security rules of the hotel in line with HACCP

What we need from you

• Trade Diploma in Food & Beverage / Hotel Management with 5 years’ experience in the pastry, culinary, food and beverage, or related professional area from a Tourism and Hospitality Institute
• As a minimum, must have Administration Skills and have knowledge in HACCP
• At least one year in a supervisory capacity, or equivalent combination of education and culinary/kitchen operations experience
• Excellent track record in the culinary field with preference to a mix of quality from Five-star hotel operations•
• Ability to speak local language(s)
• Good knowledge of different types of pastry, dessert, cake decorating.
• Possess professional disposition with good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Flexible - able to work a variety of shifts including weekends, days, afternoons, and evenings.
• Positive attitude and Good communication skills

 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.

In return, not only will you be rewarded with a competitive salary, you will also be rewarded with a range of benefits that support you throughout your IHG career journey.

• Competitive salary
• Paid birthday leave
• Paid exam leave
• Some of the best colleague discounts across our IHG Hotels & Resorts for accommodation, food and beverages
• An immense colleague discounts at the hotel
• Most importantly, we’ll help you grow and develop you as an individual.

Your career journey will be supported through our lifelong development programs, IHG career milestone celebrations, and transfer of entitlements as you move and grow with IHG.

How to Apply

You can send your updated resume and cover letter to [email protected]