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We’re looking for a Head Chef Pastry with a strong restaurant background - someone who brings the discipline, precision and mindset of a fine-dining or premium pastry kitchen and is ready to apply that thinking to the world of high-end events. This is a fast-paced, collaborative environment where technical excellence, creativity and scale come together to create unforgettable moments.
Job Responsibility:
Lead the events pastry kitchen, capable of delivering multiple services at once, while driving quality, consistency and creativity across every dessert and sweet finish
Delivering multiple events simultaneously across different spaces
Producing pastry and dessert elements for external productions beyond the precinct
Requirements:
A proven Head Chef Pastry with 3+ years’ experience, ideally from a premium restaurant, fine-dining or high-end pastry background
A restaurant-first pastry mindset - detail-driven, quality-obsessed and process-focused
Curiosity and ambition to master large-scale, high-end event pastry production
Confidence leading, developing and motivating a large, diverse pastry team
Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple events, timelines and production schedules
Solid commercial understanding, including food costing, COGS, P&L and kitchen administration
Broad pastry knowledge, strong technical foundations and creative adaptability
Nice to have:
Previous events or banquet pastry experience is beneficial but not essential
What we offer:
Competitive salary and award rates
Paid parental leave with flexible return-to-work support
Exceptional discounts across 90+ Merivale venues
Career progression and development through the Merivale Academy