Exceptional Hospitality Starts with You
Picture yourself brightening someone’s day. When you join our Hotels team, that’s exactly what you’ll do every time you come to work! You are the Master of your culinary station, creating delicious dishes guests love. As a Pastry Chef, you’re not just creating show-stopping desserts – you’re spreading the light and warmth of hospitality by delivering memorable experiences that make the stay for every guest.
ResponsibilitiesHere’s what you’ll do during a typical day:
- Assist pastry operations: Responsible for the preparation and production of pastries, desserts, and baked goods, ensuring high standards of food quality, presentation, cost controls, and overall profitability
- Enhance menu offerings: Work closely with the Senior Chef de Partie and Culinary Director to execute and enhance pastry offerings and seasonal menus based on current food trends and local tastes
- Delight our guests: Engage with guests and clients to assess satisfaction, address concerns, and support initiatives that enhance the pastry experience.
- Monitor financial performance: Assist with the budget management, forecasting, and reporting to help achieve financial targets and ensure pastry operations align with the hotel’s goals.
- Ensure operational efficiency: Follow established pastry kitchen systems, processes, and workflows to support smooth and efficient operations.
- Ensure regulatory excellence: Uphold compliance with health, safety, sanitation, and alcohol awareness regulations, fostering a culture committed to the highest standards of guest and team member well-being.
What It Takes to Make the Stay
At Hilton, our core values define what it takes to succeed here and guide the qualities we look for in every team member:
A passion for spreading the light and warmth of Hospitality. Acting with Integrity and always doing the right thing. Inspiring others through Leadership. A belief that Teamwork drives the best outcomes. A sense of Ownership and accountability. And a focus on the Now, bringing urgency and discipline to every moment, knowing it can make a lasting impact.
In addition, this role requires the following minimum qualifications:
- High school qualification or equivalent.
- Minimum 2 years' experience in a pastry kitchen, hotel, bakery, or high-quality restaurant.
- Formal culinary training or hospitality qualification preferred.
- Sound knowledge of pastry preparation, baking techniques, and food presentation.
- Understanding of food safety, hygiene, storage, and receiving procedures.
- Recognised Basic Food Hygiene Certificate or equivalent.
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Positive attitude with the ability to work effectively under pressure.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Clear and professional communication skills.
Skills Required
- High school qualification or equivalent
- Minimum 2 years of experience in a pastry kitchen, hotel, bakery, or high-quality restaurant
- Formal culinary training or hospitality qualification
- Knowledge of pastry preparation, baking techniques, and food presentation
- Understanding of food safety, hygiene, storage, and receiving procedures
- Recognized Basic Food Hygiene Certificate or equivalent
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to work effectively under pressure
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Clear and professional communication skills
Hilton Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Go Hilton provides heavily discounted hotel stays for team members and extends access to family and friends, with up to 110 discounted nights and rates as low as $40 in some cases. Additional wellbeing resources include an Employee Assistance Program, mental-health support, caregiving resources, and programs like Thrive and sabbaticals.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) is offered with a company match of 100% on the first 3% of eligible pay plus 50% on the next 2%. This structure provides meaningful employer support for long‑term savings.
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Parental & Family Support — New parents receive 4 weeks of fully paid parental leave, with birthing parents receiving an additional 8 weeks for a total of 12 weeks. Support extends to adoption assistance up to $10,000 per eligible child and resources for caregiving.
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What We Do
Hilton (NYSE: HLT) is a leading global hospitality company with a portfolio of 28 world-class brands comprising more than 9,400 properties and nearly 1.4 million rooms, in 144 countries and territories. Dedicated to fulfilling its founding vision to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality, Hilton has welcomed over 4 billion guests in its more than 100-year history. Named as the No. 1 World’s Best Workplace by Great Place to Work and Fortune, Hilton aims to create the best culture for its 500,000 team members around the world. Hilton has introduced industry-leading technology enhancements to improve the guest experience, including Digital Key Share, automated complimentary room upgrades and the ability to book confirmed connecting rooms. Through the award-winning guest loyalty program Hilton Honors, the more than 260 million Hilton Honors members who book directly with Hilton can earn Points for hotel stays and experiences money can't buy. With the free Hilton Honors app, guests can book their stay, select their room, check in, unlock their door with a Digital Key and check out, all from their smartphone.
Why Work With Us
Hilton is proud to be recognized as the World’s Best Workplace by Great Place to Work and Fortune. At Hilton, every job makes the stay. Team Members can make an impact, be themselves, build new skills, grow their careers, explore opportunities around the world, and enjoy people-first benefits like Go Hilton travel discounts.
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