Care Connects Us
At Hyatt, we believe in making people feel at home wherever they are in the world. We turn jobs into careers, encounters into experiences, and trips into journeys.

Join a team that is making travel more human, connected, and sustainable. Here, everyone's role matters, and your individuality is celebrated.

About Park Hyatt Melbourne:
Located in the heart of the city, Park Hyatt Melbourne offers sophisticated luxury and exceptional personalised service. With beautifully appointed rooms, extensive event spaces, curated experiences, fine arts, dining and wellness, we create unforgettable experiences for our guests.

Benefits of working with us:

Leading global hotel brand with career advancement opportunities

Complimentary and discounted accommodation at more than 1000 Hyatt properties worldwide for you and your loved ones.

Complimentary duty meals whilst on shift

Discounted food & beverage and park club health & day spa treatments

Discounted onsite car parking

Employee assistance program – benefit from free, immediate and confidential support for any work, health or life concern

Generous paid time off and holiday policies including paid parental leave and wellbeing leave

10% discount with NIB Health insurance

About the Role

As the Head Pastry Chef, you will be given the culinary freedom to create menus and experiences that delight Park Hyatt clients. You will be responsible for maximizing guest satisfaction by providing the highest level of quality and consistency in the pastry items produced, contributing to the overall success of the Events Kitchen, in accordance with the established Brand Standards of Hyatt International and financial goals.

Some of the responsibilities include:

Maintain awareness of new trends, ingredients and techniques in pastry and use this knowledge in the creation of new innovative menu items

Assist in the supervision, training and coaching of other chefs in the pastry section

Prepare bread, cakes, biscuits, desserts and pastry items for the hotel using best practice techniques and equipment as required

Ensure all dishes from the pastry section are prepared consistently and according to standard

Assist in the training and guidance of culinary employees

Assign responsibilities to subordinates and to check their performance periodically

Plan and distribute the weekly roster and work schedules in a timely manner, ensuring the kitchen is adequately staffed

Monitoring all kitchen operating costs and take corrective action when necessary to reduce expenses

What you bring to the role

Certificate III in Pastry / equivalent, Certificate III in Commercial Cookery would be advantageous

Previous supervisory experience in a hotel or similar position in a fast-paced, bulk production environment

Exceptional people management skills and a commitment to developing employees

Proven knowledge and experience in all operational and functional aspects of kitchen administration and operations

A local certificate in Food Handling, Hygiene, HACCP or equivalent

A passion for creating new concepts with an understanding of industry trends

A strong attention to detail and exceptional organisational and time management skills

The flexibility to work on a rotating roster including weekends and public holidays

Join us at Hyatt and make travel more human. Apply today and start your journey with a team that values Empathy, Integrity, Respect, Experimentation, Wellbeing and Inclusion. With Hyatt, you'll discover a career you didn't know existed.