Job Description

Chef De Partie, Pastry
Ready for a sizzling career move? You will play a pivotal role in our kitchen working alongside a fantastic team. The food you prepare, cook and serve makes our guests smile and wanting more.

What is in it for you:

• Employee benefit card offering discounted rates in Accor worldwide
• Learning programs through our Academies
• Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within your property and across the world!
• Ability to make a difference through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities, like Planet 21

What you will be doing:

• Consistently offer professional, friendly and proactive guest service while supporting fellow colleagues
• Makes menu and recipe recommendations to the Pastry Chef for future menu development for all areas, to ensure all offerings are current on top of food trends.
• Monitors the quality of pastry items in all outlets and follows through with staff training in proper presentation and storage of pastry items
• Maintains a safe and clean work environment and ensures that all Health & Safety standards are met, procedures followed and that colleagues have the knowledge and tools to work safely.
• Communicates effectively, both verbally and in writing, to provide clear direction to the pastry team, with the use of production lists, recipes, photos, etc.
• Promoting teamwork between the kitchen and all other departments, especially food and beverage service colleagues
• Encourage staff with recycling program and Planet 21 Committee objectives
• In charge of the Pastry Shop and ordering during absents of the Pastry Chef.
• Follow outlet policies, procedures and service standards

Your experience and skills include:

• Three years of pastry experience with Journeyman’s papers and valid trade qualificationsAble to work in a fast-paced, high-volume Pastry shop
• Awareness of new trends in presentation and preparation of food, particularly plated restaurant style desserts
• Strong leadership and organizational skills
• Comfortable working with guests in a public areas
• Food Safe certification an asset
• Able to create marzipan figures, sugar and chocolate decorations and show-pieces
• Strong knowledge and skills in custom wedding cakes.
• Strong knowledge in artisan bread making.
• Energetic, self-motivated, out-going, team-player

Your team and working environment:

• Centrally located in downtown Calgary, Fairmont Palliser is the city's premier, landmark Hotel. With 407 elegantly appointed guestrooms and the recent completion of an extensive renovation project, Fairmont Palliser is truly the place to be.
• Must be legally eligible to work in Canada. The hotel is unable to assist candidates in obtaining Canadian work authorization.
• Fairmont Palliser is committed to an employment equity program that includes special measures to achieve diversity among staff.
• In order to keep our employees and the general public safe from the threat of Covid 19 and the rise of variants in the community, the Hotel has implemented a Covid-19 Vaccination Policy.

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.

Why work for Accor?
We are far more than a worldwide leader. We welcome you as you are and you can find a job and brand that matches your personality. We support you to grow and learn every day, making sure that work brings purpose to your life, so that during your journey with us, you can continue to explore Accor’s limitless possibilities.
By joining Accor, every chapter of your story is yours to write and together we can imagine tomorrow's hospitality. Discover the life that awaits you at Accor, visit https://careers.accor.com/ Do what you love, care for the world, dare to challenge the status quo! #BELIMITLESS