Pastry Chef de Partie - Ciel Bleu Kitchen

Hotel Okura Amsterdam is an international five-star hotel. Step into our world and discover how Eastern and Western influences are uniquely interwoven through our blend of Japanese and Dutch culture. All our staff work together to provide an exceptional, authentic service and experience for every guest. To achieve this, we are looking for an enthusiastic colleague to join our team. Are you willing to go the extra mile to provide guests with the ultimate experience, and do you want to develop your skills at the Netherlands’ F&B hotel?

For our two-Michelin-starred restaurant Ciel Bleu, we are looking for an enthusiastic and driven Pastry Chef de Partie to join our kitchen team. Are you willing to go the extra mile to provide guests with the ultimate culinary experience at the highest level, and do you want to develop your skills further within one of the best restaurants in the Netherlands? Then this vacancy is perfect for you!

What to expect

The kitchen at Ciel Bleu stands for gastronomy of the highest calibre, with innovation, precision and creativity at its heart. As a Chef de Partie, you will be responsible, together with the team, for preparing high-quality dishes that meet the highest culinary standards.

As a Chef de Partie, you are responsible for preparing the greatly diverse dishes at the highest level while maintaining cleanliness in the kitchen. Your main tasks will be:

Preparation of dishes according to standards, recipes and planning;
Ensuring and maintaining the end product quality;
Providing any suggestions to the Chef;
Contribute to the development of products;
Ensuring good quality and freshness of ingredients;
Ensuring good quality, taste, texture and colour of food items and making adjustments when necessary;
Following hygiene instructions.

Don't worry, you will not be working alone! Besides working with your team, you will also work closely with other departments in the hotel. Only by working together can we achieve the best results. Work is carried out in shifts throughout a 7-day workweek. You work 5 days a week, 7,6 hours a day. You are also available to work on public holidays.

What do we offer?

Contract: 1 year with the possibility of extending. We want you to stay!
Salary: Group 5. Click HERE for the salary scale
Bonus: 1 week salary when the hotel reaches the budgeted GOP (Gross Operating Profit) and you get a successful yearend evaluation
8% holiday allowance (pro rata)
25 vacation days per year (pro rata)
Compensation for National Holidays
Horeca CAO applies
General Pension Scheme of Hospitality and Catering
General Survivors pension
Attractive family and friends rates on overnight stays at Hotel Okura Amsterdam;
Once a year staff discount in one of the restaurants (50%)
Staff discount in our restaurants (20%)
Contribution to travel expenses from 10 km (one way)
After obtaining the probationary period, you will receive an overnight stay with breakfast as a gift (2 people), so that you can experience the hotel as a guest!

What are we asking?

Of course, we are first and foremost interested in you and what we as an employer can do for you to provide a great workplace. Nevertheless, we expect from you that:

You possess a SVH or similar certification;
You are creative and enjoy coming up with new ideas;
You have relevant work experience (2 – 5 years) in a reputable learning based company;
You speak fluent English and/or Dutch (oral and written).
You are flexible and an independent worker;
You live in Amsterdam or surrounding area;
As part of the pre-employment screening, you will be asked for a minimum of two positive references.

Enthusiastic? That’s great, please apply!

Please apply via the button below; we will call you as soon as possible for a short introduction to get to know each other. A selection assessment is one component of our recruitment process.

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