Quick overview
AI summaryExecutive-level pastry chef role at db Group, leading pastry and bakery operations across its Malta hotels and restaurant brands. Covers menu development, chocolate work, team training, food costing and HACCP compliance, working alongside Executive Chefs and F&B teams. On-site in Mellieha with weekend and public holiday work. Suits pastry leaders from high-volume hotel or resort kitchens.
About the role
db Group is hiring an Executive Pastry Chef to lead pastry and bakery production across its hotels and restaurants. The role owns the quality and consistency of every dessert and baked product the group serves.
What you'd do
You would run the pastry and bakery sections day to day, create new dessert menus, breads and seasonal items, and keep taste, presentation and portion sizes consistent across all outlets. You manage and train the pastry team, plan production to match business levels, and keep an eye on food costs, stock and waste. The kitchen has to meet HACCP and food safety standards throughout. You also support banquets, special events and new concepts, working with the Executive Chefs and Food and Beverage teams.
What you need
Experience as an Executive Pastry Chef or in another senior pastry role, ideally in a high-volume hotel or resort, plus a professional culinary or pastry qualification. Strong skills in pastry, bakery, chocolate work and modern dessert presentation are required, along with leadership ability, a good grasp of costing and stock control, and thorough knowledge of hygiene, allergens and HACCP. Weekend and public holiday work is expected.
About the company
db Group leads Malta's hospitality and leisure sector, running db Seabank Resort & Spa and db San Antonio Hotel & Spa along with restaurant brands including AKI, Amami, Nine Lives, Starbucks and Hard Rock Hotel & Café.