Pastry Chef de Partie

About Four Seasons:

Four Seasons is powered by our people. We are a collective of individuals who crave to become better, to push ourselves to new heights and to treat each other as we wish to be treated in return. Our team members around the world create amazing experiences for our guests, residents, and partners through a commitment to luxury with genuine heart. We know that the best way to enable our people to deliver these exceptional guest experiences is through a world-class employee experience and company culture.         

At Four Seasons, we believe in recognizing a familiar face, welcoming a new one and treating everyone we meet the way we would want to be treated ourselves. Whether you work with us, stay with us, live with us or discover with us, we believe our purpose is to create impressions that will stay with you for a lifetime. It comes from our belief that life is richer when we truly connect to the people and the world around us.

About the location:

Welcome to wine country luxury. In the food and wine capital of North America, Four Seasons welcomes you to a one-of-a-kind wine country resort set within a world-class vineyard. Discover innovative and seasonal cuisine at Michelin-starred Auro, holistic spa rituals at Spa Talisa and thoughtfully personalized Four Seasons service. Raise a glass to all the best in life as you soak in magnificent views of Napa Valley from this Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star resort.

We are hiring!

Our Pastry team is looking for a experienced and talented Chef de Partie (Supervisor) to join us. This role reports to our Executive Pastry Chef, Celine Plano, and supports operations across Truss Restaurant + Bar, Banquets, In Room Dining, and Campo F&B Outlets.

About the role

Prepare all meals including but not limited to breakfast, lunch, receptions, dinner, baked and food items in accordance with production requirements and quality standards while maintaining a safe, sanitary work environment. Complies with additional requests that may arise pertaining to the Chef de Partie. In this role, you will also plan, organize, control and direct the work of the employees within the pastry department while insuring consistency and guest satisfaction. You will work closely with the pastry and food and beverage leadership.

What you will do

• Work closely with the pastry chef to supervise and assist with the creation and production of all pastry items, following recipes and presentation standards. 

• Manage daily kitchen activities, including overseeing staff, aiding with menu preparation, ensuring food quality, freshness, and cost, and monitoring ordering and stocking. 

• Complete mise en place and set up stations, buffets, and plate up for all outlets. 

• Ability to ensure consistent production of all baked goods and pastries, ice cream, and confectionery for all outlets, banquets and amenities. 

• Manage procurement and ordering processes for the department through Birchstreet, ensuring accuracy, vendor consistency, and adherence to purchasing specifications. 

• Ability to train, evaluate, coach, motivate and supervise other pastry employees to ensure that core standards are met. 

• Organize and assist with restaurant events (buyouts, outside catering, holiday activations). 

• Ability to communicate regularly with the