Pastry Chef

About Us

From the hacienda-style architecture to the lush gardens and scattered artwork, Estancia La Jolla is a true Southern California escape. This former ranch dates back to the late 1800s, a history the property celebrates and honors. In Estancia's 210 casually elegant rooms and suites, this AAA Four Diamond boutique hotel feels like home.

The Job

The Pastry Chef is responsible for the preparation of pastry items, such as pastries, breads, desserts, ice cream, sorbet, mousse, custards and cakes for consumption at restaurants, banquets and events to ensure guests receive the highest level of service and quality on a daily and consistent basis.

You

To be successful in this position, we're looking for an amazing people connector, who thrives on creating experiences and problem solving. This role as the Pastry Chef requires skills such as patience, empathy, and a desire to provide excellent service for our guests.

Our Culture

Be part of our award-winning team named TOP Workplace in San Diego 2022-2025 and TOP Workplace USA 2023-2025 by our Team Members. Estancia La Jolla is a part of Noble House Hotels and Resorts offering a collection of luxury hotels and resorts in the Americas. To provide our guests with exceptional service and the most memorable experiences, we look for team members who share our core values. The people who best fit Estancia La Jolla are sharp, hardworking team players. We are looking for candidates with experience in having fun!

The Offer

In return, we offer competitive pay, health insurance benefits, Team Member and Family & Friends hotel and restaurant discounts within the Nobel House Hotel & Resorts family, Matching 401k (After 1 year), On-Demand Pay (Earned wage access before payday!) PTO, Complementary Parking, and Meals.

Requirements

• Completion of an approved Culinary Program or Apprenticeship.
• Requires one to two years of increasingly responsible pastry experience in a hotel environment required.
• Requires the ability to serve the needs of guests through verbal face-to-face interactions, contacts sometimes contain confidential/sensitive information, so requires the ability to use discretion.
• Must demonstrate a positive attitude and professional demeanor.
• Requires strong communication and interpersonal skills and commitment to a high level of guest satisfaction.
• Completes required training as scheduled.
• Ability to stand/walk for extended periods
• Ability to work on AM, PM, weekend, and holiday shifts as required by operational needs.
• Experience within a hotel/resort environment

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility

At Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa, we take pride in supporting our initiatives towards Diversity, Equity Inclusion, and Accessibility. We have established a hotel committee to bring together a variety of thoughts, perspectives, and expressions – and we would love for you to share yours with the team!

If you enjoy being a part of a team providing an excellent experience for our guests and meeting new people, we invite you to apply!

Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa is an equal opportunity employer M/F/V/D

EEO Statement

Noble House Hotels & Resorts are proud to encourage and support an environment where everyone can be a successful team member (come as they are) as their true authentic self. We are an equal-opportunity workplace and employer that does not discriminate based on race, color, disability, gender/sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, veteran status, or any other protected status. We are committed to building a team (rooted in family) and a workplace where we are all able to be successful based solely on our individual qualifications, experience, abilities, and job performance.

Key skills/competency

• Pastry Arts
• Dessert Preparation
• Baking
• Culinary Arts
• Hotel Operations
• Guest Service
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Problem-Solving
• Time Management