Be a part of sharing special places and shaping lasting memories with Australia’s leading experiential tourism business.

About Us

Eureka 89 is the stunning events and dining space on the top floor of Eureka Tower in Melbourne. We host a wide variety of events - corporate lunches, dinners or cocktail parties, media launches, private milestone celebrations and weddings. We also operate a chef’s tasting dining room, open to the public throughout the week.

About Journey Beyond

Australia’s leading experiential tourism group, Journey Beyond, is privileged to operate 14 brands spanning the country, connecting guests to the land, and to each other. Headquartered in Adelaide, Journey Beyond’s impressive tourism brands include iconic trains The Ghan, Indian Pacific, Great Southern and The Overland; premium small-group outback operator Outback Spirit; eco-luxe lodge Sal Salis Ningaloo Reef; aquatic adventures Cruise Whitsundays, Rottnest Express, Horizontal Falls Seaplane Adventures, Darwin Harbour Cruises and Journey Beyond Cruise Sydney; and our tallest members, Melbourne Skydeck and Eureka 89.

Joining the Journey Beyond family, you will play an integral role in supporting our business as we continue to share special places and shape lasting memories for our guests.

About the Role

We are seeking a motivated, passionate and experienced Pastry Chef to join our team at Eureka 89. This is a full-time position with an immediate start due to business growth. In this hands-on role, you will prepare and bake a variety of desserts and sweet goodsfor our six and eight-course Chef’s Tasting menu, plus event canapés. You will also maintain the highest standards of food quality and hygiene and develop expertise in your assigned specialty.

Your duties will include:

1. Food Production Management: Overseeing the preparation and execution of cheese and pastry courses, ensuring that all dishes meet high restaurant standards, and managing food production to maximise quality and efficiency.
2. Hygiene and Safety Compliance: Maintaining the highest levels of hygiene and cleanliness in the kitchen, ensuring all food safety regulations are adhered to, particularly regarding allergens and dietary requirements.
3. Inventory Control and Ordering: Managing stock levels, conducting regular stock rotations, and ordering ingredients in line with monthly budgets, while reporting any shortages and wastage to the Executive Chef/Head Chef.
4. Mentoring and Team Support: Monitoring and training junior kitchen staff members, providing creative input on new menus, and assisting the Head and Executive Chefs in planning and preparing desserts that cater to various dietary needs.

This is a hands-on position requiring attention to detail and a positive work attitude. You may be required to work any of the seven days of the calendar week, including weekends and gazetted public holidays. A standard working day can consist of up to 12 working hours, within the hours of 07:00hrs and 00:00hrs.

If you have strong culinary skills, excellent communication abilities, and a positive attitude, we encourage you to apply and join our dynamic team.

Qualifications

• Certificate in Commercial Cookery / Pastry (preferred)
• Provide First Aid & CPR (preferred)
• Food Handling Safety Certificate (essential, or willing to obtain upon commencement)
• Knowledge of industry best practices

About You

• 2+ years’ experience in a similar Pastry Chef role
• Demonstrated experience producing high-quality food unsupervised, with knowledge of all sections
• Can ensure a kitchen meets all compliance and regulations, including hygiene and food safety guidelines
• Appropriate knowledge of ingredients, cooking methods and best practices
• Ability to show initiative to take on more responsibility
• Ability to control food production to maximise quality and efficiency
• Monitor and train junior kitchen team, while supporting the Kitchen Management
• Good leadership skills, with a positive “can-do” attitude
• Demonstrate excellent verbal communication skills, with high fluency in English
• Entitlement to work in Australia

A pre-employment medical and National Police Check may be required as part of this recruitment process.

Are you ready to join us? Your journey begins here!

To apply, please submit your resume, along with a Cover Letter telling us a little bit about you. If you have any questions about the position, please call James Watts – HR Advisor on 0456 223 830.

Applications will be reviewed and progressed as they are received, so don't wait, apply now!

As a Journey Beyond employee, you'll enjoy:

• Generous discounts on Journey Beyond travel and experiences
• A career with opportunities for progression, transfers, and secondments
• An attractive salary with an annual performance / salary review
• Study Assistance Policy
• Employee Referral Policy
• Parental Leave Program
• Purchased Leave Policy
• Private Health discounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Discounts on Journey Beyond merchandise

A Career that lets your passion shine

• Use your innovative capabilities to delight guests in their culinary experience
• Lead a team of passionate chefs to exceed guest expectations
• Showcase your creative patisserie flair creating sweet and savoury baked goods, as well as custom amenities and expressions
• Plan and present menu’s for a la carte desserts and banquet events
• Maintain the highest standards of cleanliness in line with our HACCP certification
• Work closely with the Head Chef to ensure cost control and profitability of menu items

• Knowledge of all basic pastry techniques.
• Maintain good communication level with Senior Chefs and other Managers from different Department, following basic guidelines and manners.
• Assist in setting up station for breakfast, lunch or dinner
• Assist in preparing, cooking, executing plated desserts for different F&B outlets within SSDH, mainly during a la carte service.
• Assist in preparing and setting up buffet for different functions across all F&B outlets in SSDH.
• Ensuring food standards, preparation, presentation and cooking techniques meet Sofitel Brand Standard and are maintained at that level.
• Ensuring the highest possible standard of hygiene is practiced and maintain to meet Work Health & Safety regulations and HACCP food preparation guidelines.
• Accountable for the cleanliness and maintenance of all equipment, counter tops, and shelves.
• Cultivate a positive work environment where learning and personal development are benchmarks by which quality improvement is driven.
• Adherence to Emergency Communication procedures ensuring that enquiries from the media are only responded to by the nominated spokesperson
• Strive to implement the Accor Vision and demonstrate active use of Accor Values.
• Any other duties assigned by your manager.

• Ability to start work at 4:30am to ensure breakfast pastries and Haute Croissanterie are baked fresh daily to our standards required.
• Knowledge of lamination/technique for Croissant & Danish pastries.
• Ensure production and presentation pastries and cakes for our lobby bar meet standards set.
• Knowledge of all Pastry methods involved in the preparation of viennoiserie.
• Maintain open communication between Pastry Kitchen and other departments within the Hotel.
• Ensuring food standards, preparation, presentation and cooking techniques meet Sofitel Brand Standard and are maintained at that level.
• Ensuring the highest possible standard of hygiene is practiced and maintain to meet Work Health & Safety regulations and HACCP food preparation guidelines.
• Accountable for the cleanliness and maintenance of all equipment, counter tops, and shelves.
• Cultivate and maintain a positive work environment where learning and personal development are benchmarks by which quality improvement is driven.
• Any other duties assigned by your manager.
• Ability to work independently and efficiently at the times required.
• Prepare a range of products, including all laminated dough, pastry, viennoiserie, tarts, and occasion cakes, undertaking all aspects of the process, from weighing to mixing, shaping and baking, to ensure every product is of perfect quality and produced on time to meet daily production requirements.
• Ensure that company recipes and methods are followed at all times to meet established standards and ensure consistency across the production team.
• Work efficiently to meet the production schedule and assist colleagues in other areas as required so the daily orders are completed on time. Report any issues or problems to the Head Chef as soon as possible.
• Liaise with the Executive Pastry Chef on a daily basis, reporting any issues or concerns, clarifying any production order queries, last minute additions, etc.
• Excellent communication, planning and organisational skills, with the ability to multi- task.