Executive Pastry Chef

Executive Pastry Chef

Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

$85,000–$95,000 Base Salary Relocation Assistance Comprehensive Benefits

Are you a passionate pastry leader ready to showcase your creativity at one of the Midwest's premier luxury destination resorts? We are seeking an experienced Executive Pastry Chef to lead a talented pastry team at a renowned, high-volume resort featuring multiple restaurants, banquet operations, specialty outlets, and extensive catering.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a hands-on culinary leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment while maintaining the highest standards of quality, consistency, and innovation. If you have a passion for artisan breads, laminated doughs, chocolates, elegant desserts, cakes, viennoiserie, and seasonal pastry programs—and you enjoy developing teams while producing exceptional guest experiences—this could be the next step in your career.

What You'll Do

• Lead all pastry and baking operations across multiple dining outlets, banquets, weddings, conferences, and special events.
• Develop innovative seasonal dessert menus, artisan bread programs, specialty pastries, chocolates, cakes, and plated desserts.
• Manage production planning to support both daily restaurant service and large-scale banquet operations.
• Recruit, train, mentor, and inspire a large pastry team while building a culture of accountability and excellence.
• Maintain exceptional quality, presentation, food safety, and consistency across every outlet.
• Oversee inventory, purchasing, labor management, scheduling, and departmental financial performance.
• Partner with culinary leadership to create memorable dining experiences throughout the resort.
• Stay current on industry trends while introducing fresh ideas that elevate the overall pastry program.

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience as an Executive Pastry Chef or Senior Pastry Leader in a luxury resort, hotel, casino, convention hotel, or other high-volume hospitality environment.
• Demonstrated success leading and developing large pastry teams.
• Expert knowledge of artisan breads, laminated doughs, viennoiserie, chocolates, cakes, plated desserts, pastries, and specialty confections.
• Experience supporting multiple outlets and high-volume banquet operations.
• Strong organizational, leadership, communication, and financial management skills.
• Passion for mentoring culinary professionals and creating a positive team culture.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, multi-outlet operation while consistently delivering exceptional quality.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base Salary: $85,000–$95,000
• Relocation assistance available from anywhere in the United States
• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• 401(k)
• Career advancement opportunities with an established hospitality organization
• Opportunity to lead one of the region's premier pastry operations

If you're an accomplished pastry professional who excels in high-volume luxury hospitality and is ready to lead a dynamic pastry program while making a lasting impact, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and bring your creativity, leadership, and passion for pastry excellence to an exceptional destination resort.

Pay: $85,000.00 - $95,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Relocation assistance
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Are you well-rounded with all aspects of working in a high-volume pastry department?

Experience:

• Pastry Chef: 5 years (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $85,000 - $95,000