Chef de Pâtisserie | Pastry Chef m|f|gn

Starting with the 2026/27 winter season, we're looking for a pastry chef who brings refinement and a personal signature to our dessert kitchen. You think in textures, temperatures and timing, and you want a station where you truly shape the work instead of just executing it?

At Unterschwarzachhof, pastry isn't an add-on to the kitchen – it's its own station with its own responsibility. You help decide how the dessert complements the menu, how the ice cream tastes in summer, and how the Christmas pastry looks in winter – in a house that takes quality and cleanliness just as seriously as creativity.

Your Role

• Run the pastry section independently from planning through to final presentation, so every dessert carries your signature
• Prepare desserts, tartlets, cakes, pastries and ice specialties for à la carte and event business, so guests get the right finish for every occasion
• Develop creative dessert ideas for changing menus and special events, so the menu evolves with the season
• Coordinate closely with the Sous Chef, Head Chef and service team, so each dessert reaches the table at the right moment in perfect form
• Organize your own station including mise en place, hygiene, stock and batch production, so nothing runs out even on full days
• Consistently maintain all HACCP requirements and support other kitchen stations when needed, so standards and team spirit go hand in hand

Your Profile

• Completed training and professional experience in upscale gastronomy/hospitality, ideally with a focus on pastry – so you can run your station confidently from day one
• Creativity and a sense of aesthetics that holds up even under time pressure
• Strong hygiene awareness and a high standard for quality, so every dessert convinces both visually and food-safety-wise
• Flexibility, reliability and resilience for days with full à la carte and event business
• Team spirit and the ability to integrate smoothly into the kitchen crew, rather than working in isolation "just on sweets"
• Very good German and job-related English – motivated young pastry cooks with the drive to grow are also welcome

Our Benefits

• Working in a successful, family-run boutique hotel
• Family-like working atmosphere
• Modern working environment
• Short decision-making paths
• Personal onboarding
• Working in a region with the highest quality of life
• A workplace in the heart of one of Austria's most beautiful tourism regions
• State-of-the-art staff accommodation in the Team House – rooms with balcony plus sauna, fitness area and underground parking within walking distance
• Affordable accommodation for family and friends
• Meals provided throughout the day
• Exclusive staff clothing from Lena Hoschek, Markus Meindl and other selected brands – high-quality, authentic and distinctive
• Staff Bonus Card with seasonal extras and discounts
• Attractive bonus payments for commitment, teamwork and outstanding performance
• Discounted lift passes and free ski rental in winter
• 13th and 14th salary per year
• Training and development opportunities
• Year-round development prospects within the company group

Our Culture

Pastry doesn't just "tag along" here – it has its own rhythm, its own prep schedule and its own say in menu planning. The Head Chef and Sous Chef treat the station as part of the whole, not a supplier to it: if you've got a new dessert idea, you get the stage to try it – coordinated, but never held back.

What to look forward to

A station where you're responsible for your own creations from idea to plate – from the summer ice cream selection to the winter holiday pastry. A kitchen team that takes pastry seriously as a craft, not as an afterthought. And days off in a region that offers exactly the balance an early-starting, detail-driven role like this needs – mountain lake, slopes and nature all close by.

Apply now

Join us for an unforgettable winter season 2026/27 at Hotel Unterschwarzachhof and the event location Der Schwarzacher! Apply now via our online application form or directly on our website. Send your application to: bewerbungen@unterschwarzach.at