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Pastry Chef roles can qualify for EB-3 skilled worker sponsorship through the PERM labor certification process, requiring your employer to document that no qualified U.S. worker is available. Advanced-degree candidates or those with strong credentials may pursue EB-2. Finding sponsorship starts with targeting hotels, restaurant groups, and bakeries with established PERM filing histories.
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JOB SUMMARY
Exhibits creative baking and decorating talents by personally performing tasks while leading the staff in preparing quality and consistent pastries for all areas. Works to continually improve guest and employee satisfaction while maintaining the operating budget. Leads development and training of team to improve results while maintaining standards. Must ensure sanitation and food standards are achieved.
CANDIDATE PROFILE
Education and Experience
- High school diploma or GED; 4 years experience in the culinary, food and beverage, or related professional area.
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- 2-year degree from an accredited university in Culinary Arts, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or related major; 2 years experience in the culinary, food and beverage, or related professional area.
CORE WORK ACTIVITIES
Leading Pastry Culinary Team
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Utilizes interpersonal and communication skills to lead, influence, and encourage others; advocates sound financial/business decision making; demonstrates honesty/integrity; leads by example.
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Supervises and manages employees. Manages all day-to-day operations. Understands employee positions well enough to perform duties in employees' absence.
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Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
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Serves as a role model to demonstrate appropriate behaviors.
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Ensures and maintains the productivity level of employees.
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Ensures employees understand expectations and parameters.
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Establishes and maintains open, collaborative relationships with employees and ensures employees do the same within the team.
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Solicits employee feedback, utilizes an "open door" policy and reviews employee satisfaction results to identify and address employee problems or concerns.
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Leads shifts while personally preparing food items and executing requests based on required specifications.
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Supervises and coordinates activities of cooks and workers engaged in food preparation.
Ensuring Culinary Standards and Responsibilities are Met
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Develops, designs, or creates new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
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Recognizes superior quality products, presentations and flavor.
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Maintains food preparation handling and correct storage standards.
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Maintains purchasing, receiving and food storage standards.
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Supports procedures for food & beverage portion and waste controls.
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Follows proper handling and right temperature of all food products.
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Supervises pastry preparation shift operations and ensures compliance with all Food & Beverage policies, standards and procedures.
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Ensures compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
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Prepares and cooks foods of all types, either on a regular basis or for special guests or functions.
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Checks the quality of raw and cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.
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Assists in determining how food should be presented and creates decorative food displays.
Ensuring Exceptional Customer Service
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Provides services that are above and beyond for customer satisfaction and retention.
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Manages day-to-day operations, ensuring the quality, standards and meeting the expectations of the customers on a daily basis.
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Improves service by communicating and assisting individuals to understand guest needs, providing guidance, feedback, and individual coaching when needed.
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Sets a positive example for guest relations.
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Empowers employees to provide excellent customer service.
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Emphasizes guest satisfaction during all departmental meetings and focuses on continuous improvement.
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Strives to improve service performance.
Maintaining Culinary Goals
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Achieves and exceeds goals including performance goals, budget goals, team goals, etc.
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Develops specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
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Trains employees in safety procedures and supervises their ability to follow loss prevention policies to prevent accidents and control costs.
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Purchases appropriate supplies and manage inventories according to budget.
Supports Training and Development Activities
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Ensures disciplinary procedures and documentation are completed according to Standard and Local Operating Procedures (SOPs and LSOPs) and support the Peer Review Process.
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Participates in training staff on menu items including ingredients, preparation methods and unique tastes.
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Reviews staffing levels to ensure that guest service, operational needs and financial objectives are met.
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Ensures property policies are administered fairly and consistently.
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Assists as needed in the interviewing and hiring of employee team members with appropriate skills.
Additional Responsibilities
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Provides information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
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Analyzes information and evaluates results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
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Brings issues to the attention of the department manager and Human Resources as necessary.
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Attends and participates in all pertinent meetings.
Location
500 Canal St, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70130
Schedule
Full Time
Position Type
Management
Pay Range:
$82,000-$105,000 Annually
Bonus Eligible:
Y
At Marriott International, we are dedicated to being an equal opportunity employer, welcoming all and providing access to opportunity. We actively foster an environment where the unique backgrounds of our associates are valued and celebrated. Our greatest strength lies in the rich blend of culture, talent, and experiences of our associates. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, including disability, veteran status, or other basis protected by applicable law.
When you join the Sheraton family, you become a member of its global community. We’ve been a place to gather and connect since 1937. At Sheraton, associates create a sense of belonging in more than 400 communities around the world. We invite, we welcome, and we connect guests through engaging experiences and thoughtful service. If you’re a team player who is excited to deliver a meaningful guest experience, we encourage you to explore your next career opportunity with Sheraton. Join us on our mission to be ‘The World’s Gathering Place’. In joining Sheraton Hotels & Resorts, you join a portfolio of brands with Marriott International. Be where you can do your best work, begin your purpose, belong to an amazing global team, and become the best version of you.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Pastry Chef
Translate your credentials before applying
Foreign culinary diplomas and apprenticeship certificates need official evaluation by a NACES-recognized agency before your employer can include them in the PERM audit file. Get this done early so credential gaps don't delay your labor certification filing.
Target properties with PERM filing history
Large hotel groups, resort chains, and casino food-and-beverage operations have HR and legal infrastructure built for PERM sponsorship. Independent bakeries rarely do. Prioritize employers who have filed labor certifications before, not those encountering the process for the first time.
Use Migrate Mate to find sponsoring employers
Search Migrate Mate to identify Pastry Chef roles at employers with active green card sponsorship history. The platform surfaces verified sponsoring employers so you're not guessing which kitchens will actually initiate a PERM filing on your behalf.
Verify your prevailing wage before negotiating
Your employer must pay at least the DOL prevailing wage for your role and location before PERM can proceed. Check the OFLC Wage Search for Pastry Chef rates in your target city so your offered salary clears the threshold and doesn't trigger a filing delay.
Clarify the PERM recruitment timeline with your employer
DOL requires employers to complete mandatory recruitment steps, including print and online job postings, before submitting the PERM application. This process alone takes a minimum of 60 days, so confirm your employer understands the full timeline before you accept an offer expecting fast movement.
Document specialized skills that support EB-2 eligibility
If your pastry background includes a formal advanced culinary degree or a distinguished record in a specialized discipline like sugar work or chocolate arts, gather documentation now. A strong credential profile may open the EB-2 category, which offers a faster path to an approved I-140 for some nationalities.
Green Card Pastry Chef: Frequently Asked Questions
Can a Pastry Chef qualify for green card sponsorship?
Yes. Pastry Chef roles typically qualify under the EB-3 skilled worker category, which covers occupations requiring at least two years of training or experience. Your employer files a PERM labor certification with DOL to demonstrate no qualified U.S. worker is available, then submits an I-140 immigrant petition with USCIS. Advanced-degree candidates may qualify under EB-2 instead.
How does PERM green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for a Pastry Chef?
H-1B visa sponsorship is temporary and requires the role to qualify as a specialty occupation, which is harder to establish for culinary positions. PERM-based EB-3 sponsorship leads to permanent residency and has no annual cap at the petition level, so most countries outside India and China face minimal wait times once the I-140 is approved. The tradeoff is a longer upfront process.
What does the PERM process actually require from the employer?
The employer must conduct a series of mandatory recruitment steps, post the job in specified formats, and document that no qualified U.S. worker applied or was available for the Pastry Chef position. This recruitment window takes a minimum of 60 days before the PERM application can be submitted to DOL. The employer bears the filing costs and cannot pass them to you.
Where can I find Pastry Chef jobs with green card sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is designed specifically for this search. It filters roles by employers with verified green card sponsorship history, so you can focus on kitchens and hospitality groups that have actually completed PERM filings before rather than those that may be open to the idea but have no practical experience with the process.
Does my foreign culinary degree or training count toward EB-3 eligibility?
Foreign credentials do count, but they need to be formally evaluated by a NACES-recognized credential evaluation agency before your employer can document them in the PERM filing. A three-year culinary diploma or an apprenticeship completed abroad can satisfy the skilled worker training requirement once evaluated and accepted by DOL during the labor certification review.