Chief Baker - JW Marriott Hotel Tokyo

Job Description

The Chief Baker leads the hotel’s bakery and pastry production, overseeing breads, viennoiseries, desserts, and other baked products for restaurants, banquets, and room service. Candidates should have extensive professional baking experience, preferably in a luxury hotel or high-volume hospitality environment, together with strong knowledge of production planning, food safety, hygiene standards, costing, and quality control. The role requires leadership skills, creativity, attention to detail, and the ability to train and motivate a multicultural team. The successful candidate is expected to maintain consistent presentation and flavor, manage ordering and inventory, control waste, meet service deadlines, and collaborate effectively with executive chefs and other departments. Japanese language ability or experience working in Japan may be advantageous.

Company Info

JW Marriott Hotel Tokyo is part of JW Marriott, Marriott International’s luxury hospitality brand, which focuses on thoughtful service, refined accommodation, wellness, and memorable dining experiences. The Tokyo property is designed to serve international travelers, business guests, and local visitors, with premium rooms, restaurants, event facilities, and extensive guest services. As part of Marriott International, the hotel provides access to global operating standards, structured training, employee benefits, and international career opportunities. Culinary teams are expected to deliver high-quality food while maintaining strict standards for hygiene, consistency, presentation, and guest satisfaction. The Chief Baker would work within a professional hotel kitchen, supporting multiple outlets and events while helping establish the property’s bakery identity. Marriott generally values teamwork, inclusion, service excellence, integrity, and continuous improvement across its hotels worldwide.

Destination Guide

Japan offers hospitality opportunities in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Okinawa, Hokkaido, and resort destinations, especially for experienced chefs, bakers, hotel managers, and service professionals. The culture values punctuality, respect, cleanliness, teamwork, and attention to detail. Tokyo provides excellent dining, transport, entertainment, and international communities, although housing and daily expenses can be high. Japan has four seasons, efficient public transportation, and a generally safe lifestyle, but workplace expectations may include long hours and formal communication. Foreign employees normally need an employer-sponsored work visa, commonly under an Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services category or another suitable skilled-professional status; the employer usually supports the application. Applicants should prepare a passport, qualifications, employment history, and sometimes translated documents. Learning basic Japanese improves workplace communication and daily life. Relocating employees should budget for deposits, housing setup costs, insurance, pension, and local registration after arrival.