Head Pastry Chef

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Head Pastry Chef to lead and oversee our bakery department. The successful candidate will be responsible for:

Responsibilities

• Leading/ mentoring of the bakery department
• Menu Development
• Quality Asssurance
• Food Safety Assurance
• Production and Inventory Control

Key Duties

• Manages all day-to-day operations of the pastry and bakery department.
• Prepare a wide variety of goods such as cakes, cookies, pies, bread etc.
• Able to produce all baked goods including but not limited to artisan breads and rolls, muffins, laminated Danish, laminated croissants and doughnuts etc.
• Able to develop, designs, or creates new ideas and items for Pastry Kitchen.
• Ensure excellent quality throughout the dessert offerings.
• Coordinates activities of cooks and workers engaged in food preparation in bakery department
• Supervise and coordinate all pastry and dessert preparation and presentation.
• Safety & quality assurance of all bakes goods
• Assists in determining how food should be presented and creates decorative food displays.
• Monitor stocks & wastage
• Check quality of material and condition of equipment and devices used for cooking.
• Must possess a positive attitude and have the ability to work with a variety of people and in cooperation with co-workers efficiently and effectively
• Able to recognize superior quality products, presentations and flavors.
• Serves as a role model to demonstrate appropriate behaviors.
• Ensure compliance with food hygiene and Health and Safety standards.
• Guide and motivate pastry assistants and bakers to work more efficiently.
• Maintain a lean and orderly cooking station and adhere to health and safety standards.
• Ensuring Culinary Standards and Responsibilities are Met for Pastry Team.

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