Pastry Chef de Partie

We are on the lookout for an ambitious Junior Pastry Chef to join our growing team at our 5 Star property situated in the Helderberg District in Somerset West Western Cape

If you are strong in persuasion, planning and have the right personality for the job, then we would like to hear from you.

Requirements

• 2-3 years previous pastry chef experience in a hotel environment
• Cooking and Hygiene qualifications (Beneficial)
• Certificate in culinary arts, pastry-making, baking, or relevant field
• Ability to multitask and work efficiently under pressure.
• Good management skills
• Knowledgeable of all dietary requirements
• Good knowledge and understanding of stock procedures and control.
• Must be energetic and upbeat.
• Professional food portfolio
• Proven experience as Pastry Chef, baker, or relevant role
• Great attention to detail and creativity
• Organizing and leadership skills
• Willingness to replenish professional knowledge.
• In depth knowledge of sanitation principles, food preparation and baking techniques and nutrition
• Working knowledge of baking with ingredient limitations (pastries that are gluten free, sugarless etc.)

Description

• Prepares and bakes bread loaves and rolls, including specialty breads, cakes, biscuits, desserts, and pastry goods as well as hot box snacks and tea-time treats.
• Checks the quality of raw materials and weighs ingredients.
• Coordinates the forming, loading, baking, unloading, de-panning and cooling of batches of bread, rolls, desserts, and pastry products, as well as hot box snacks.
• Always maintains portion control to ensure minimum wastage.
• Perform regular stock takes in conjunction with main kitchen.
• Enforce hygiene regulations and Health and Safety skills in the pastry kitchen.
• Create new and exciting desserts to renew our menus and engage the interest of customers.
• Decorate pastries using different icings, toppings etc. to ensure the presentation will be beautiful and exciting.
• Monitor stocks for baking ingredients such as flour, sugar etc. and make appropriate orders within budget.
• Check quality of material and condition of equipment and devices used for cooking.
• Maintain a lean and orderly cooking station and adhere to health and safety standards.

We are committed to transformation and redressing past inequalities. Our employment equity goals will be considered in our selection process. Email cv to

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From R8 500,00 per month

Location:

• Somerset West, Western Cape (Preferred)

Application Deadline: 2024/03/04