Job Description

A Pastry Chef is a skilled culinary professional who specializes in creating a wide variety of delicious desserts, pastries, and sweet goods. They have expertise in baking techniques, recipe development, and pastry decoration, using their creativity to craft enticing treats.

Prepare a wide variety of goods such as cakes, cookies, pies, bread etc. following traditional and modern recipes
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
Guide and motivate pastry assistants and bakers to work more efficiently
Identify staffing needs and help recruit and train personnel
Maintain a lean and orderly cooking station and adhere to health and safety standards

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• proven experience as pastry chef
• baker or relevant role
• great attention to detail and creativity
• organizing and leadership skills

Education + Experience

• Qualification: Degree