Pastry Chef

Pastry Chef to join our team.

Pastry chef with excellent stable working history and extensive experience as a Baker and Pastry Chef. Directs and oversees the pastry and baking functions of the kitchen(s), including menu development, inventory and purchasing of supplies, and cost control. Test and develops recipes. Being a Head Pastry chef monitors customer satisfaction. May be responsible for the creation of dessert menus to maximize profits and minimize loss. Additionally, the Head pastry chef requires an understanding of federal, and local food sanitation regulations and should have previous experience in a casual dining concept in the region

• Create and prepare desserts, cakes, sweets, cookies, etc., to complement our existing menus;
• Create and bake all types of bread to accompany different meals at Stomping Grounds.
• Bake and decorate cakes and other baked goods according to requirements;
• Create baked goods for specific diets (gluten-free, dairy-free, sugar-free, diabetes-friendly, etc.);
• Talk to suppliers and choose the ingredients needed for desserts and other baked goods;
• Establish a budget for ingredient purchase;
• Maintain your equipment and utensils to ensure that they are in good order at all times.
• Organize and conduct tasting sessions for the wait staff and for potential clients when the situation requires it;
• Good time management skills, ensuring that works are completed during your shift and work areas clean and orderly at all times.
• Stock & inventory control.
• Should have previous experience in a similar capacity with no less than 5 years experience as a Pastry Chef.
• Monitor portion and waste control to maintain profit margins.
• Ensuring you and your team maintain high food hygiene standards. Follow the rules of health and safety in the kitchen and troubleshoot any problems that may arise.
• Excellent command of the English language and speak nothing but English at the workplace.

Required Skills:

The ideal pastry chef should be an artist, who can craft his/her artworks in flour, butter, and sugar. A degree in culinary arts specializing in Pastry and any health & safety and food hygiene courses etc. If you have the following qualities, then you may be the right one for the job.

• Creativity - To create new types of bread and desserts, so knowledge of ingredients and creativity are required in order to successfully play with flavours. Your work must be appealing to the eye, so creativity is paramount in decorating baked goods in an attractive manner.
• Proper cooking technique and coordination- You should obviously know your baking times and temperatures, operations and troubleshooting of all pastry kitchen equipment, the optimal amount of filling and the necessary steps to create perfect baked goods, etc.
• Time management- The baked goods must be ready by a specified time, so each step must be carefully calculated and the time span perfectly followed.
• Organizing skills- The pastry chef must be perfectly organized, as he/she will be working alone at times

Education:

High school diploma or 5 years experience in the culinary, food and beverage, or related professional area or 2-year degree from an accredited university in Culinary Arts, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or related major.

Experience:

Minimum of 5 years of experience in pastry cooking or Pastry Chef Experience with high volume food production.

Job Types: Permanent, Full-time

Pay: From AED3,000.00 per month

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Dubai: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person