Pastry Head Chef at Workforce Africa

• Our client a high-quality bakery chain keen to curve out a niche as the best bakery in East Africa by offering top-quality products and wonderful customer experience. To support our growth plan, they are interested in an innovative pastry supervisor. They should be experienced in managing a pastry bakery. If you have an eye for high quality and are passionate about baking and the culinary, we need to talk.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all operations relating to pastry production, ensuring high quality and delivery on time to meet the deadlines of the business.
• Develop new high-end sweet and savory pastries, including top-notch cakes & desserts that are attractive to the customers.
• Supervise a team of pastry bakers to promote teamwork and inspire them to greater productivity.
• Identify performance gaps and propose appropriate training.
• Ensure that standards of hygiene, health and safety are met and further improved.
• Be appraised with market needs and trends to periodically propose reviews to pastry menus and recipes.

Requirements:

• Relevant academic qualifications from a recognized institution.
• Experience working in a 5 star hotel is a must.
• A minimum of 8 years experience in a busy pastry bakery, 3 of which must be in a supervisory position in a 5 star hotel.
• A seasoned supervisor with the ability to drive performance.
• Computer literacy and good reporting abilities.
• Experience as a chef is an added advantage.