Pastry Chef

We are looking for a skilled and creative Pastry Chef with strong experience in preparing a wide variety of desserts, pastries, and baked goods. The ideal candidate should be hands-on, consistent, creative, and capable of developing products suitable for a café environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare a variety of cakes, pastries, desserts, and sweets.
• Prepare donuts, cinnamon rolls, cookies, brownies, cheesecakes, tarts, and other baked items.
• Create and develop new dessert and pastry recipes for the café menu
• Prepare different creams, sauces, fillings, glazes, and toppings.
• Ensure consistency in taste, texture, portion size, and presentation.
• Develop seasonal and trending desserts and introduce new menu ideas.
• Manage daily pastry production according to required quantities.
• Maintain proper storage, labeling, stock rotation, and ingredient handling.
• Monitor ingredient usage and minimize food waste.
• Maintain excellent kitchen hygiene and food-safety standards.
• Ensure pastry equipment and workstations are properly cleaned and maintained.
• Coordinate with the kitchen and café team for daily production requirements.
• Assist with ingredient ordering and maintaining appropriate stock levels.

Requirements

• Previous professional experience as a Pastry Chef / Baker.
• Strong knowledge of cakes, desserts, donuts, cinnamon rolls, pastries, and sweets.
• Good understanding of baking techniques, temperatures, measurements, and ingredient handling.
• Ability to create attractive, modern, café-style desserts.
• Creative and able to contribute new recipes and product ideas.
• Strong attention to detail and presentation.
• Able to work independently and manage daily pastry production.
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced café or kitchen environment.
• Knowledge of food hygiene and kitchen safety standards.