Senior Pastry Chef

SUMMARY:
Wine Estate in the Helderberg Mountain near Stellenbosch is looking for a Senior Pastry Chef.
 
You will be responsible for preparing a variety of mouthwatering desserts and pastries, combined with your creative flair in developing unique tastes and recipes.
 
As an ideal candidate, you should have a strong background in culinary arts and a genuine passion for creating sweet and delectable treats. Your commitment to upholding health and safety standards is crucial to ensuring the highest quality of service.

POSITION INFO:
Duties:

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 clean and orderly cooking station and adhere to health and safety standards.

Requirements:

Grade 12
Degree / diploma or certificate in culinary arts, pastry-making, baking or relevant field.
At least 4+ years of proven experience as Pastry Chef / Baker
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.)