Production Pastry Chef

Easy and fast to upload your CV; Dubai; On-site; AED 279,000 - 446,400; Full time

Job summary

Easy and fast to upload your CV is seeking an experienced Pastry Production Lead to manage daily high-volume bakery operations in a central kitchen serving multiple outlets in Dubai.

You will plan production, scale recipes, supervise the pastry team, ensure HACCP compliance, cost control, and roll out new products across outlets. UAE municipality standards apply; candidate must have Dubai Municipality PIC certification.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in pastry with central kitchen/high-volume production experience.
• Strong batch production and recipe scaling skills.
• Culinary/pastry qualification.
• Dubai Municipality PIC / food safety certification or capable of obtaining it.
• Cost control, yields and cold-chain knowledge.
• Willing to work in a fast-paced, temperature-controlled environment; shifts may vary.
• UAE experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute daily/weekly production schedules based on outlet orders and forecasts.
• Produce full pastry range at volume: viennoiserie, laminated dough, cakes, desserts, breads.
• Scale recipes accurately; maintain standardized recipes, gram-weight specs and yields.
• Operate central-kitchen equipment: ovens, sheeters/m laminators, mixers, blast chillers, tempering machines.
• Guarantee identical product quality across batches and outlets.
• Enforce portioning and packaging standards.
• Maintain hygiene, HACCP-based food safety and traceability.
• Manage stock, purchasing, receiving and inventory rotation.
• Supervise and train pastry team; schedule and monitor productivity.
• Develop and standardize new products for central production.

Skills

Team leadership

Production planning

Quality control

Cost control

Food safety awareness

Education

Culinary/pastry qualification

Job description

Job Purpose

Lead the daily high-volume pastry and bakery production of a central kitchen supplying multiple outlets (restaurants, cafés, hotels, retail, catering). Deliver consistent quality at scale, on schedule, within cost and full compliance with UAE / Dubai Municipality food safety standards.

Key Responsibilities

Production & planning

• Plan and execute daily/weekly production schedules based on outlet orders and forecasts.
• Produce the full pastry range at volume: viennoiserie, laminated dough, entremets, cakes, desserts, breads, plated components, frozen/chilled semi‑finished products.
• Scale recipes accurately for batch production; maintain standardized recipes, gram‑weight specs and yields.
• Operate and manage central‑kitchen equipment: deck/rack/convection ovens, sheeters/laminators, planetary mixers, blast chillers/freezers, tempering machines, depositors.

Quality & consistency

• Guarantee identical product quality across every batch and every outlet.
• Enforce portioning, weight, finishing and packaging standards.
• Manage shelf life, blast‑chilling, freezing, labelling and cold‑chain integrity for distribution.

Food safety & compliance

• Apply and maintain HACCP‑based food safety management; act as/support the Person In Charge (PIC) per Dubai Municipality Foodwatch requirements.
• Ensure temperature logs, traceability, allergen control, FIFO, hygiene and sanitation standards are fully respected.

Cost & inventory

• Control food cost, portion cost and waste; monitor yields and variance.
• Manage stock, ordering, supplier goods receiving and inventory rotation.

Team

• Supervise, train and schedule the pastry production team (chefs de partie, commis, helpers).
• Assign stations, monitor productivity and maintain discipline and morale.

R&D

• Develop and standardize new products for central production and roll‑out to outlets.

Requirements

• 5+ years in pastry, with proven central kitchen / high‑volume central production experience (essential).
• Strong background in batch production, recipe scaling and standardized‑recipe systems.
• Culinary/pastry qualification.
• Valid Dubai Municipality PIC / food safety certification (or ability to obtain); HACCP knowledge essential.
• Solid understanding of cost control, yields and cold‑chain / distribution logistics.
• Able to work in a fast‑paced, high‑output, temperature‑controlled environment; physically fit; flexible on early/shift hours.
• UAE experience preferred.