Baker

Puratos; Durban; On-site; ZAR 50 000 - 200 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global ingredients company is seeking a Baker in Durban, South Africa. This role involves baking products with excellence, assisting Technical Advisors, and innovating new products. Candidates must have at least two years of experience and a Grade 12 qualification. Strong presentation and collaboration skills are essential. The company offers a dynamic environment and a competitive package, making it an exciting opportunity for those looking to grow their careers in baking.

Benefits

Dynamic entrepreneurial environment

Competitive package and market-related benefits

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• At least two years of experience as a Junior Baker.
• Matriculated individual selected by the School Principal for the Yes Programme.
• Good command of English; additional languages are an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Bake all products with excellence.
• Assist Technical Advisors on our products.
• Present finished goods.
• Work with the Sales team to grow the business.
• Create innovative products from existing products.
• Perform under pressure during events.

Skills

Baking excellence

Team collaboration

Presentation skills

Creativity

Problem-solving

Education

Grade 12

Junior Baker certification from Chipkins Puratos Bakery School

Tools

Office software (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word)

Job description

DO YOU HAVE THE APPITITE TO GROW YOUR MAGIC?

Consumers everywhere are increasingly conscious of the quality of the food they eat.

Puratos develops, produces, and distributes a unique range of ingredients for bakers, pastry-chefs and chocolatiers who demand the very highest quality.

Founded in Belgium in , From humble beginnings to worldwide success, join us on our journey and discover our history and heritage.

We've evolved from a father-and-son start-up in Belgium, to a global group with more than employees, 93 innovation centers, and more than 65 manufacturing operations across 81 countries to date.

It's with great pride that we look back on this century of hard work, courage, and innovation.

Thank you for making it all possible and let's continue building the next years of shared success!

Our passion for innovation, pioneering spirit, and core value our communities, is what makes working at Puratos so magical.

Position Overview

Based at Durban Branch, to further strengthen our local Sales team, we are currently seeking a :

Baker – (Durban, South Africa)

Reporting directly to the National Technical Advisor Manager, the successful candidate for this key function will be responsible for :

Key Accountabilities

• Bake all products with excellence.
• Assist Technical Advisors on our products.
• Present finished goods.
• Sleep away from home when required by the National Technical Advisor.
• Work with the Sales team to build and grow the business.
• Create new innovative products from existing products.
• Perform under pressure during shows, presentations, and store openings.
• Calculate costings with technical advisors.
• Apply skills by putting recipes together using baker percentage.
• Perform other duties as per operational requirements.

Profile

• Grade 12
• Driver's License is not essential for this position but required in future for promotions within the Technical Department.
• Experience: Minimum of Two years required as a Junior Baker from Chipkins Puratos Bakery School; must be a Matriculated individual and selected by the School Principal to participate in a Yes Programme.
• Languages: English is a prerequisite; additional language(s) an advantage.
• Computer literacy: Office computer (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word) will be an advantage.
• Other expertise: Business & result driven, strong presentation skills, strong interpersonal skills, team player, creative, innovative.

Required Competencies

• Collaborating effectively: spontaneously helps team members, networking, sharing information / results.
• Communicating effectively: actively listening, reporting, provides clear explanations that are easy to follow.
• Driving performances: results-driven, persistent, planning & prioritizing, solving problems.
• Improving continuously: adapts flexibly to changes, open to learn from feedback.

Offer

Puratos provides a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment that encourages our people to take initiatives and bring ideas that will contribute to the success of the company.

Of course, Puratos offers a competitive package (salary, and market related benefits) but additionally, offers you a position that you can further develop and shape.

Interested persons who meet the requirements are invited to apply at

NB: For our internal employees, please use SuccessFactors to put in your application(s) except for Warehouse and Production Floor staff.

This is Puratos

At Puratos, we create innovative food solutions for the health and well-being of people everywhere.

As the global leader in bakery, patisserie and chocolate ingredients, we help our customers to be successful with their business, by turning technologies and experiences from food cultures around the world into new opportunities.We are more than employees in over 80 countries and a consolidated turnover of 3 billion euros (in ).

Our passion for innovation, a pioneering spirit and the unique Puratos culture drive our solid growth and vision for the future This, along with our commitment to our local communities, is what makes working at Puratos so magical.

This is Puratos