Lead Pastry Chef — Signature Desserts for Events

Placements24; Kempton Park; In loco; ZAR 360.000 - 540.000; Tempo pieno

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Competitive salary

Professional growth

Positive work atmosphere

Descrizione del lavoro

Placements24 is recruiting a Senior Pastry Chef for a renowned catering enterprise in Tembisa, Gauteng. You will lead a pastry team, craft desserts for diverse events, and elevate pastry offerings with creative techniques and high standards.

With at least five years of senior pastry experience and a culinary degree or pastry certification, you will design menus, manage inventory, control costs, and ensure strict food safety. Fluent English is required and weekend shift flexibility is essential.

Competenze

• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Pastry Chef or in a senior pastry role.
• Culinary degree or certification in Pastry Arts is highly desirable.
• Expert in baking techniques including bread, cakes, tarts, chocolates, and sugar work.
• Strong flavour profiling and dessert composition knowledge.
• Proven ability to lead and motivate a team.
• Knowledge of food safety and sanitation regulations.
• Inventory management and cost control for pastry ingredients.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including weekends and holidays.
• Fluent in English.

Mansioni

• Develop and execute innovative pastry menus for diverse events.
• Oversee daily pastry section operations with high quality.
• Train junior pastry chefs and kitchen assistants.
• Control pastry ingredient stock and ordering.
• Maintain hygiene and food safety in pastry kitchen.
• Collaborate with Executive Chef and event coordinators.
• Ensure production schedules meet event deadlines.
• Experiment with ingredients and flavour combinations.
• Monitor pastry costs and implement cost-control strategies.

Conoscenze

Team leadership

Fluent in English

Creativity in pastry design

Cost control

Inventory management

Food safety knowledge

Formazione

Culinary degree or Pastry Arts certification

Descrizione del lavoro

Placements24 is recruiting a Senior Pastry Chef for a renowned catering enterprise in Tembisa, Gauteng. You will lead a pastry team, craft desserts for diverse events, and elevate pastry offerings with creative techniques and high standards.

With at least five years of senior pastry experience and a culinary degree or pastry certification, you will design menus, manage inventory, control costs, and ensure strict food safety. Fluent English is required and weekend shift flexibility is essential.