Upmarket restaurant in Northern Suburbs requires a Pastry Chef with experience in the role.

Subject to agreed criteria and under the control of the Head Chef, responsibility for planning and pricing menus, preparing and cooking of the pastry section of the kitchen to adhere to agreed prices/budgets and maintain applicable quality standards and records whilst maintaining responsibility for ordering and obtaining supplies, quality control and management of team members.

Responsibility to staff and direct the team:

• To be responsible for the preparation and cooking for the pastry section of the kitchen
• Assist Executive chef to plan and price menus and food to adhere to agreed prices/budgets and maintain applicable quality standards and records
• Assist and assume responsibility as directed for ordering and obtaining supplies for the pastry section of the kitchen
• For ensuring sufficient team members at all times and within agreed budgets
• Quality control of all supplies, food, kitchen hygiene and safety
• Assist your Line Manager to meet your targets and those of the team as a whole and contribute to the smooth running of the of the team
• Adhere to statutory obligations and agreed quality and best practice guidelines

Day to day responsibilities for the team as agreed with your Line Manager to include:

• Ensuring compliance to sanitation, hygiene, health and safety legislation and organizational and quality requirements
• Design, plan, cost and price menus, relating to the pastry section of the kitchen
• Co-ordinate food preparation relating to the pastry section of the kitchen
• Prepare and cook food relating to the pastry section of the kitchen
• Quality management of food relating to the pastry section of the kitchen
• Effective liaison, support and assistance with the remainder of organisation
• Allocate workloads to team members
• Supervise, manage and assist in the direction of the overall performance of the team
• Maintaining accurate records and accounts as required and reporting as agreed
• Set an example for team members of commitment, work ethic and habits and personal character

Non Negotiable:

• Must have at least two years experience in same role
• Own reliable transport
• Able to work shifts
• Must be fluent in English
• South African citizen
• Able to start immediately or within two weeks
• Able to work a single shift to show skillset

When applying please submit

• Head and shoulders picture
• All necessary certificates
• Any photos of work done