Pastry Chef

Original job posting

Prepare and cook meals and specialty foods, including pastries for special occasions, and develop recipes and menus that meet quality standards. Supervise and train kitchen staff, manage food supplies and inventory, track costs and sales, and ensure health and safety regulations are followed.

Job details

Overview Languages English Education Secondary (high) school graduation certificate Experience 2 years to less than 3 years On site Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely. Responsibilities Tasks Estimate amount and costs of supplies and food items Maintain records of food costs, consumption, sales and inventory Analyze operating costs and other data Supervise activities of specialist chefs, chefs, cooks and other kitchen workers Create new recipes Supervise cooks and other kitchen staff Prepare and cook food on a regular basis, or for special guests or functions Prepare and cook meals or specialty foods Requisition food and kitchen supplies Plan menus and ensure food meets quality standards Train staff in preparation, cooking and handling of food Leading/instructing individuals Ensure health and safety regulations are followed Prepare pastry for special occasions, such as weddings and birthdays Additional information Personal suitability Team player Creativity Employment groups This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups: Support for persons with disabilities Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities Support for newcomers and refugees Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.) Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees Support for Indigenous people Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers Support for mature workers Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers Supports for visible minorities Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.) Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities

What you’ll do

Prepare and cook meals and specialty foods, including pastries for special occasions, and develop recipes and menus that meet quality standards. Supervise and train kitchen staff, manage food supplies and inventory, track costs and sales, and ensure health and safety regulations are followed.

Requirements

The role requires a secondary school graduation certificate and 2 to less than 3 years of experience. English is required, along with teamwork and creativity.

Listed skills

• Food preparation · Preferred
• Cooking · Preferred
• Inventory management · Preferred
• Food safety · Preferred
• Teamwork · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Pastry Preparation
• Recipe Development
• Menu Planning
• Food Preparation
• Cooking
• Kitchen Staff Supervision
• Staff Training
• Food Cost Management
• Inventory Management
• Food Quality Control
• Food Safety
• Supply Requisitioning
• Cost Analysis
• Teamwork
• Creativity

Job areas

• Food & Beverage
• Hospitality