Pick Me Recruitment has an opportunity for a talented Junior Pastry Chef  to join our Client’s culinary team. 

Role Profile

The Junior Pastry Chef is responsible for a variety of baked goods and desserts, ensuring quality, consistency, and innovation. This role requires expertise in pastry arts, creativity, and an ability to work efficiently under pressure. The Junior Pastry Chef will work closely with the Pastry Chef to meet the restaurant’s high standards of food preparation, presentation, and hygiene.

Core Responsibilities

• Prepare a wide variety of high-quality pastries, desserts, and other baked goods for the restaurant menu.
• Assist the Pastry Chef with developing new and exciting pastry and dessert options for seasonal menus and special events.
• Ensure that all pastries and desserts are presented to the highest standard, maintaining consistency in taste, appearance, and portion control.
• Assist in overseeing the freshness and quality of ingredients used in pastry preparation.
• Assist in developing and testing new pastry and dessert menu items, considering seasonal ingredients customer preferences, and trends.
• Work with the Pastry- and Head Chef on special menus for events, promotions, and seasonal changes.
• Assist with the managing of the inventory of pastry ingredients and supplies, ensuring stock levels are maintained and wastage is minimized.

Experience & Skill

• Diploma or certification in Pastry Arts, Culinary Arts or related field 
• Similar experience within a 5-star Hotel and or fine dining restaurant.
• Exceptional knowledge of pastry techniques and dessert preparation.
• Inventory Management
• Interpersonal skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Cost-control awareness
• Creative and artistic skills, with a passion for developing unique pastries and desserts.

Start date:

Priority Position

Remuneration Guide:

A Competitive salary is on offer plus Benefits (Add-on approach) 

Consideration

Candidates, who are already residing in Franschhoek Region will have preference. We can only consider South African Citizens or applicants who hold a valid South African Permanent Residence! No Work Permit applications will be accepted! Applicants, who live in other provinces of South Africa still need to attend personal interviews and if requested to do any cook-offs, will do so completely at their own expense. We handle high volumes of applications daily and will only be able to reply, via e-mail, to candidates who have met our clients’ requirements.

Due to the high volume of CV’s received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

All applications submitted must contain:

• Updated CV with contactable references
• Certified Tertiary Educational documents
• Certified Written Reference Letters
• Recent presentable profile photo

How to apply

Email us at info@pmrecruitment.co.za

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