We are hiring! Five shifts per week 22:00 - 06:00
Department: FOOD & BEVERAGE
Reports to: Sous Chef/ Head Pastry Chef/ Executive Chef
Position Summary:
The Baker is an experienced chef in charge of the production of all the breads, pastries, doughs and a variety of other sweet & savoury items that are prepared in the kitchen. Your skill in baking high quality treats should be matched by your creativity to develop new amazing tastes and recipes. As well as the consistency of producing a great quality product
The Goal of a Lanzerac Baker:
- Must maintain a level of professionalism and communicate effectively.
- Must show enthusiasm for the job, the restaurant and the hotel.
- Must be considerate, patient and willing to help out fellow employees.
- Must have a good self-image and be able to command the respect of the employees.
- Must be able to tolerate pressure and work calmly and efficiently during busy times.
- Possess the highest work ethics, personal morals and honesty beyond reproach.
Knowledge and Abilities:
- Proven experience as a baker, pastry chef or relevant role
- Great attention to detail and creativity
- Organizing and leadership skills
- Willingness to replenish professional knowledge
- In depth knowledge of sanitation principles, food preparation and baking techniques and nutrition
- Working knowledge of baking with ingredient limitations (pastries that are gluten free, sugarless etc.)
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Prepare a wide variety of goods such as bread, buns, doughs, savoury & sweet pastries, pie, cake & specially products such as gluten free etc. following traditional and modern recipes
- Create new and exciting items for the different outlets, working on improving recipes and standards.
- Decorate pastries using different icings, toppings etc. to ensure the presentation will be beautiful and exciting
- Monitor stocks for baking ingredients such as flour, sugar etc. and make appropriate orders within budget
- Check quality of material and condition of equipment and devices used for cooking
- Guide and motivate baking assistants to work more efficiently
- Oversee that a high level of cleanliness is maintained, working with the Night cleaning to supervise that the work is done
- Make any room service order that comes in during the night, insuring it is done to a high level of quality.
- Provide handovers and work with outlets chefs to ensure all there daily baking needs are meet before leaving
- Identify staffing needs and help recruit and train personnel
- Maintain a lean and orderly cooking station and adhere to health and safety standard
- Or any other duties as assigned
Please send a short CV to: cv@lanzerac.co.za with your salary expectations.
Subititle: Baker