Assistant Baker (Night Shift) at Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel

Primary Responsibilities Include:

• Assisting the Pastry Chef in creating menu items, recipes, developing dishes and costing.
• Creating recipes, ordering ingredients and coordinating baking schedules to produce breads, cakes, pastries, pies, cookies and other goods
• Use tools such as hand mixers, electric mixers and cooking machinery to blend together ingredients to create high-quality baked goods.
• Cook prepared dough in ovens or on grills as needed, using molds, pans or sheets, depending on the proper baking technique for the item.
• Ensure all baked goods are stored and packaged correctly.
• Measure, weigh and prepare ingredients in accordance to recipes.
• Weighing flour and other ingredients to prepare dough. Knead, roll, cut, and prepare dough as needed.
• Monitor oven temperatures, speed settings, mixing machines, and other baking equipment throughout the baking process.
• Estimate the daily production needs, establish a production schedule and set quota for the number of goods to be produced on daily basis.
• Ensure proper storage of baking utensils and supplies.
• Closely monitor baking process to ensure final products meet set standards.
• Prepare garnishes as needed for baked goods.
• Ensure that allocated section is always kept clean and all prep is completed.
• Pro-active ordering, maintaining minimum par levels of food for your section of the kitchen.
• Maintaining quality and quantity control in all aspects, from portion control to freshness.
• Ensure that the production, preparation, and presentation of food are of the highest quality at all times.
• Ensure that the quality & quantity standards are adhered to in the section.
• Supervise and guide junior staff as required in accordance to set standards
• Maintain full awareness of all menu items, their recipes, methods of production and presentation standards.
• Maintain and implement preservation standards for the proper handling of all food products at the right temperature.
• Operate and maintain all department equipment and reporting of any malfunctioning.
• Ensure effective communication between staff.
• Periodically check the expiry dates and proper storage of food items in the section.
• Assess quality control and adhere to hotels service standards.

Requirements

 What You Bring:

•  2-3 years’ experience in pastry
• Good communication skills.
• Computer literate in MS Excel, MS Word and Gmail.
• Good knowledge of hygiene & safety standards.
• Ability to work with little supervision.