Pastry Chef (Team Lead)
Michael Stevens Consulting
Lagos, Nigeria
Permanent
Published 2 months ago · Expires 3 weeks from now
Job description
A dynamic team is expanding and looking for the right talent.
Core Objectives
- Subject to agreed criteria and under the control of the Executive/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.
- 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
- Contribute to training and development 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 organisational 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
- Investigate and resolve customer complaints within agreed criteria
- 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
- Subject to agreed criteria, recruitment, training, set action and targets, appraise and manage performance, development, coaching and general support of all team members to ensure targets are met
- 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
- Responsibly use resources and control expenses to operate within budgetary contr...