SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:
Our client based in Cape Town is seeking to employ a Demi Pastry Chef de Partie.
Our client in the Hotel and Spa industry is an award winning 5-star hotel in Cape Town, South Africa. Dramatically located above the Atlantic Ocean.
JOB SUMMARY:
This position requires a technically focused, task orientated person who can work at high pace in a deliberate predictable manner with great attention to detail, who is highly creative with a passion for food; to assist with the day-to-day running of the pastry kitchen.
ORGANISATIONAL POSITIONING:
- Department: Kitchen
- Reporting to: Head Pastry Chef
MINIMUM EXPERIENCE OR QUALIFICATION:
- Diploma in Patisserie
- Must have at least 1 year’s experience in a 5* Hotel or Fine Dining Establishment
- Good knife skills
- Neat with high regard for personal hygiene and presentation
- Solid English verbal communication skills
- Understanding and application of basic math calculations
- Able to work flexible hours, weekends and holidays with a long cycle of consecutive work days
KEY PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES:
- To manage section and staff ensuring that:
- Section stock levels are correct and where required requisitioned in accordance with SOP
- Mise en place requirements are planned, actioned and handed over in accordance with SOP
- All food prepared is done in accordance with recipes
- Section is set up and managed to maximise productivity and in accordance with Health and Safety and Statutory Hygiene practices and company guidelines
- Section’s WIF Stock is cleaned, organised, labelled and rotated in accordance with SOP
- To communicate any challenges re. equipment, food and staff to the chef on duty as soon as it becomes known
- To train staff on an ongoing basis to ensure they are always up to standard with current menu recipes and standards
- Advise kitchen management of order requirements for section stock in accordance with business levels ensuring sufficient stock and no wastage
- Ensure that fridge temperatures are monitored and reported daily
