Bakery Chef

🔹 About the Role We are looking for a talented and disciplined Bakery Chef who can lead daily production for our cafés, catering events, and central kitchen. The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on expertise, creativity, product consistency, and the ability to handle volume production. 🔹 Key ResponsibilitiesDaily ProductionPrepare bakery & patisserie items: muffins, tea cakes, dry cakes, cookies, puffs, croissants, buns, breads. Maintain consistency, taste, texture, shape, and portioning of all bakery products. Ensure timely dispatch for cafés, catering, and corporate events. Menu & InnovationDevelop new pastries, desserts, tea-time items, and café bakery items. Innovate festive items (Diwali hampers, Christmas goodies, seasonal specials). Quality & StandardsFollow Nineteenth May recipes, SOPs, hygiene standards, and food safety protocols. Conduct regular quality checks on raw materials, semi-finished, and finished products. Inventory & Cost ControlManage daily consumption sheets and maintain par stock. Track wastage, maintain cost control, and coordinate with purchase for timely ordering. Team & OperationsTrain bakery assistants and manage prep schedules. Coordinate with café teams, catering teams, and central production for requirement planning. 🔹 Skills & RequirementsProven experience as Bakery Chef / Commis Bakery / Pastry Chef. Strong knowledge of breads, puffs, tea cakes, cookies, desserts. Understanding of food hygiene standards (FSSAI preferred). Ability to work under pressure during peak production. Good communication & team management skills. Willingness to work flexible shifts depending on production needs. 🔹 BenefitsCompetitive salary as per industry standards. Meals during duty. Growth opportunities across our cafés, resto-bar & catering verticals. Professional and supportive working environment.