A bakery chef is responsible for preparing and baking a wide variety of goods like breads, pastries, and desserts, ensuring consistency and quality while adhering to food safety and sanitation guidelines. They also develop new recipes, manage inventory, and train junior staff. Responsibilities: Prepare and Bake: Create a wide range of baked goods, including bread, pastries, cakes, pies, and desserts, following established recipes and guidelines. Develop Recipes: Develop new and exciting recipes, potentially for seasonal menus, while also adapting existing recipes to meet customer preferences. Quality Control: Ensure consistency and high quality in all baked goods, monitoring ingredients, preparation, and presentation. Inventory Management: Monitor inventory levels of baking ingredients and supplies, and place orders as needed. Food Safety & Sanitation: Maintain a clean and organized baking area, adhering to all food safety and sanitation guidelines. Supervise Staff: Train and supervise junior baking staff, potentially including pastry assistants and bakers. Collaboration: Collaborate with other kitchen staff, including the head chef, and potentially with front-of-house staff regarding customer orders and special requests. Decorate: Decorate pastries and desserts using various icings, toppings, and other embellishments to ensure an appealing presentation. Special Orders: May be involved in creating custom-designed cakes and pastries for special occasions, such as weddings, according to client specifications. Equipment Maintenance: Ensure all baking equipment is in good working order and properly maintained.
Table Service Areas: Ensuring tables are clean, sanitized, and properly set with silverware, glassware, and napkins. Public Areas: Keeping the dining area, including floors, windows, and furniture, clean and presentable. Restrooms: Maintaining cleanliness and hygiene in restrooms, if applicable. Dishwashing Area: Assisting with dishwashing and maintaining the cleanliness of the dishwashing area. Trash Removal: Properly disposing of trash and ensuring waste receptacles are emptied. Following Health and Safety: Adhering to all health and safety regulations related to food and beverage service and hygiene. Water Refills: Regularly checking and refilling water glasses for guests. Other Beverages: Assisting with serving other drinks, potentially including bringing beverages from the bar or assisting with self-service beverage stations. Stocking: Ensuring that serving stations are adequately stocked with necessary items like water, ice, glassware, napkins, and other condiments.
Key Responsibilities: Assisting with Baking: Preparing ingredients, measuring and mixing, operating ovens, and monitoring baking times. Customer Service: Greeting customers, taking orders, and packaging baked goods. Maintaining Cleanliness: Cleaning and sanitizing equipment, maintaining a tidy workspace. Inventory Management: Stocking shelves, managing supplies, and rotating inventory. Quality Control: Ensuring products meet standards for taste, texture, and appearance, according to the Tougas Family Farm job description. Skills Needed: Baking Knowledge: Understanding of baking techniques, ingredients, and recipes. Attention to Detail: Precision in measurements and following recipes, according to Indeed. Customer Service Skills: Ability to interact with customers in a friendly and helpful manner. Physical Stamina: Ability to stand for extended periods and perform physically demanding tasks. Organizational Skills: Ability to manage time, prioritize tasks, and maintain a clean workspace.
Customer Interaction & Service Greeting & Seating: Warmly welcome customers and lead them to their tables. Menu Presentation: Present menus and explain daily specials. Order Taking: Accurately take food and drink orders, providing recommendations when needed. Serving: Serve food and beverages to guests in a timely manner. Guest Satisfaction: Check in with customers during their meal to ensure their needs are met and address any concerns promptly. Payment Handling: Deliver bills and accurately process cash, credit card, or other payment methods. Operational & Back-of-House Duties Table Preparation: Arrange table settings with clean linens, silverware, and glasses. Cleaning: Clear tables, remove dirty dishes, and maintain a tidy and clean dining area. Kitchen Communication: Effectively communicate orders and special requests to kitchen and bar staff. Health & Safety: Adhere to all relevant health and safety regulations and food safety standards. Inventory: Assist with tasks like delivering cups to the service station and other opening/closing duties.
Welcoming customers, informing them about specials or new items, answering questions, and accepting orders and payments. Preparing foods, such as sandwiches or baked goods, and grinding and blending coffee beans, brewing coffee and tea, and serving items to customers. Packaging food and beverages for sale. Selling coffee and tea blends and brewing equipment, highlighting the differences between items, and educating customers about brewing methods. Cleaning and restocking work and dining areas, emptying trash and sanitizing equipment and utensils. Learning about brewing methods, beverage blends, food preparation, and presentation techniques to improve food quality. Updating signage and displays to attract customers. Taking inventory and replenishing items in display cases, at tables, or behind the counter. Working as part of a fun, high-energy team. Adhering to all food safety regulations and quality controls. Barista Requirements: High school diploma or equivalent. Experience in food and beverage preparation or customer service preferred. Training and willingness to continue learning about food and beverage preparation. Exceptional listening and communication skills. Ability to walk, bend, and stand for extended periods. Availability to work around peak hours, including nights, early mornings, weekends, and holidays. A polite, engaging personality. Commitment to customer satisfaction and service excellence. Willingness to work as part of a high-energy, efficient team in a fast-paced environment.
Welcoming customers, informing them about specials or new items, answering questions, and accepting orders and payments. Preparing foods, such as sandwiches or baked goods, and grinding and blending coffee beans, brewing coffee and tea, and serving items to customers. Packaging food and beverages for sale. Selling coffee and tea blends and brewing equipment, highlighting the differences between items, and educating customers about brewing methods. Cleaning and restocking work and dining areas, emptying trash and sanitizing equipment and utensils. Learning about brewing methods, beverage blends, food preparation, and presentation techniques to improve food quality. Updating signage and displays to attract customers. Taking inventory and replenishing items in display cases, at tables, or behind the counter. Working as part of a fun, high-energy team. Adhering to all food safety regulations and quality controls. Barista Requirements: High school diploma or equivalent. Experience in food and beverage preparation or customer service preferred. Training and willingness to continue learning about food and beverage preparation. Exceptional listening and communication skills. Ability to walk, bend, and stand for extended periods. Availability to work around peak hours, including nights, early mornings, weekends, and holidays. A polite, engaging personality. Commitment to customer satisfaction and service excellence. Willingness to work as part of a high-energy, efficient team in a fast-paced environment.
Assisting senior chefs: Help with preparing and cooking Continental dishes according to established recipes and standards. Food preparation: Cut vegetables, prepare sauces, mix ingredients, and portion food items. Kitchen maintenance: Keep the kitchen clean and organized, follow all hygiene and safety procedures, and ensure equipment is properly used and maintained. Stock management: Monitor food and other supplies and report any shortages to the kitchen supervisor. Learning and development: Grow culinary skills by working under senior chefs and learning different cooking techniques.