Job Description
Baker
As a Chef specialising in baking and pastry, you will work closely with our culinary team to create beautifully crafted baked goods and desserts that delight our clients and enhance our menu offerings.
Key Responsibilities:
• Creative Excellence: Prepare, bake, and artfully present a variety of pastries, bread, and desserts with a focus on taste, texture, and quality.
• Quality Control: Ensure all products meet our high standards for presentation, flavour, and freshness, consistently exceeding client expectations.
• Inventory Management: Oversee stock control for baking ingredients, maintaining appropriate inventory levels to support production and minimise waste.
• Event Support: Collaborate with the catering team to contribute to special events, themed dessert tables, and custom orders.
• Cleanliness and Safety: Maintain a spotless, organised kitchen and baking area, adhering to health and safety standards at all times.
• Team Collaboration: Foster a positive, supportive environment through effective communication and teamwork, helping junior team members as needed.
If you have a passion for crafting exceptional pastries and baked goods and want to join a dynamic team in a prestigious setting, apply now!
Qualifications
* Ideally, you will have previous experience working in a similar role within a contract catering company or educational institution.
* Strong knowledge of food safety standards and best practices.
* Ability to multitask and work efficiently under pressure in a high-volume kitchen environment.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
* Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as required.
* Fun and enthusiastic
* Have excellent organisation skills.
* Be a team player and enjoy succeeding as a team.
* Have a flexible approach to work.
Additional Information
We invest in the training and development of our teams to give them the appropriate skills necessary to thrive in their job roles. We have outstanding teams of experienced professionals who tailor our catering service provision specifically to suit children, of all ages, meeting the bespoke requirements of our clients.
“Holroyd Howe is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all employees to share this commitment. All roles within Holroyd Howe are regarded as regulated activity and therefore we require an Enhanced DBS which includes a Barred List Check for all successful applicants. We will also require shortlisted applicants to provide appropriate information regarding their criminal offences.”
This appointment is offered on the return of satisfactory professional references.
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