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.