Junior Pastry Chef / Cook - Mkuze

4* Lodge close to Mkuze is seeking an experienced and passionate Pastry Chef / Cook to join their team. You should have expertise in preparing a variety of desserts and pastries, combined with your creative flair in developing unique tastes and recipes.As an ideal candidate, you should have a strong background in culinary arts and a genuine passion for creating sweet and delectable treats. Your commitment to upholding health and safety standards is crucial to ensuring the highest quality of service to our guests.Prepare a wide variety of goods such as cakes, cookies, pies, bread etc. following traditional and modern recipes.Create new and exciting desserts to renew our menus and engage the interest of customers.Decorate pastries using different icings, toppings etc. to ensure the presentation will be beautiful and exciting.Monitor stocks for baking ingredients such as flour, sugar etc. and make appropriate orders within budget.Check quality of material and condition of equipment and devices used for cooking.Guide and motivate pastry assistants and bakers to work more efficiently.Identify staffing needs and help recruit and train personnel.Maintain a lean and orderly cooking station and adhere to health and safety standards.Requirements:NQF 6 qualification or certificate in culinary arts, pastry-making, baking or relevant field.Proven experience as Pastry Cook, baker, or relevant roleGreat attention to detail and creativityOrganizing and leadership skillsWillingness to replenish professional knowledge.In depth knowledge of sanitation principles, food preparation and baking techniques and nutritionWorking knowledge of baking with ingredient limitations (pastries that are gluten free, sugarless etc.)