Baker / Pastry

Positions covered

Pastry Chef duties

• Prepare, bake, and decorate pastries, cakes, desserts, tarts, cookies, and other products to recipes and quality standards.
• Develop recipes with the Head Chef; measure ingredients and prepare creams, fillings, sauces, toppings, and other components.
• Maintain consistency in taste, texture, presentation, portion size, and quality; monitor baking temperatures and cooking times.
• Store, label, date, and rotate ingredients using FIFO; monitor stock, report shortages, and minimize waste through efficient use and portion control.
• Check ingredient freshness; maintain clean, organized workstations and equipment; report malfunctions and food-safety concerns.
• Coordinate timely dessert production and delivery, follow production plans and demand, assist in training junior staff, and report operational issues.

Baker duties

• Prepare and bake bread, buns, rolls, croissants, muffins, cookies, and other bakery products to approved recipes.
• Measure ingredients; mix, knead, shape, proof, and bake dough while monitoring fermentation, proofing times, oven temperatures, and baking durations.
• Plan daily production for expected demand and maintain product freshness, taste, consistency, and presentation.
• Follow food-safety and sanitation practices; store ingredients and products properly, check expiry dates, and follow FIFO.
• Monitor stock, report shortages and wastage, control ingredient use, and maintain clean workstations and equipment.
• Operate equipment safely, report malfunctions, pack and label products as needed, coordinate availability, and record quantities or rejected products when required.
• Assist with recipe and production-method improvements under supervisor guidance.

General responsibilities and standards

• Maintain professional conduct, teamwork, punctuality, and discipline.
• Follow company policies, kitchen procedures, and management instructions.
• Comply with applicable food-safety and hygiene requirements.
• Prepare products according to approved recipes and company standards.
• Avoid unauthorized use of ingredients, equipment, or company property.
• Report accidents, contamination risks, product-quality issues, and unsafe conditions to a supervisor.

Compensation

• Pay starts at AED 2,500 per month.

Workplace

• Work is in person.