Executive Pastry & Bakery Chef
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About the Role
Elevate your culinary career as an Executive Pastry & Bakery Chef, where your creativity and expertise will shape a unique bakery program. This role demands extensive experience in Lebanese and international pastries, focusing on product development and operational excellence.
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Overview
We are seeking a talented and creative Executive Pastry & Bakery Chef to lead the development of a unique bakery and pastry program for an exciting fast casual dining concept.
The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Lebanese and international bakery and pastry , with a strong background in product development, recipe creation, and operational execution.
This role will be responsible for creating signature breads, pastries, desserts, and baked goods while ensuring consistency, quality, and scalability.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development of signature breads, sandwich buns, flatbreads, pastries, desserts, and bakery products
- Drive research and development, including product creation, testing, refinement, and launch
- Develop standardized recipes, specifications, and production procedures to ensure consistency and scalability
- Apply various baking, fermentation, and pastry techniques to create innovative and commercially successful products
- Oversee bakery and pastry operations, quality control, food safety, and cost management
- Identify market trends and translate them into unique product opportunities
- Train and mentor bakery and pastry teams to ensure successful execution and adherence to standards
Skills
- Proven experience in Lebanese and international bakery and pastry
- Strong knowledge of artisan breads, fermentation, dough development, viennoiserie, pastries, and desserts
- Experience in product development, culinary R&D, and recipe standardization
- Experience within fast casual, QSR, café, bakery, or casual dining concepts
- Strong understanding of food cost management, production planning, and quality control
- Creative mindset with a passion for innovation and continuous improvement
- Previous GCC experience preferred
- Currently based in Saudi Arabia with a transferable Iqama
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