Executive Pastry Chef

**Responsibilities**:
The Executive Pastry Chef / Executive Head Baker oversees and directs all operations of the pastry production function.
- He/She supervises Head Baker and their staff to ensure production targets, portion sizing, product quality and specifications are reached within their area of supervision.
- He/She is responsible for overall training and development of the Bakes Team.
- He/She manages the production schedule and daily production plan, and monitors the overall production output levels.
- He/She is responsible for formulating new food production standards and SOPs.
- He/She is responsible for creation of new menus and completing R&D for innovating new products.
- He/She monitors quality assurance on an overall level through conducting spot checks.
- He/She also investigates production/quality issues in the kitchen and recommends solutions.
- He/She monitors and recommends ways to reduce waste production.
- He/She represents the company as the in-house pastry expert and provides content to the Brand team for marketing collateral and website / social media material.

**Requirements**:

- At least 8 years experience in the pastry and baking industry is required.
- Have strong leadership skills, decision-making skills, and time-management skills.
- Needs to operate in a set-up similar to a food production environment and may be required to work day/night shifts.

**About Plain Vanilla Bakery**:
Plain Vanilla Bakery it started out with a simple, earnest ambition to create and share some good old-fashioned cake with our local community; cake that was made with real wholesome ingredients, and was familiar and comforting. In a world of mass-produced confections, we wanted to go back to basics and bake like our mums and grandmothers used to - moist red velvet cupcakes topped with vanilla buttercream, apple pound cake drizzled with caramel, decadent chocolate brownies, warm and fudgey on the inside. The kind of scents, flavours, and textures that make us nostalgic for days gone by.

Job types: Full-time

Education: No education required

Work location: On-site