6 Bakery Chef jobs in Manama

Completion of a culinary degree or diploma with a focus on pastry arts is preferred

Yaqeen Bakery, established in the heart of Manama, Bahrain, is seeking a talented and passionate Pastry Chef with at least 1 year of experience to join our team. Our sole proprietorship is dedicated to crafting exceptional baked goods that embody quality and tradition, specializing in a diverse range of products including pastries, cakes, and traditional Bahraini delicacies. If you have a love for baking and desire to create delightful treats in a dynamic environment, we would love to hear from you!

Responsibilities :
- Prepare and bake a variety of pastries, cakes, and desserts.
- Ensure quality control and presentation of baked items.
- Collaborate with the kitchen team to develop new recipes and products.
- Maintain cleanliness and organization in the baking area.
- Manage inventory of baking supplies and ingredients.
- Comply with food safety and sanitation regulations.

Job Specification

- Proven experience as a Pastry Chef or in a similar role.
- Excellent knowledge of baking techniques and presentation.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Strong attention to detail and creativity.
- Team player with good communication skills.

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A Pastry Chef is **responsible for preparing and baking various goods, such as cakes, cookies, pies, and bread, following traditional and modern recipes**. They also create new and exciting desserts to enhance menus and engage customers.
- Operate and manage the pastry section of a kitchen, working together with the other chefs
- Prepare a variety of baked goods
- Decorate and present pastries and baked goods in a tasteful and beautiful way
- Monitor and order ingredients, supplies and equipment
- Meet with customers to discuss custom-made desserts or baked goods for special occasions
- Ensure the bakery section of the kitchen adheres to health and safety regulations
- Identify staffing needs, help to recruit new personnel and train them
- Develop new seasonal recipes and menus and keep up with the latest trends

Required:
reasonable experience in same field

should be available for physical interview

should be creative and open for any challenges

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: BD1.000 - BD2.000 per month

**Job description**
- Seeking a talented pastry chef to join our team
- Specializing in croissants, danishes, pies, cakes, bread, waffles, pancakes, and donuts
- Minimum of 2 years of experience required
- Must be a local transfer
- Willingness to learn and grow in a fast-paced environment
- Responsible for creating high-quality pastries and managing inventory
- Team player who collaborates with colleagues to innovate and improve offerings
- Join a team that values creativity, teamwork, and excellence

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Contract

Contract length: 24 months

Pay: Up to BD220.000 per month

Expected hours: 30 - 40 per week

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Contract
Contract length: 24 months

Pay: From BD220.000 per month

Expected hours: 30 per week

**Job Number** 24056845

**Job Category** Food and Beverage & Culinary

**Location** Sheraton Bahrain Hotel, 6 Palace Avenue, Manama, Bahrain, Bahrain VIEW ON MAP

**Schedule** Full-Time

**Located Remotely?** N

**Relocation?** N

**Position Type** Management

**JOB SUMMARY**

Accountable for overall success of the daily pastry operations. Exhibits creative baking and decorating talents by personally performing tasks while leading the staff in preparing quality and consistent pastries for all areas. Works to continually improve guest and employee satisfaction while maintaining the operating budget. Supervises all pastry areas to ensure a consistent, high quality product is produced. Responsible for guiding and developing staff including direct reports. Must ensure sanitation and food standards are achieved. Areas of responsibility comprise overseeing all pastry food preparation areas.

**CANDIDATE PROFILE**

**Education and Experience**
- High school diploma or GED; 2-year degree from an accredited university in Culinary Arts, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or related major;
- 6- years’ experience in culinary, food and beverage, or related professional area.

**CORE WORK ACTIVITIES**

**Leading Pastry Culinary Team**
- Supervises and manages employees; understands employee positions well enough to perform duties in employees' absence.
- Supervises and coordinates activities of cooks and workers engaged in pastry preparation.
- Utilizes interpersonal and communication skills to lead, influence, and encourage others; advocates sound financial/business decision making; demonstrates honesty/integrity; leads by example.
- Serves as a role model to demonstrate appropriate behaviors.
- Ensures and maintains the productivity level of employees.
- Supervises pastry preparation shift operations.
- Communicates performance expectations in accordance with job descriptions for each position.
- Establishes and maintains open, collaborative relationships with employees and ensures employees do the same within the team.
- Ensures that regular on-going communication occurs with employees to create awareness of business objectives and communicate expectations, recognize performance and produce desired results.
- Leads shifts while personally preparing food items and executing requests based on required specifications.
- Facilitates pastry classes for customers and the community.

**Ensuring Culinary Standards and Responsibilities are Met**
- Develops, designs, or creates new ideas and items for pastry kitchen.
- Follows proper handling and right temperature of all food products.
- Maintains food preparation handling and correct storage standards.
- Recognizes superior quality products, presentations and flavor.
- Ensures employees maintain required food handling and sanitation certifications.
- Ensures compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
- Assists the Executive Chef with menu development associated with pastry.
- Operates and maintains all department equipment and reports malfunctions.
- Prepares and cooks foods of all types, either on a regular basis or for special guests or functions.
- Assists in determining how food should be presented and creates decorative food displays.

**Ensuring Exceptional Customer Service**
- Monitors and provides service behaviors that are above and beyond for customer satisfaction.
- Manages day-to-day operations, ensuring the quality, standards and meeting the expectations of the customers on a daily basis.
- Supports service by communicating and assisting employees to understand guest needs, providing guidance, feedback, and individual coaching when needed.
- Sets a positive example for guest relations.
- Empowers employees to provide excellent customer service.
- Responds to and handles guest problems and complaints.
- Interacts with guests to obtain feedback on product quality and service levels.
- Emphasizes guest satisfaction during all departmental meetings and focuses on continuous improvement.

**Maintaining Culinary Goals**
- Sets and supports achievement of culinary goals associated with pastry products including performance goals, budget goals, team goals, etc.
- Provides specific guidance to prioritize, organize, and accomplish daily pastry operations work.
- Supports procedures for food and beverage portion and waste controls.
- Purchases appropriate supplies and manage inventories according to budget.
- Trains employees in safety procedures.

**Supports Training and Development Activities**
- Identifies the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
- Participates in training staff on menu items including ingredients, preparation methods and unique tastes.
- Ensures property policies are administered fairly and consistently.
- Ensures disciplinary procedures and documentation are completed according to Standard and Local Operating Procedures (SOPs and LSOPs) and support the Peer Re

A Junior Sous Chef is responsible for contributing to menu creation and managing and training the kitchen brigade to deliver an excellent Guest and Member experience while managing food cost controls.

**What will I be doing?**
As a Junior Sous Chef, you are responsible for contributing to menu creation and managing and training the kitchen brigade to deliver an excellent Guest and Member experience. A Junior Sous Chef will also be required to manage food cost controls. Specifically, you will be responsible for performing the following tasks to the highest standards:

- Contribute to menu creation
- Manage and train the kitchen brigade effectively to ensure a well-organised and motivated team
- Ensure consistency in quality of dishes at all times
- Manage customer relations when necessary, in the absence of the Junior Sous Chef
- Ensure resources meet business needs through the effective management of working rotas
- Support brand standards through the training and assessment of your team
- Manage food cost controls to contribute to Food and Beverage revenue
- Knowledge of activities in other departments and implications
- Ensure compliance with food hygiene and Health and Safety standards

**What are we looking for?**

A Junior Sous Chef serving Hilton brands is always working on behalf of our Guests and working with other Team Members. To successfully fill this role, you should maintain the attitude, behaviours, skills, and values that follow:

- Strong Chef de Partie or previous Junior Sous Chef Experience
- Approaches food in a creative way
- Strong supervisory skills
- Positive attitude
- Good communication skills
- Committed to delivering a high level of customer service
- Excellent grooming standards
- Excellent planning and organising skills
- Willingness to learn

It would be advantageous in this position for you to demonstrate the following capabilities and distinctions:

- Relevant qualifications for role
- Ability to work a variety of shifts including weekends, days, afternoons and evenings

**What will it be like to work for Hilton?**

Hilton is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels. For nearly a century, Hilton has offered business and leisure travelers the finest in accommodations, service, amenities and value. Hilton is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences across its. Our vision “to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality” unites us as a team to create remarkable hospitality experiences around the world every day. And, our amazing Team Members are at the heart of it all!