Assistant Pastry Chef Safari Park Hotel

Job Details

Safari Park Hotel, a leading five star hotel situated in Nairobi and serving the top notch of the Hospitality sector seeks to employ well organised and highly motivated Kenyan citizens who are results-oriented to fill the position below
Reporting to the Executive Chef through the Pastry Chef, the successful candidate will be responsible for;

• Assist in the day to day operations of the pastry kitchen.
• Collaborate with the head baker on daily tasks and schedules.
• Liaise with all kitchen production areas for their daily food orders and submit to Executive Sous Chef/purchaser to prepare Market List in a timely manner.
• Ensure that proper par stocks of all food items are maintained.
• Ensure that all coolers and freezers are organized & maintained as per standards
• Execute all buffet production in a timely manner to ensure guest satisfaction
• Along with the Pastry Chef is responsible for all new menu presentations.
• Responsible for reporting all malfunctioning kitchen equipment and report the same to the Pastry Chef/Executive Sous Chef.
• Ensure that all inter kitchen transfers are done in a timely manner and brought to the Executive Chef for authorization
• Supervision of pastry staff in the absence of the pastry chef.

Requirements

• Aged 35 – 45 years
• Be holders of a certificate in bakery / pastry from Kenya Utalii College or any other internationally recognised hotel training institution.
• Have at least five (5) years experience in a similar position in a large organisation, specialising in making cakes, bread and general baking.
• Organised and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work in tight production schedules and set quotas for number of items to be produced on a daily basis.
• Innately creative and self motivated.
• Sound knowledge of hygiene and safety standards in the Kitchen and possess discipline to enforce those standards.
• Be Computer literate.

How to apply;
Applicants meeting the above qualifications should send their application letters indicating the title of the position along with a detailed CV and copies of relevant certificates and testimonials to the address below to reach us by Friday March 14, 2014.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Human Resources & Admin Manager
P.O. Box 45038-00100
Nairobi