Pastry Chef

Job Title: Pastry Chef
Department: Food Production / Kitchen
Industry: Hospitality / Restaurants
Experience: 5-8 Years
Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Lower Parel, Mumbai

Job Summary:

Pebble Street Hospitality is looking for a skilled and passionate Pastry Chef to manage pastry and dessert production across restaurant operations. The candidate will be responsible for preparing high-quality pastries, desserts, cakes, bakery products and plated desserts, while maintaining consistency, food safety, hygiene, presentation, and cost standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage daily pastry, bakery and dessert production as per business requirements.
• Prepare and execute cakes, pastries, plated desserts, cookies, breads, chocolates, creams, sauces and other dessert items.
• Ensure consistency in taste, texture, quality, portion size and presentation.
• Follow standardized recipes, production schedules, kitchen SOPs and food safety procedures.
• Maintain proper mise en place, storage, labelling and FIFO practices.
• Monitor ingredient usage, food cost, wastage and portion control.
• Maintain adequate stock of pastry and bakery ingredients and coordinate with the Stores/Purchase team.
• Develop and introduce new desserts, seasonal specials and innovative pastry concepts.
• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene of the pastry section and ensure proper handling of equipment.
• Train, guide and supervise Commis Chefs, Demi Chefs and junior pastry team members.
• Coordinate with the Executive Chef, Sous Chef and Restaurant Operations team for daily requirements.
• Ensure timely preparation and dispatch of desserts during peak restaurant operations.
• Conduct quality checks on raw materials and finished products.
• Maintain compliance with FSSAI, HACCP, food safety, hygiene and company standards.

Desired Candidate Profile:

• 57 years of experience as a Pastry Chef / Bakery Chef / Pastry Sous Chef / Demi Chef de Partie Pastry in a restaurant, hotel, caf or hospitality environment.
• Strong knowledge of French pastry, bakery products, plated desserts and modern desserts.
• Hands-on experience in baking, cake preparation, chocolate work, dessert plating and pastry production.
• Knowledge of food cost, inventory management, wastage control and portion control.
• Strong understanding of food safety, hygiene and kitchen SOPs.
• Good team management, communication and organizational skills.
• Creative, detail-oriented and quality-focused approach.
• Culinary degree, diploma or certification in Bakery & Pastry / Hotel Management will be preferred.

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