Pastry Chef

2 days ago

Halifax, Canada Creamy Rainbow Inc. Full time

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 to 45 hours per week
- Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
- or equivalent experience
- ** Work site environment**:

- Non-smoking
- Air conditioned
- ** Work setting**:

- Restaurant
- Urban area
- Relocation costs not covered by employer
- Café
- Bakery
- Retail business
- Coffee shop
- Bake shop
- ** Ranks of chefs**:

- Executive chef
- Head chef
- Chef
- Sous-chef
- Pastry chef
- ** Tasks**:

- Estimate amount and costs of supplies and food items
- Estimate labour costs
- Demonstrate new cooking techniques and new equipment to cooking staff
- Supervise activities of specialist chefs, chefs, cooks and other kitchen workers
- Create new recipes
- Instruct cooks in preparation, cooking, garnishing and presentation of food
- Supervise cooks and other kitchen staff
- Prepare and cook food on a regular basis, or for special guests or functions
- Prepare and cook meals or specialty foods
- Plan menus and ensure food meets quality standards
- Supervise activities of sous-chefs, specialist chefs, chefs and cooks
- Train staff in preparation, cooking and handling of food
- Train staff
- Prepare special orders
- Frost and decorate cakes and baked goods
- Ensure that the quality of products meets established standards
- Bake mixed dough and batters
- Organize and maintain inventory
- Prepare and cook complete meals or individual dishes and foods
- Prepare dough for pies, bread, rolls and sweet goods, batters for muffins, cookies and cakes and icings and frostings according to recipes or special customer orders
- Operate machinery
- Cook
- ** Type of production art**:

- Product packaging
- ** Cuisine specialties**:

- Cantonese cuisine
- Szechuan
- Dim Sum
- French
- Italian cuisine
- Japanese cuisine
- European
- International
- Korean
- Portuguese
- ** Food specialties**:

- Bakery goods and desserts
- Eggs and dairy
- Fish and seafood
- Meat, poultry and game
- Stocks, soups and sauces
- Vegetables, fruits, nuts and mushrooms
- Chocolate
- Desserts and pastries
- Breads and rolls
- ** Area of work experience**:

- Manager
- Food services
- ** Security and safety**:

- Bondable
- Criminal record check
- Basic security clearance
- ** Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- ** Personal suitability**:

- Dependability
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Accurate
- Excellent written communication
- Client focus
- Judgement
- ** Screening questions**:

- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?

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