Pastry Chef

**About us**

Bella Gelateria is a small business in Burnaby, BC V5C 3Z6. We are professional, agile, and our goal is to At Bella Gelateria we take pride in our work and believe that both our guests and colleagues deserve nothing but the best This belief manifests itself in everything we do, from saying hello to each other when you first arrive on shift, to taking time to make every guest experience special and memorable. We pay attention to the small details because we know the impact that a simple smile can have on someone’s day. We focus on hard work, professionalism and teamwork. But we also remember to have a lot of fun while doing it. We operate on the understanding that everyone - no matter their position - plays and integral role in helping us succeed and achieve our dreams. It is our hope that you learn a lot from your time at Bella, and that you challenge yourself and others to grow and succeed. Most of all, we hope you have fun being part of an amazing team of people who respect and protect the lost art of gelato, and want to share something good with the world every single day..

Our work environment includes:

- Modern office setting
- Food provided

JOB OVERVIEW
- Prepares and presents a broad array of cakes, pastries, desserts, cakes, petits fours which meet customer expectations.
- Adhere to local regulations concerning health, safety, or other compliance requirements, as well as brand standards and local policies and procedures.

At Bella Gelateria we take pride in our work and believe that both our guests and colleagues deserve nothing but the best This belief manifests itself in everything we do, from saying hello to each other when you first arrive on shift, to taking time to make every guest experience special and memorable. We pay attention to the small details because we know the impact that a simple smile can have on someone’s day.

We focus on hard work, professionalism and teamwork. But we also remember to have a lot of fun while doing it.

We operate on the understanding that everyone - no matter their position - plays and integral role in helping us succeed and achieve our dreams.

It is our hope that you learn a lot from your time at Bella, and that you challenge yourself and others to grow and succeed. Most of all, we hope you have fun being part of an amazing team of people who respect and protect the lost art of gelato, and want to share something good with the world every single day.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Prepares and presents a broad array of cakes, pastries, desserts, cakes, petits fours which meet customer expectations.
- Create the menu and work out the recipes
- Train the kitchen team and manage the production process
- Supervise kitchen team in the preparation of the recipes
- Monitoring consistency and quality of the product being made daily
- Check quality of each ingredient
- Taste end product to ensure that the taste, texture and quality is according to specified standards
- Manage and schedule timely delivery to each shop, monitor the par list at each shop and ensure they have sufficient products to sell
- Responsible for managing & training the team in the kitchen
- Lead the shift
- Monitor the team progress throughout the day
- Motivate the team
- Delegate whenever necessary
- In charge of the day to day operations in the kitchen
- Follow the opening and closing procedures
- Responsible of cleaning duties
- Anticipate the next few days
- Check inventory
- Maintain great level of cleanliness throughout the shift in accordance with health regulation
- Supervise the work of the kitchen team
- Train the team in health regulation procedures
- Respect cleanliness and avoid cross contamination
- Keep the Food Safety Plan and Cleaning Schedule updated
- Review often to keep it relevant
- Primary interlocutor to the food inspector during surprise visits
- Responsible of equipment good working order
- Follow the supplier’s instruction handbook
- Clean thoroughly at the end of each use
- Keep it in good condition by doing minor repairs or adjustment when necessary
- Perform preventive and general maintenance on equipment
- Create, develop and maintain great relationships with suppliers
- Place your orders weekly based on production needs
- Research new suppliers whenever necessary
- Keep in touch with local and seasonal suppliers
- Order & receive supplies
- Order supplies based on production needs so we limit selling out of products
- Always check the delivery timing with suppliers
- When receiving, check that the shipment matches the invoices
- Double check the prices on each invoice
- Check the quality of the products
- Store accordingly
- Create weekly schedule for the kitchen team
- Anticipate busy peaks (stat holidays, sunny days etc.)
- Work around time off and vacation requests
- Make sure we are well staffed for each production day
- Anticipate hiring needs
- Manage the inventory
- Monthly inventory
- Weekly check
- Check expiry dates
- FIFO rule