Pastry Chef at Barca Liga Hotels

Barca-Liga Hotels is a modern classy 3-Star hotel at Franca Afegbua Crescent, Gudu District, Apo, Abuja. This beautiful edifice welcomes guests to a wonderfully furnished and serene environment suitable for relaxation. Barca-Liga Hotels has over 60 guest room, these rooms are grouped into: Superior Standard, Classic, Deluxe, Super Deluxe, Executive Classic and Super Executive Classic. Each room is beautifully and fully furnished with air conditioning unit, flat screen television with satellite channels, ornate lamps and sofa, dining, reading desk and chair, Wi-Fi connection, direct-dial telephone, mirror, toiletries and an en-suite bathroom with shower.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Pastry Chef

Location: Apo, Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Responsibilities

• Manages all day-to-day operations of the pastry and bakery section of the kitchen.
• Prepare a wide variety of goods such as cakes, cookies, pies, bread, etc. following traditional and modern recipes.
• Able to produce all baked goods including but not limited to artisan breads and rolls, muffins, laminated Danish, laminated croissants and doughnuts etc.
• Able to develop, designs, or creates new ideas and items for Pastry Kitchen.
• Create new and exciting desserts to renew hotels menus and engage the interest of customers
• Ensure excellent quality throughout the dessert offerings.
• Follows proper handling and the right temperature of all food products.
• Decorate pastries and desserts using different types of icings, toppings, etc., and ensure the food presentation will be beautiful and exciting.
• Coordinates activities of cooks and workers engaged in food preparation.
• Supervise and coordinate all pastry and dessert preparation and presentation.
• Checks the quality of raw and cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.
• Assists in determining how food should be presented and creates decorative food displays.
• Monitor stocks for baking ingredients such as flour, sugar etc. and make appropriate orders within budget.
• Check the quality of material and condition of equipment and devices used for cooking.
• Report all equipment problems and maintenance issues, known safety hazards, or unsafe practices and procedures to the supervisor immediately.
• Attends all scheduled employee meetings and brings suggestions for improvement.
• Must possess a positive attitude and have the ability to work with a variety of people and in cooperation with co-workers efficiently and effectively
• Able to recognize superior quality products, presentations and flavors.
• Ensures compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
• Operates and maintains all department equipment and reports malfunctions.
• Maintains cleanliness and organization in all work areas.
• Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
• Serves as a role model to demonstrate appropriate behaviors.
• Ensure compliance with food hygiene and Health and Safety standards.
• Guide and motivate pastry assistants and bakers to work more efficiently.
• Maintain a lean and orderly cooking station and adhere to health and safety standards.
• Ensuring Culinary Standards and Responsibilities are Met for Pastry Team.

Requirements

• Candidates should possess an OND, HND, or Bachelor's Degree with 3-10 years experience.
• Good knowledge of different types of pastry, dessert, cake decorating.
• Posses professional disposition with good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work a variety of shifts including weekends, days, afternoons and evenings.
• Positive attitude and Good communication skills.

Salary
N50,000 - N100,000 / Month.

Application Closing Date
31st July, 2023.