Corporate Pastry Chef

Location: Toronto, ON
Salary: $24.05 hourly for 40 hours per week
1 Vacancy
Terms of employment: Permanent, Full time
Start date: As soon as possible
Benefits: Bonus, Medical benefits, Dental benefits, Group insurance benefits, Life insurance benefits
Employment conditions: Early morning, Morning, Day, Evening, Shift, Weekend

Qualifications:
– Ability to communicate orally and in writing in English is required;
– Completion of secondary (high) school is required;
– 3 years to less than 5 years of work experience as a pastry cook or a pastry chef in a restaurant including two years in a supervisory capacity is required

Job duties:
– Create new recipes for Neo Coffee Bars JaBistro, and Kinka Izakaya Restaurants in GTA;
– Suggest/plan new dessert menus according to the restaurants’ concepts, determine size of food portions and presentation of food, and estimate cost, together with the management of each location;
– Attend corporate operations meetings to report and discuss dessert related kitchen operations;
– Supervise activities of pastry Cooks, and ethnic food cooks handling house-made desserts at each location;
– Plan menus and ensure and control quality of dessert menus according to the company’s quality standards for Neo Coffee Bars, JaBistro, and Kinka Izakaya Restaurants in GTA;
– Plan and direct food preparation and baking activities of Neo Coffee Bars, JaBistro, and Kinka Izakaya Restaurants in GTA;
– Maintain records of food costs, consumption, sales and inventory;
– Oversee dessert related kitchen operations, together with the management of each location;
– Analyze operating costs and other data;
– Requisition food and kitchen supplies;
– Prepare and bake house-made desserts on a regular basis, or for special guests or functions;
– Prepare desserts menus for customers with food allergies or intolerances upon request;
– Train staff in preparation, baking and handling of food;
– Instruct pastry cooks or ethnic food cooks in preparation, baking, decorating and presentation of dessert menus;
– Arrange for equipment purchases and repairs when necessary

Other information:
– Transportation/Travel Information: Public transportation is available
– Work Location Information: Urban area
– Ranks of Chefs: Executive chef, Pastry chef
– Ability to supervise: 11-15 people
– Food Specialties: Bakery goods and desserts, Eggs and dairy
– Work Setting: Café, Restaurant, and Head Office
– Job location: Head Office, Cafés and Restaurants in GTA
– Office address: 294 College St., 2nd Floor, Toronto, ON M5T 1R9

How to apply:
By email: hrkinkafamily@gmail.com