Pastry Cook/garde Manger - Singapore - JAXS PTE. LTD.

JAXS PTE. LTD.

Verified Company

Singapore

1 week ago

Posted by:

Wei Jie

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Description

As part of our hardworking and dedicated Victus Catering team, you will take responsibility for a range of tasks from daily mise en place to pastry productions, and serve them with a smile to our customers.

Role Details

Location is a major international school in the Bukit Merah/Alexandra area

Required shift: Monday

Friday, Start 6:45am or 7:15am, typical end around 4pm
Must be willing and able to work occasional Saturday or Sunday shifts
The kitchen is not Halalcertified, however there is strictly no pork/lard and most ingredients are Halal.

Benefits

Full daily staff meal
Comfortable uniform and fully airconditioned work environment
Excellent consistent working hours (most weekends off)
Optional extended unpaid leave in school holidays (December, April & July)
Growth + development opportunities and career advancement

Prerequisites/Requirements

At least 2 year's experience in a busy caterer, restaurant, cafes or hotel is required.
Good knowledge of different types of pastry, dessert, sandwiches, salads, cake decorating, and handling hot kitchen departments (preparing & marinating meats, vegetable mise en place, sauce making)
Flexibility to work in both hot and cold kitchens is preferred.
Valid Food Hygiene/Safety Certification with no record of prior violations.
Willing and eligible to undergo a criminal background check before working around children.

Personal Attributes

Professional disposition;
Good interpersonal skills, including the ability to work with a variety of people and in cooperation with coworkers efficiently and effectively;
A positive, selfmotivated attitude;
Good organisation skills and punctuality;
Good verbal/written communication skills in English.

Role and Responsibilities
Daily Preparation and Production

Coordinate, manage and prepare all daytoday mise en place for the pastry/cold and the hot section of the kitchen
Prepare a wide variety of goods such as cakes, cookies, pies, bread, quiches, sandwiches, salads, sauces etc, following modern recipes.
Complete all production in a timely manner, following proper handling and temperature controls.
Maintain a lean and orderly cooking station and adhere to health and safety standards.
Ensure excellent quality throughout the food offerings, including checking the quality of raw and cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.
Decorate pastries and desserts using different types of icings, toppings etc. and ensure the food presentation will be beautiful and exciting.
Assists in determining how food should be presented and creates decorative food displays.
Able to recognize superior quality products, presentations and flavours.

Administrative Duties

Monitor stocks for baking ingredients such as flour, sugar etc. and make appropriate orders to Head Chef within budget.
Check quality of material and condition of equipment and devices used for cooking.
Operates and maintains all department equipment and reports malfunctions, equipment problems and maintenance issues, known safety hazards, etc to supervisor immediately.
Monitors health and safety, and reports unsafe practices and procedures to supervisor immediately.

Leadership Duties

Attends all scheduled employee meetings and brings suggestions for improvement.
Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
Serves as a role model to demonstrate appropriate behaviours.
Ensure compliance with food hygiene and Health and Safety standards.
Guide and motivate pastry assistants and bakers to work more efficiently.
Ensures compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.