Commis Pastry

In brief

**Overview** This is an explanation of the Commis Pastry role at The President Hotel, a luxury hotel in Cape Town. The position involves assisting senior pastry chefs and contributing to the production of high-quality desserts and baked goods across various hotel operations. The hotel emphasizes skill development alongside experienced chefs and fostering an outstanding team culture where employees can contribute, grow, and feel part of the team, with competitive salary and company contributions toward benefits. **What you will do** Key responsibilities for this role include: * Assisting senior pastry chefs with preparing desserts, pastries, cakes, and baked goods. * Preparing ingredients and mise en place according to daily production requirements. * Following recipes, measurements, portion controls, and presentation standards accurately. * Assisting with baking, assembling, decorating, and plating pastry items under supervision. * Supporting pastry production for restaurants, buffets, banqueting, conferences, and special events. * Maintaining consistent quality, freshness, and presentation of pastry items. * Storing, labelling, and rotating ingredients correctly while minimising waste. * Keeping workstations, utensils, and pastry equipment clean and organised. * Following food safety, hygiene, HACCP, and allergen-management procedures. * Reporting ingredient shortages, equipment faults, and quality concerns to senior chefs. * Developing pastry skills through training and practical experience. * Supporting the wider kitchen team when required. **Requirements (from the original advert)** The actual requirements for this position are: * Matric Certificate (Grade 12). * Recognised Culinary or Pastry qualification is essential. * Minimum 2 years' relevant experience within a professional pastry kitchen. * Previous experience within a hotel, restaurant or high-volume pastry operation is preferred. * Experience within a busy 4-star or 5-star hotel is advantageous. * Basic knowledge of pastry preparation, baking techniques, ingredients and kitchen equipment. * Practical experience assisting with desserts, pastries, cakes and baked goods. * Ability to follow recipes, measure ingredients accurately and maintain portion and presentation standards. * Understanding of food safety, hygiene, HACCP and allergen management. * Strong attention to detail, organisation and willingness to learn. * Ability to work efficiently, follow instructions and support the pastry team during busy periods. * Availability to work shifts, early mornings, weekends and public holidays. * Professional grooming and a disciplined approach to work. * Updated CV with contactable references. **Who should apply** The ideal candidate is someone with a Matric Certificate and an essential recognised Culinary or Pastry qualification, backed by at least 2 years of experience in a professional pastry kitchen, with preferred experience in a hotel, restaurant, or high-volume operation, and advantageous experience in a 4-star or 5-star hotel. They should possess basic pastry knowledge, practical experience with various baked goods, and the ability to accurately follow recipes and maintain standards. A strong understanding of food safety, hygiene, HACCP, and allergen management is required. The candidate should be highly attentive to detail, organised, willing to learn, efficient, capable of following instructions, and a supportive team player. Availability for varied shifts, including early mornings, weekends, and public holidays, along with professional grooming and a disciplined work approach, are also key attributes. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.jobmail.co.za/jobs/tourism-hospitality/other-tourism-hospitality/western-cape/commis-pastry-id-7603782 Source: jobmail

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