Pastry Chef - Toronto, Canada - Meaty Meats Inc.

Meaty Meats Inc.

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Are you a talented and hard-working Pastry Chef looking for a new challenge and an opportunity to advance your career and showcase your skills?

We are looking for a great Pastry Chef to join our dream team.

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, creative and driven individual to build out our offerings, share their knowledge and experience and delight our clients taste buds.

Meaty Eats is a specialty retailer focusing on Fresh Organic Meats and Charcuterie as well as in house Prepared Foods.

We operate two locations in the GTA focusing on quality goods, curated product selection and customer experience.

In support of the Food Service and Culinary Manager, Chef's play a critical part in delivering our food service and culinary programs.

Through the preparation of various cooked, cured, pickled, and prepared items they help us achieve our mission to be the trusted choice for value-added meat products in the GTA.

A background in food service or hospitality with 2-3 years experience working in a commercial / production kitchen or similar environment, a sincere respect for food, and commitment to the highest food safety and quality standards will prove pivotal in the fulfillment of their duties.

Main Duties

Plan, implement and manage daily operations
Prepare daily offerings & suggest new offerings
Understand visitors' preferences and make suggestions based on findings
Prepare a wide variety of Top Tier goods such as cakes, pastries, ice cream, pies, breads
Decorate pastries using advanced & unique methods so that they are appealing to the eye
Monitor supplies and ingredients necessary for daily operations
Check quality of material and condition of equipment
Train, guide and motivate assistants
Maintain a clean cooking station
Adhere to health and safety standards
Keep abreast with the latest food and industry trends
Help train retail store associates on product including talking points to assist in delivering a worldclass shopping experience.
Other duties as required.

Requirements:

Previous working experience as Pastry Chef for 4+ years
Kitchen experience is an added bonus
Certificate in culinary arts or similar relevant field
In depth knowledge of sanitation principles
Complete knowledge of baking with ingredient limitations (pastries that are gluten free, sugarless etc.)
Physically capable of being on foot for an entire shift and have the capacity to lift 50lbs
Excellent organizational and time management skills
Great attention to detail and creativity
Great interpersonal and leadership skills
Friendly attitude, Punctual, Focused & Driven
Strong passion for the art of food design.
Excellent time management and organizational skills
Strong communication and customer service skills
Proven leadership abilities

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