Head of a Pastry

CareerEdu Consulting Limited - Our client, a Restaurant, is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head of a Pastry

Location: Gwarimpa, Abuja (FCT)

Employment Type: Full-time Description We are seeking a skilled, creative, and experienced Head of Pastry to oversee our pastry and bakery operations. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing pastry production, developing and maintaining product quality, supervising pastry personnel, and ensuring the consistent delivery of high-quality pastries, desserts, and baked products. The ideal candidate must possess strong practical baking and pastry-making skills, excellent leadership abilities, and the capacity to manage production efficiently in a fast-paced restaurant environment.

Key Responsibilities

Pastry Production and Operations: Oversee daily pastry and bakery production activities, ensuring timely preparation and availability of products in line with business demands. Product Development and Innovation: Develop, test, and introduce new pastry products, desserts, and baked items while improving existing recipes and maintaining product consistency. Team Leadership and Supervision: Lead, supervise, train, and coordinate pastry staff, delegate responsibilities, monitor performance, and ensure discipline and productivity within the department. Quality Control: Ensure all pastries and baked products meet established standards for taste, texture, appearance, freshness, presentation, and portion consistency. Inventory and Cost Management: Monitor the use of ingredients and production materials, manage stock levels, enforce portion control, and minimise wastage and unnecessary production costs. Food Safety and Hygiene: Maintain strict hygiene, sanitation, food handling, storage, and safety standards across the pastry production area. Equipment and Resource Management: Ensure proper use, handling, and maintenance of pastry equipment, baking tools, and other production resources. Reporting and Operational Improvement: Maintain production records, monitor departmental performance, report operational challenges, and recommend improvements to enhance productivity and efficiency.

Requirements

Minimum of HND in Catering and Hospitality Management, Culinary Arts, Food Science, or any relevant discipline. 3–5 years’ relevant work experience in pastry production, baking, or the hospitality industry. Proven practical experience in preparing a variety of pastries, cakes, desserts, breads, and other baked products. Previous experience leading or supervising a pastry or bakery production team. Good knowledge of baking techniques, pastry recipes, ingredient measurements, and production processes. Strong knowledge of food safety, hygiene, quality control, and inventory management. Creativity, attention to detail, and ability to maintain consistent product standards. Strong leadership, organisational, communication, and problem-solving skills. Ability to work under pressure and manage production deadlines effectively. Salary N180,000 - N250,000 monthly.