Location: Franschhoek, Cape Town Job Overview: An exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and fast-paced environment for individuals with a passion for the food and beverage industry. Main Responsibility: As a Junior Pastry Chef, the role involves creating a wide variety of high-quality pastries, desserts, and baked goods, ensuring consistency, quality, and innovation. Duties & Responsibilities: Prepare and design a variety of high-quality pastries, desserts, and baked goods for the restaurant menu. Develop new pastry and dessert options for seasonal menus and special events. Monitor food quality and presentation, ensuring consistency with the Head Chefs standards and correcting any issues as needed. Assist in the development and testing of new menu items, considering seasonal ingredients, customer preferences, and trends. Work with the Head Chef on special menus for events, promotions, and seasonal changes. Follow FIFO (First-In-First-Out) procedures for food storage and rotation to ensure freshness and minimize waste. Conduct regular inventory checks and place orders for ingredients and tools as needed. Minimize kitchen waste and control food costs through effective portion control and reducing spoilage. Uphold all hotel and company rules, regulations, and policies, including health and safety standards. Experience and Skills: Minimum of 2 years experience as a dedicated pastry chef. Excellent knowledge of food and beverage service standards. Exceptional knowledge of pastry techniques and dessert preparation. Inventory management skills. Strong interpersonal skills. Ability to work under pressure. Cost-control awareness. Creative and artistic skills, with a passion for developing unique pastries and desserts. Inherent Requirements: Matric Certificate. Diploma or certification in Pastry Arts, Culinary Arts, or a related field