Job Description
About the Role
Safari JOBS is searching for a talented and passionate Pastry Chef to join an established luxury safari lodge environment. This role offers a unique opportunity for a pastry professional who takes pride in refined presentation, consistent quality, and the small details that elevate a guest’s dining experience. We are looking for a chef who is calm, creative, organised, and hands-on, with the confidence to deliver beautifully finished pastry items in a professional lodge kitchen environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Execute dishes according to high end dining standards
- Maintain consistently high standards of taste, presentation, and technical execution
- Follow recipes and plating guides and ensure consistency across all services
- Uphold all food safety, hygiene, and HACCP standards
- Work closely with your kitchen brigade
- Maintain a positive, respectful, and professional kitchen culture
- Communicate clearly with senior chefs regarding prep, timing, and service flow
- Assist with stock rotation, storage, and portion control
- Assist with stock runs, receiving deliveries and maintaining accurate stock records
- Support cost effective kitchen operations by minimising wastage
- Ensure workstations and equipment are clean, functional, and well maintained
- Follow daily cleaning schedules and lodge hygiene standards
- Support dietary requirements and guest preferences
Requirements
- Culinary qualification
- Relevant pastry experience
- Excellent English fluency (written & verbal) – non-negotiable
- Highly presentable / take pride in your appearance
- Ability to follow high end plating standards and instructions
- Strong understanding of dietary requirements, food safety, hygiene, and HACCP principles
- Ability to work effectively in a remote environment
- Mature; reliable, and strong work ethic
- Willingness to learn and grow under senior leadership
Salary & Benefits
Negotiable monthly remuneration. PLUS:
- Accommodation (partly/basically furnished)
- 2 meals per day from the staff canteen
- Provident fund – 100% coverage by the company
- Medical Aid membership is a compulsory part of the package, offering employees the security of ongoing cover, with the full contribution payable by the employee
- Uniform and laundry thereof
- Complimentary staff shuttle service is provided for shift transport
Work Cycle
21 days on, 7 days off. Must be flexible and open to possible change in line with operational requirements.
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