Job Description
About Calo
Launched in Bahrain in November of 2019, Calo is on a mission to make healthy easy. We’re a team of dedicated people driving this mission by providing better, faster, and cheaper ways to access food through technology.
Role overview
To function as a Pastry Chef De Partie for the Calo Kitchen, to work alongside the head chef to manage daily kitchen activities, including overseeing staff, aiding with menu preparation, ensuring food quality and freshness, monitoring ordering and stocking. The successful candidate will employ their culinary and managerial skills in order to play a critical role in maintaining and enhancing our customers’ satisfaction.
Main Responsibilities
- Ensure that the kitchen operates in a timely way that meets our quality standards
- Resourcefully solve any issues that arise and seize control of any problematic situation
- Manage and train the pastry team, establish working schedule and assess staff’s performance
- Must be able to clearly communicate tasks to team members
- Maintain standards for pastry storage, rotation, quality and appearance.
- Creating new and exciting desserts to renew our menus and engage the interest of customers
- Order supplies to stock the pastry inventory appropriately
- Comply with and enforce sanitation regulations and safety standards
- Maintain a positive and professional approach with coworkers
- Produce high-quality plates both design and taste-wise
Ideal Candidate
Qualifications
- Must have 3-5 years of experience for the DCDP position, and 5-8 years for the CDP position within the hospitality or catering industry
- Must be currently present in KSA
- Must be a proficient communicator in English
- Previous experience in a food manufacturing facility experience is a plus
Knowledge and competency
- Exceptional proven ability in kitchen management
- Ability to divide responsibilities and monitor progress
- Outstanding communication and leadership skills
- Up-to-date with culinary trends and optimized kitchen processes
Personality
- Strong communicator
- Pleasant personality and able to lead with empathy
