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Pastry Chef
2026-09-16T15:25:37+00:00
Alba Hotel Meru
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FULL_TIME
Meru
Meru
00100
Kenya
Hospitality, and Tourism
Restaurant & Hospitality, Art, Fashion & Design
KES
MONTH
2026-09-18T17:00:00+00:00
8

Responsibilities

  • Oversee pastry production, workflow, scheduling, and daily operations.
  • Prepare and develop pastries, desserts, cakes, breads, and other baked products.
  • Develop and standardize recipes to ensure consistent quality, taste, presentation, and portions.
  • Supervise, train, and mentor pastry team members.
  • Maintain food quality, hygiene, safety, cleanliness, and HACCP standards.
  • Manage stock, purchasing, storage, costs, portions, and wastage.
  • Ensure proper use, cleaning, and maintenance of pastry equipment.
  • Support menu development, special events, and innovative pastry offerings.

Qualifications

  • Diploma/Certificate in Pastry, Bakery, Culinary Arts, or related field.
  • 3-5 years' professional pastry experience, preferably in a hotel or restaurant.
  • Strong knowledge of pastry production, baking, cakes, desserts, confectionery, food safety, hygiene, and HACCP.
  • Proven leadership, team management, training, communication, and organizational skills.
  • Ability to independently manage a pastry section in a fast-paced kitchen. Knowledge of costing, stock, portion, and wastage control is an advantage.
  • Oversee pastry production, workflow, scheduling, and daily operations.
  • Prepare and develop pastries, desserts, cakes, breads, and other baked products.
  • Develop and standardize recipes to ensure consistent quality, taste, presentation, and portions.
  • Supervise, train, and mentor pastry team members.
  • Maintain food quality, hygiene, safety, cleanliness, and HACCP standards.
  • Manage stock, purchasing, storage, costs, portions, and wastage.
  • Ensure proper use, cleaning, and maintenance of pastry equipment.
  • Support menu development, special events, and innovative pastry offerings.
  • Leadership
  • Team management
  • Training
  • Communication
  • Organizational skills
  • Pastry production
  • Baking
  • Dessert preparation
  • Confectionery
  • Food safety
  • Hygiene
  • HACCP
  • Costing
  • Stock management
  • Portion control
  • Wastage control
  • Diploma/Certificate in Pastry, Bakery, Culinary Arts, or related field.
  • 3-5 years' professional pastry experience, preferably in a hotel or restaurant.
  • Strong knowledge of pastry production, baking, cakes, desserts, confectionery, food safety, hygiene, and HACCP.
  • Proven leadership, team management, training, communication, and organizational skills.
  • Ability to independently manage a pastry section in a fast-paced kitchen.
  • Knowledge of costing, stock, portion, and wastage control is an advantage.
associate degree
36
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Vacancy title:
Pastry Chef

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Hospitality, and Tourism, Category: Restaurant & Hospitality, Art, Fashion & Design]

Jobs at:
Alba Hotel Meru

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, September 18 2026

Duty Station:
Meru | Meru

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, September 16 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Responsibilities

  • Oversee pastry production, workflow, scheduling, and daily operations.
  • Prepare and develop pastries, desserts, cakes, breads, and other baked products.
  • Develop and standardize recipes to ensure consistent quality, taste, presentation, and portions.
  • Supervise, train, and mentor pastry team members.
  • Maintain food quality, hygiene, safety, cleanliness, and HACCP standards.
  • Manage stock, purchasing, storage, costs, portions, and wastage.
  • Ensure proper use, cleaning, and maintenance of pastry equipment.
  • Support menu development, special events, and innovative pastry offerings.

Qualifications

  • Diploma/Certificate in Pastry, Bakery, Culinary Arts, or related field.
  • 3-5 years' professional pastry experience, preferably in a hotel or restaurant.
  • Strong knowledge of pastry production, baking, cakes, desserts, confectionery, food safety, hygiene, and HACCP.
  • Proven leadership, team management, training, communication, and organizational skills.
  • Ability to independently manage a pastry section in a fast-paced kitchen. Knowledge of costing, stock, portion, and wastage control is an advantage.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: associate degree

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Deadline: 18th September 2026

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Job Info
Job Category: Hospitality/ Chef/ Cook jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Friday, September 18 2026
Duty Station: Meru | Meru
Posted: 16-09-2026
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 16-09-2026
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 10-10-2076
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