Commi 1 Pastry Chef

About Calo

Founded in Bahrain in November 2019, Calo is dedicated to simplifying healthy eating by leveraging technology to offer accessible, affordable, and quickly prepared food options.

Role Overview

This position involves functioning as a Commi 1 Pastry Chef in Calo's Qatar Central Production Unit. The individual will support the pastry team in crafting a range of healthy pastries, baked goods, desserts, and sweet components following Calo’s recipe standards, nutritional criteria, and quality expectations.

Reporting and Collaboration

• Works under the guidance of the Pastry Chef, CDP Pastry, and senior pastry personnel.
• Collaborates with Kitchen Management and Production Leads to maintain efficient pastry production workflows.
• Coordinates with other kitchen departments as needed to meet overall production demands.
• Operates on shift schedules within a temperature-controlled production environment.
• Adheres to required personal protective equipment (PPE), food safety, hygiene, and workplace safety protocols.

Main Duties

• Assist in preparing and producing pastries, bakery items, desserts, creams, fillings, sauces, and toppings as per standardized recipes.
• Precisely follow recipes and production processes to maintain consistent flavor, texture, appearance, and serving sizes.
• Participate in weighing, measuring, mixing, baking, assembling, decorating, and portioning pastry products.
• Ensure portion sizes align with Calo’s calorie and macronutrient guidelines.
• Handle ingredients such as flour, eggs, dairy, chocolate, nuts, and fruits safely and correctly.
• Use pastry equipment like mixers, ovens, scales, refrigerators, and freezers safely and efficiently.
• Contribute to the creation of healthy pastry and dessert options meeting nutritional standards.
• Maintain uniform product quality and presentation across high-volume production batches.
• Follow daily production schedules, completing assigned items on time.
• Reduce food waste through proper storage, labeling, FIFO rotation, portion control, trimming, and optimizing yield.
• Manage appropriate temperature control and storage for ingredients and finished pastries.
• Handle allergens carefully to avoid cross-contamination, especially dairy, eggs, gluten, nuts, and soy.
• Keep the pastry workstation clean, organized, and hygienic throughout operations.
• Perform routine checks following HACCP, food safety, sanitation, and safety protocols.
• Provide support to the Pastry Chef and senior team members with production-related duties as needed.

Ideal Candidate Profile

Qualifications

• Experience as a Commi 1 or Commi 2 Pastry Chef or equivalent role in high-volume hotels, bakeries, restaurants, catering, or central kitchens.
• Preferably 3 to 4 years of hands-on pastry or bakery experience in production environments.
• Formal culinary or pastry education or professional training is advantageous.
• Certification in food safety and HACCP standards is preferred.

Knowledge and Skills

• Solid grasp of pastry and baking fundamentals including weighing, mixing, baking, assembling, portioning, and basic decoration.
• Understanding of proper handling and storage of pastry ingredients.
• Familiarity with temperature controls, FIFO methods, food safety, hygiene, and allergen controls.
• Ability to accurately follow standardized recipes and measurements.
• Strong attention to detail ensuring consistent production quality.
• Capability to operate efficiently in a fast-paced, high-volume production setting.
• Good English communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to follow instructions and meet production quality and quantity targets.

Personality Traits

• Passionate about pastry making, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Detail-focused and committed to uniformity in output.
• A cooperative team player supporting colleagues and leadership.
• Reliable, disciplined, and able to work well under stress.
• Maintains high personal and kitchen hygiene standards.
• Proactive in taking responsibility and embracing learning opportunities.
• Dedicated to producing superior products that enhance customer satisfaction.