Overview

ITC Grand Chola, Chennai is hiring energetic, passionate, and experienced candidates for the position of Bakery Chef.

Duties and Responsibilities of Bakery Chef:

  1. Manages all day-to-day operations of the bakery section of the kitchen.
  2. Prepare a wide variety of goods such as cakes, cookies, pies, bread etc. following traditional and modern recipes.
  3. Able to produce all baked goods including but not limited to artisan breads and rolls, muffins, laminated Danish, laminated croissants and doughnuts etc.
  4. Able to develop, designs, or creates new ideas and items for Pastry Kitchen.
  5. Create new and exciting desserts to renew hotels menus and engage the interest of customers
  6. Ensure excellent quality throughout the dessert offerings.
  7. Follows proper handling and right temperature of all food products.
  8. Decorate pastries and desserts using different types of icings, toppings etc. and ensure the food presentation will be beautiful and exciting.
  9. Coordinates activities of cooks and workers engaged in food preparation.
  10. Supervise and coordinate all pastry and dessert preparation and presentation.
  11. Checks the quality of raw and cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.
  12. Assists in determining how food should be presented and creates decorative food displays.
  13. Monitor stocks for baking ingredients such as flour, sugar etc. and make appropriate orders within budget.
  14. Check quality of material and condition of equipment and devices used for cooking.
  15. Report all equipment problems and maintenance issues, known safety hazards, or unsafe practices and procedures to supervisor immediately.
  16. Attends all scheduled employee meetings and brings suggestions for improvement.
  17. Must possess a positive attitude and have the ability to work with a variety of people and in cooperation with co-workers efficiently and effectively
  18. Able to recognize superior quality products, presentations and flavors.
  19. Ensures compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
  20. Operates and maintains all department equipment and reports malfunctions.
  21. Maintains cleanliness and organization in all work areas.
  22. Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
  23. Serves as a role model to demonstrate appropriate behaviors.
  24. Ensure compliance with food hygiene and Health and Safety standards.
  25. Guide and motivate pastry assistants and bakers to work more efficiently.
  26. Maintain a lean and orderly cooking station and adhere to health and safety standards.
  27. Ensuring Culinary Standards and Responsibilities are Met for Pastry Team.

Skills and Requirements for Bakery Chef:

  • Good knowledge of different types of Bakery food recipe.
  • Posses professional disposition with good communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to work a variety of shifts including weekends, days, afternoons and evenings.
  • Positive attitude and Good communication skills.

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About ITC Grand Chola, Chennai

Launched in 1975, ITC's Hotel Group is the hospitality business of ITC Limited. With over 100 hotels in 70 destinations across six distinct brands, ITC’s hotel group integrates India’s renowned tradition of hospitality and warmth, with globally benchmarked facilities & services.
With its awe-inspiring size and grandeur, ITC Grand Chola is a veritable destination unto itself. Located in the heart of Chennai the hotel is a palatial tribute to Southern India’s greatest empires – the Imperial Cholas. There are four separate entry points, each with its distinct artistic identity. The hotel welcomes guests in 522 rooms and 78 serviced apartments, each of which is a triumph of design aesthetics. The ten food and beverage outlets bring regional, national and global cuisines to the cognoscenti. It offers one of the largest conference, banqueting and exhibition spaces in the country.
The unique carved and textured exterior resembles the great temples of the Chola period – The Brihadeshwarar and many others in the Thanjavur district. Sangam, the grand lobby, follows a temple cloister design. The pristine expanse of the pastel-hued lobby is interspersed with Dravidian pillars positioned symmetrically. Traditional stone carvers and sculptors from Tamil Nadu have contributed to the inimitable interiors of the hotel in the form of visual motifs influenced by Chola themes.
With 10 signature dining destinations the hotel offers the finest regional, national and global cuisine to delight the gourmet aficionados. The culinary experiences are staged with sustainability at heart by promoting local and seasonal ingredients, further accentuating the flavours.
Inviting and expansive, Kaya Kalp – The Royal Spa promotes health, relaxation and inner peace through a wide selection of Ayurvedic, international and indigenous therapies. Promoting holistic wellbeing & fitness the hotel offers healthy cuisine offerings, personalized fitness regimes, a conducive sleep environment and exclusive amenities & facilities.
Rated the world's largest 'LEED® Platinum' certified Hotel during inception, ITC Grand Chola currently meets close to entire electrical energy demand through self-owned wind farms and also achieves almost complete recycling of waste generated by hotel operations. Many such initiatives help the hotel deliver planet positive experiences.

The hotel is world's second & largest LEED Zero Carbon - Certified Hotel (as on Nov 2021)