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We’re Hiring: Head Pastry Chef – Product Development & Operations
📍 Vadodara, Gujarat | Full-Time
We are looking for an experienced, creative and ambitious Head Pastry Chef to lead and rebuild our pastry & bakery department.
This is not just a production role. We are looking for someone who can take complete ownership of the department — from product development and innovation to daily production, team management, quality control and operational systems.
Our ambition is to build a strong, scalable bakery brand with the potential to grow nationally, and we are looking for someone who is excited by the opportunity to help build that journey.
The Role
As Head Pastry Chef, you will be responsible for:
- Rebuilding and developing our pastry & bakery range
- Creating new, distinctive products while continuously improving existing ones
- Leading R&D, trials and seasonal product development
- Managing the complete day-to-day operations of the pastry department
- Developing standardized recipes, SOPs and production systems
- Ensuring consistency, quality, presentation and taste across every product
- Managing food costs, yields, wastage, inventory and production planning
- Building systems that can eventually be replicated across multiple locations
- Training, mentoring and managing the pastry team
- Establishing strong quality-control processes
- Working closely with ownership on the long-term product and growth strategy
Who We’re Looking For
- 5+ years of strong professional pastry/bakery experience, with experience in a senior or leadership role preferred
- Excellent technical knowledge across pastry, cakes, breads, viennoiserie and contemporary bakery products
- Strong product development and R&D capabilities
- A creative mindset with the ability to understand trends and develop products with a strong identity
- Strong understanding of commercial bakery operations
- Experience with recipe standardization, costing, shelf life and scalable production
- Ability to lead and develop a team
- Strong attention to detail and uncompromising standards for quality
- Someone who is equally comfortable creating a new product and running an efficient kitchen
Most importantly, we are looking for someone who wants to build, not simply maintain — someone who is excited about creating products, developing a team and helping us build a pastry operation capable of scaling into a national business.
This is a full-time position based in Vadodara.
To apply, please share your CV, portfolio/Instagram profile, current location and examples of products or menus you have developed.
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