Assistant Baker

**A**ssistant Baker is responsible for producing, assembling, filling, decorating, and finishing a wide range of bakery products to a high standard. The role requires a skilled baker with strong experience, The ideal candidate will have a solid bakery background, strong technical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to create attractive, consistent, and high\-quality products for retail, restaurant, catering, and special order requirements. **Key Responsibilities** **Production** * Prepare and bake cakes, sponges, bases, fillings, creams, frostings, buttercreams, ganache, glazes, icings, and other cake components. * Follow approved recipes, production methods, baking times, portion sizes, and presentation standards. * Ensure products are baked to the correct texture, flavour, moisture, height, colour, and consistency. * Prepare fillings such as fruit compotes, creams, mousses, ganache, custards, buttercream, caramel, chocolate fillings, and other relevant components. **Assembly \& Decoration** * Level, layer, fill, mask, ice, glaze, pipe, decorate, and finish to a high standard. * Decorate using buttercream, whipped cream, fondant, ganache, chocolate, fresh fruit, edible flowers, sprinkles, piping, writing, and other decorative finishes. * Execute simple customised messages, names, colours, themes, and decoration styles where required. * Ensure all decorated products are neat, balanced, visually appealing, and aligned with brand standards. **Bakery Support** * Support wider bakery production when required, including breads, pastries, muffins, cookies, brownies, tarts, viennoiserie, and other baked goods. * Assist with preparation, baking, finishing, packing, labelling, and storage of bakery products. * Work as part of the bakery team to meet daily production targets and outlet requirements. **Quality Control** * Check the appearance, taste, texture, weight, finish, and freshness of all cake products. * Ensure consistency across all cake sizes, formats, decorations, and finishes. * Identify and report quality issues, ingredient concerns, or production errors. * Maintain high standards of presentation, cleanliness, and craftsmanship. **Hygiene \& Food Safety** * Follow HACCP, food safety, allergen control, hygiene, and municipality requirements. * Maintain a clean, organised, and sanitised workstation. * Ensure correct storage, labelling, expiry control, and temperature management of cakes, fillings, creams, dairy products, and decorations. * Follow safe handling procedures for allergens, chilled items, and ready\-to\-eat products. **Stock \& Wastage Control** * Use ingredients accurately according to recipes and production requirements. * Minimise wastage during baking, trimming, filling, decorating, and portioning. * Report low stock levels, damaged ingredients, or quality issues to the supervisor. * Support accurate stock rotation and storage. **Special Orders \& Events** * Assist with special orders, celebration , seasonal products, event , and bespoke bakery requests. * Work with the Head of Bakery on new designs, flavour trials, seasonal ranges, and product development. * Ensure customer orders are completed accurately, attractively, and on time. **Required Experience** * Minimum 3–5 years’ experience as a baker, cake decorator, pastry commis, demi chef, chef de partie, or similar role. * Strong practical experience in baking, filling, icing, decorating, and finishing. * Bakery background required, with ability to support wider bakery production when needed. * Experience in a bakery CPU, hotel bakery, pastry kitchen, premium café, cake shop, or central kitchen is preferred. **Skills \& Competencies** * Strong cake baking and decoration skills. * Good piping, icing, filling, masking, and finishing ability. * Knowledge of buttercream, fondant, ganache, cream\-based cakes, layered cakes, and chilled cakes. * Good understanding of bakery production methods. * Strong attention to detail and presentation. * Creativity with colours, finishes, textures, and decoration styles. * Able to follow recipes and brand standards accurately. * Good time management and ability to work under pressure. * Clean, organised, and disciplined working style. * Team player with a positive attitude. * Able to work early mornings, weekends, public holidays, and flexible shifts as required. **Qualifications** * Culinary, bakery, pastry, or decoration training preferred. * Food safety or HACCP certification preferred. * Practical portfolio or photos of previous work would be an advantage. **Key Performance Indicators** * Cake orders completed on time and to specification. * High standard of decoration and finishing. * Consistent product quality and presentation. * Low wastage and accurate use of ingredients. * Compliance with hygiene and food safety standards. * Ability to support wider bakery production. * Positive feedback from outlets, customers, and management Pay: AED3,000\.00 \- AED4,500\.00 per month Work Location: In person