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About the Role
Lead baking operations, develop recipes, ensure food safety compliance, and mentor staff while specializing in laminated dough and high-volume bread production.
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Responsibilities
- Lead daily baking operations for croissant, pâte feuilletée, bread, toast, burger bun, and Maamoul production lines
- Develop, standardise, and document recipes and production SOPs
- Oversee lamination, proofing, baking, and finishing processes
- Train and mentor junior bakers and production operators
- Monitor dough temperatures, fermentation times, baking profiles, and finishing weights
- Coordinate with Production Manager on scheduling and raw material requirements
- Enforce HACCP, GMP, and UAE food safety regulations
- Evaluate and suggest improvements to product formulations and production efficiencies
- Support new product development trials and scaling of recipes
Requirements
- Experience in mass production baking of croissant, bread, and pastry
- Knowledge of HACCP and UAE food safety regulations
- Ability to train and mentor junior bakers
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Responsibilities
- Lead daily baking operations for croissant, pâte feuilletée, bread, toast, burger bun, and Maamoul production lines — ensuring output targets, portion accuracy, and product quality are consistently achieved.
- Develop, standardise, and document recipes and production SOPs for each product line, adapting formulations for mass production scale without compromising quality.
- Oversee lamination, proofing, baking, and finishing processes for all pastry and bread items, identifying and resolving quality deviations immediately.
- Train and mentor junior bakers and production operators on correct techniques, equipment operation, and hygiene practices.
- Monitor dough temperatures, fermentation times, baking profiles, and finishing weights, maintaining precise batch records for each production run.
- Coordinate with the Production Manager on scheduling, raw material requirements, and capacity planning.
- Enforce HACCP, GMP, and UAE food safety regulations across all preparation and production areas at all times.
- Evaluate and suggest improvements to product formulations, production efficiencies, and waste reduction initiatives.
- Support new product development trials and scaling of recipes for pilot and full scale production.
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