Executive Head Chef – Bakery | The Backyard Brew Bakehouse

EXECUTIVE HEAD CHEF – BAKERY The Backyard Brew Bakehouse is looking for a passionate, creative, and highly experienced Executive Head Chef – Bakery to lead our bakery and pastry operations. We are seeking a hands-on culinary professional who combines strong technical expertise with creativity, leadership, quality control, and commercial awareness.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing our bakery identity, maintaining exceptional product standards, leading the kitchen team, and ensuring efficient day-to-day production.

Key Responsibilities1. Bakery & Product Development

- Lead the complete bakery and pastry production operations.
- Develop and standardize recipes for breads, viennoiserie, cakes, pastries, desserts, cookies, and other bakery products.
- Create new and seasonal products aligned with the brand's concept and customer preferences.
- Maintain consistency in taste, texture, presentation, portion size, and quality.
- Develop signature products that strengthen The Backyard Brew Bakehouse's identity.
- Conduct regular product trials, tastings, and recipe improvements.
- Establish and maintain standardized recipe cards and production procedures.

1. Kitchen Leadership

- Lead, train, motivate, and manage the bakery and pastry team.
- Allocate daily production responsibilities and ensure timely completion.
- Establish clear kitchen systems, SOPs, and work standards.
- Monitor staff performance, discipline, hygiene, and professional conduct.
- Conduct training and skill-development sessions for junior chefs and commis.
- Build a positive, professional, and collaborative kitchen culture.

1. Quality Control

- Ensure all products consistently meet established quality standards.
- Monitor raw materials, preparation, baking, finishing, storage, and presentation.
- Conduct daily quality checks before products reach the display counter or customer.
- Identify and correct issues related to recipes, fermentation, baking, finishing, or storage.
- Minimize product wastage, rejects, and inconsistencies.

1. Production Planning





- Prepare daily and weekly production plans based on sales forecasts and operational requirements.
- Coordinate production quantities with the management and front-of-house team.
- Ensure adequate availability of products during peak hours.
- Manage preparation schedules, proofing, baking, cooling, finishing, and dispatch.
- Maintain proper stock rotation and FIFO practices.

1. Cost & Inventory Management

- Monitor food cost and bakery production costs.
- Control wastage and optimize ingredient utilization.
- Work closely with purchasing and management to maintain appropriate inventory levels.
- Evaluate ingredient quality and supplier consistency.
- Assist in sourcing high-quality ingredients, equipment, and bakery supplies.
- Maintain accurate recipe costing and portion control.

1. Hygiene & Food Safety

- Maintain the highest standards of kitchen cleanliness and food safety.
- Ensure compliance with applicable food-safety regulations and internal hygiene standards.
- Monitor personal hygiene, equipment sanitation, storage temperatures, and cross-contamination controls.
- Ensure proper labeling, dating, storage, and handling of all ingredients and finished products.
- Conduct regular kitchen and equipment checks.

1. Operations & Maintenance

- Ensure bakery equipment is used safely and efficiently.
- Coordinate preventive maintenance and report equipment issues promptly.
- Maintain organized workstations and efficient kitchen workflows.
- Ensure opening and closing procedures are followed.
- Work closely with management to improve operational efficiency.

1. Menu & Business Collaboration

- Collaborate with the owners/management team on bakery menus, pricing, promotions, and seasonal offerings.
- Provide input on product pricing based on recipe costs and production requirements.




- Analyze customer feedback and sales performance to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Support special events, catering requirements, celebrations, and customized orders.
- Stay updated on modern bakery techniques, trends, ingredients, and presentation styles.

Candidate Profile
- Proven experience as an Executive Chef, Head Baker, Executive Pastry Chef, or similar senior bakery leadership role.
- Strong technical knowledge of artisan breads, viennoiserie, cakes, pastries, desserts, and modern bakery techniques.
- Strong understanding of fermentation, dough development, baking processes, recipe formulation, and product finishing.
- Demonstrated experience managing and training a professional bakery team.
- Strong knowledge of food safety, hygiene, inventory, costing, and kitchen operations.
- Creative approach to product development with solid attention to detail.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced production environment.
- Strong communication, organizational, and leadership skills.
- Commercial understanding of bakery operations and product profitability.
- Culinary/Bakery/Pastry qualification preferred, but relevant professional experience will also be considered.

What We’re Looking For We are looking for a chef who can build, lead, and elevate the bakery, rather than simply manage daily production.

The successful candidate should be:

- Creative and innovation-driven
- Hands-on and operationally strong
- Passionate about quality
- Detail-oriented
- A strong team leader
- Cost-conscious and commercially aware
- Consistent and disciplined
- Committed to developing people and products

Position Designation: Executive Head Chef – Bakery

Department: Bakery & Pastry

Location: The Backyard Brew Bakehouse Andheri Lokhandwala

Employment Type: Full-Time

Experience: 8-10 years

Compensation: [Salary / CTC – To Be Discussed]

To Apply: Please share your CV along with your portfolio, examples of previous bakery work, and details of your relevant experience.

Pay: ₹45,000.00 - ₹60,000.00 per month

Benefits

- Food provided
- Paid sick time

Work Location: In person

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