Sweet Chef

We are seeking a skilled Sweet Chef to prepare, produce, and maintain high-quality traditional and contemporary sweets. The role demands ensuring consistent taste, freshness, presentation, hygiene, food safety, production efficiency, and minimal wastage, all aligned with company standards. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in sweet production, with a strong focus on traditional Pakistani sweets, and the ability to work efficiently within a team to meet daily production targets.

Key Responsibilities

Sweet Production & Quality Control
Prepare a wide variety of traditional Pakistani sweets such as Gulab Jamun, Barfi, Ras Malai, Cham Cham, Jalebi, Laddu, Kalakand, and other confectionery items. Maintain standardized recipes, ingredient ratios, and product consistency in taste, texture, and color. Ensure production is completed timely based on daily demand, sales trends, and departmental needs. Monitor the quality and freshness of raw materials and finished products, while maintaining proper portion sizes, appearance, and presentation standards.

Food Safety & Hygiene
Adhere strictly to company hygiene policies and food safety regulations. Use protective equipment such as gloves, hairnets, and clean uniforms appropriately. Maintain cleanliness and sanitation of production areas, utensils, machinery, and storage facilities. Ensure proper storage conditions, temperature control, accurate product labeling, and shelf-life management. Prevent cross-contamination and promptly report any food safety or quality concerns.

Inventory & Cost Control
Efficiently use ingredients to minimize waste, overproduction, and avoidable losses. Monitor raw material consumption and report any shortages, damaged goods, or quality issues. Follow stock rotation principles such as FIFO/FEFO where applicable. Keep accurate records of production, wastage, and ingredient usage. Handle and store key ingredients like ghee, milk, sugar, khoya, flour, and dry fruits properly.

Teamwork & Operational Discipline
Coordinate with the Department Manager for production planning, product availability, and daily requirements. Follow approved recipes, production schedules, and standard operating procedures. Guide junior sweet makers and assistants on preparation techniques, hygiene, and safe equipment handling. Ensure production targets are met without compromising quality. Report equipment breakdowns, operational issues, or non-compliance to management promptly.

Required Qualifications & Experience
Relevant culinary training or professional experience in sweet production is preferred. Candidates should have a minimum of 3 to 5 years of hands-on experience in a sweet shop, commercial kitchen, bakery/confectionery unit, or supermarket food production department. Proven expertise in traditional Pakistani sweets and commercial-scale production is essential. Experience working in a recognized retail chain, supermarket, or established sweet production operation will be an advantage.

Required Skills & Competencies
Strong sweet-making and recipe execution skills are necessary. Candidates must have knowledge of ingredient ratios, cooking temperatures, and production techniques. A solid understanding of food hygiene, safe storage, and shelf-life management is required. The ability to manage production timelines and minimize wastage is important. Attention to detail, commitment to quality, teamwork, discipline, and effective communication skills are essential.

The Sweet Chef is accountable for the quality, freshness, consistency, hygiene, and efficient production of all assigned sweet products. Any quality failure, food safety violation, unauthorized wastage, or repeated non-compliance must be reported and addressed according to company policies. All duties must be performed in compliance with company SOPs, food safety requirements, and management instructions.

Compensation
The salary range for this position is Rs19,000 to Rs95,000 per month.

Work Location
This is an in-person role requiring presence at the designated production site.