Bakery Sous Chef / Pastry Sous Chef

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title

Bakery Sous Chef / Pastry Sous Chef

Location

New Delhi, India

About Us

Mira’s is a premium bakery and café in New Delhi, offering artisanal baked goods, gourmet beverages, and a thoughtfully curated guest experience. Our brand focuses on warmth, consistency, and refined service, making guest satisfaction and staff excellence equally important.

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced, detail-oriented, and passionate Bakery Sous Chef to act as second-in-command in our artisanal bakery and pastry operations at Mira’s. Working closely with the Head Pastry Chef / Executive Chef, you will oversee daily baking schedules, laminated dough production, French patisserie, entremets, and retail counter displays—ensuring impeccable craftsmanship, flavor consistency, and team leadership across all shifts.

Key Responsibilities

Artisanal Bakery & Patisserie Production

• Lead daily production across artisanal breads (sourdough, brioche, focaccia), viennoiserie (croissants, pain au chocolat, danishes), and patisserie.
• Oversee the preparation of gourmet cakes, entremets, tarts, choux pastries, cookies, and tea cakes with refined finishing and visual appeal.
• Monitor fermentation timings, proofing conditions, lamination layers, and deck/convection oven baking temperatures for batch-to-batch consistency.
• Ensure retail pastry displays and takeaway counters are stocked on time with fresh, visually appealing assortments.

Recipe Standardization & Product Innovation

• Collaborate with the Head Chef in developing seasonal dessert collections, festive gift hampers (Diwali, Christmas, Valentine’s), and signature baked items.
• Maintain and enforce precise recipe cards, baker’s percentages, batch yields, and plating/garnishing guidelines.
• Conduct daily quality checks and sensory tastings of sponges, creams, ganaches, and baked goods prior to retail display.

Team Supervision & Bakery Staff Training

• Supervise, schedule, and mentor Demi Chefs de Partie (DCDP), Bakery Commis, Cake Artists, and Bakery Trainees.
• Train junior bakers in scaling precision, dough handling, lamination techniques, tempering chocolate, and hygienic finishing.
• Coordinate smoothly with the front-of-house retail counter and hot kitchen regarding custom cake orders, dietary/eggless requests, and stock availability.

Inventory Control, Costing & Hygiene Compliance

• Manage daily raw material indents (specialty flours, European butter, couverture chocolate, dairy, nuts) in coordination with the Store Executive.
• Enforce strict FIFO/FEFO stock rotation, batch labeling, and cold-chain storage for perishable fillings and dairy products.
• Track production wastage, trim losses, and portioning to maintain target bakery food cost percentages.
• Uphold strict FSSAI food safety regulations, allergen segregation (nuts, gluten, eggless prep), and equipment sanitization schedules.

Qualifications & Skills

• 4–7 years of specialized bakery and pastry experience in artisanal bakeries, luxury patisseries, 5-star hotels, or upscale cafés, including 1–2 years in a Junior Sous Chef or Senior CDP role.
• Degree or Diploma in Bakery & Confectionery / Culinary Arts (preferred).
• Strong technical command over bread fermentation, laminated doughs, French pastry techniques, chocolate tempering, and modern dessert finishing.
• Ability to manage early morning production timelines, high-volume festive orders, and custom cake schedules under pressure.
• Solid understanding of baker’s percentages, recipe scaling, food costing, and FSSAI hygiene compliance.
• Strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills to guide a diverse bakery brigade.

What We Offer

• Competitive Salary (commensurate with artisanal bakery expertise, leadership experience, and practical baking trial).
• Opportunity to co-lead pastry innovation for a growing premium bakery and café brand.
• Well-equipped commercial bakery setup with professional deck ovens, dough sheeters, and blast chillers.
• Clear career growth pathway toward Head Pastry Chef / Executive Bakery Chef.

Job Types

Full-time, Permanent

Benefits

• Food provided

Work Location

In person

How to Apply / Contact Details

Interested candidates can share their updated CV directly via

• Email: hr@mirasdelhi.com
• Contact / WhatsApp: +91 85450 37610

Please mention "Application – Bakery Sous Chef" in the subject line or message.

Pay

₹40,000.00 - ₹55,000.00 per month

Benefits

Food provided

Provident Fund

Work Location

In person