Bakery Chef

About the Role

Cafe Peter India is building a contemporary, Japanese-leaning Asian bakery focused on fresh production, craftsmanship, and signature products. This is a "LIVE BAKERY" concept where customers can witness the baking process. We are seeking a hands-on Bakery Chef to build this concept from the ground up.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead hands-on daily baking and live production.
• Develop and standardize recipes for core and signature products.
• Establish batch sizes, production schedules, proofing times, and replenishment routines.
• Maintain consistent taste, texture, appearance, and freshness.
• Experiment with ingredients, fillings, toppings, and new product formats.
• Build a practical production system capable of delivering consistent quality during service.
• Manage ingredient usage, wastage, yields, and food costs.
• Maintain hygiene, food safety, and equipment standards.
• Train and develop the bakery team as the concept grows.

What You'll Create

• Japanese-style milk bread, shokupan, soft buns, and enriched breads.
• Signature buns, filled breads, pastries, and seasonal specials.
• Products inspired by flavors such as pandan, coconut, black sesame, matcha, red bean, jaggery, and cardamom.
• Distinctive, visually recognizable products.
• A small-batch baking program with continuous replenishment throughout the day.
• New products combining Japanese baking techniques with South and Southeast Asian flavors.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Strong hands-on production skills.
• Experience with bread fermentation, enriched doughs, shaping, proofing, and oven management.
• Understanding of texture, dough behavior, and product consistency.
• Ability to balance creativity with food costs, speed, and consistency.
• Comfortable working in an open, customer-facing production environment.
• Japanese bakery experience is a plus, but not essential.
• Strong fundamentals, curiosity, and the ability to learn Japanese-inspired techniques are important.
• Communication skills are noted.