Head Pastry Chef & Training Lead

About the role

Pink Panda Group, a Ghanaian-owned bakery and hospitality business with three operations (a flagship bakery, a café and a wedding cake division), is looking for an experienced, creative and hands-on pastry professional. The Head Pastry Chef & Training Lead will raise product quality and consistency, standardise production, build the technical skills of the team and run specialised pastry masterclasses and short courses under the Pink Panda brand.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee pastry production standards across the group's operations, ensuring consistent quality, taste, texture, presentation and finishing, and maintain food safety, hygiene and quality assurance.
• Develop and introduce new pastries, desserts and premium baked products, adapting international techniques to local ingredients and market preferences, and create seasonal and themed collections.
• Train existing pastry and bakery staff, identify skills gaps, coach on recipe accuracy and finishing, and develop training manuals, standard recipes and production guides.
• Design and deliver pastry masterclasses and short courses, and work with management on a commercially sustainable training programme.
• Monitor ingredient usage, wastage and production efficiency, support recipe costing and portion control, and recommend ingredients, suppliers and equipment.

Required profile

• Minimum of 5 years' professional pastry experience, preferably in a commercial bakery, pâtisserie, hotel or hospitality establishment.
• Formal pastry, baking or culinary training is desirable; equivalent experience will be considered.
• Experience in recipe development, standardisation and quality control, and in training, mentoring and supervising staff.
• Good understanding of food costing, inventory management and food safety.
• International work experience is an advantage but not essential.

Required skills

• Laminated doughs, viennoiserie, macarons, entremets, chocolate work, artisan pastries and premium desserts.
• Recipe development, standardisation and quality control.
• Food costing, inventory management and food safety.

What we offer

• Monthly gross salary of US$1,200 to US$1,500 (or GHS equivalent), depending on experience and qualifications.
• Company-provided accommodation, where applicable, and relocation support for selected international candidates.
• Performance-based earnings from specialised pastry masterclasses and training programmes.
• A collaborative, growing Ghanaian business with three complementary operations.

To apply, send an updated CV, a portfolio of pastry and dessert work with photographs, a brief description of previous training or product development experience, your current location and availability to with the subject "Application - Head Pastry Chef & Training Lead". Shortlisted candidates may be asked to take a practical technical assessment.