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head pastry chef
ESCO occupation · 31 essential, 12 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
estimate costs of required supplies
bake pastry for special events
manage budgets
supervise food quality
food storage
recruit employees
create innovative desserts
monitor the use of kitchen equipment
manage medium term objectives
decorate pastry for special events
maintain kitchen equipment at correct temperature
use reheating techniques
comply with food safety and hygiene
set prices of menu items
use culinary finishing techniques
manage staff
order supplies
apply procurement
keep up with trends in eating out
handover the food preparation area
dispose waste
use cooking techniques
ensure regular maintenance of kitchen equipment
handle customer complaints
manage stock rotation
maintain personal hygiene standards
plan medium to long term objectives
manage revenue
maintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environment
plan menus
schedule shifts
Optional & specialised skills
Other matches: head chef · pastry chef · chef · grill cook · pizzaiolo
Coming next: live skill demand and trends — how often each skill
actually appears in job ads — arrive with the EURES / Cedefop integration. The skills above
are the canonical requirements for the role from the EU ESCO taxonomy.