Jaryd Paxton
Pastry Chef
Cape Town
Summary
I started working in a fine-dining restaurant environment before moving to a high paced bakery. Working in a fine-dining environment I was never able to create on my own, but the bakery allowed me to let my creative juices flow. I have always been a headworker under whichever work environment I found myself in. Driving to push myself to bring success to the company.
With a few years under my belt I find myself to be a culinary professional adept at creating dough, cakes, chocolates and pastries that delight diners and customers. Excellent multitasking and communication skills.
Work History
Pastry Chef and Baker
Jason Bakery
Cape Town
04.2021 - Current
- Oversaw purchasing, storage, and use of kitchen supplies.
- Maintained well-organized mise en place to keep work consistent.
- Personalized creations for holidays, weddings, graduations, and personal events.
- Determined quantity of product to prepare for next day operation by maintaining detailed production schedule.
- Cycled menus to keep offerings fresh and interesting for customers.
- Planned promotional menu additions based on seasonal pricing and product availability.
- Monitored quality of ingredients used in recipes to maintain consistency and safety standards.
- Coordinated with kitchen staff to guarantee timely delivery of all pastries, cakes and desserts.
- Answered customer questions about products and services, helped locate merchandise, and promoted key items.
- Cleaned and maintained kitchen equipment and oven.
- Replenished and rotated food items, following correct food cooling and storage procedures.
- Replenished bakery items in display cases.
- Trained new employees on bakery methods and procedures.
- Baked consistent quality items by accurately mixing, dividing, shaping, and proofing.
- Prepared all pastry items in accordance with standards of quality, quantity control, taste, and presentation.
- Cut and shaped dough for pies, rolls and other pastries.
- Decorated cakes, cupcakes and other pastries according to customer requests.
- Monitored temperatures of ovens, proof boxes and other equipment.
- Prepared dough for variety of pastries, cakes and breads.
- Followed food safety standards when handling ingredients.
- Prepared frostings and other toppings for cakes and pastries.
- Operated ovens and bakery equipment to prepare products according to recipes.
- Determined baking times for various items.
- Cleanliness of Dry Store, Walk-in Fridge and Freezer.
Demi Pastry Chef
Quoin Rock Gäte
Stellenbosch
06.2019 - 05.2020
- Oversaw purchasing, storage, and use of kitchen supplies.
- Mixed icing and other toppings by reading recipes, scaling, and measuring ingredients and operating mixer.
- Determined quantity of product to prepare for next day operation by maintaining detailed production schedule.
- Personalized creations for holidays, weddings, graduations, and personal events.
- Monitored quality of ingredients used in recipes to maintain consistency and safety standards.
- Coordinated with kitchen staff to guarantee timely delivery of all pastries and desserts.
- Trained kitchen staff to perform various preparation tasks under pressure.
- Cleaned and maintained kitchen equipment and oven.
- Replenished and rotated food items, following correct food cooling and storage procedures.
- Followed food safety standards when handling ingredients.
- Baked consistent quality items by accurately mixing, dividing, shaping, and proofing.
- Prepared dough for variety of pastries, cakes and breads.
Salesperson
Bay Tool & Die Makers (Pty) Ltd.
Port Elizabeth
01.2009 - 12.2009
- Logged reports, expenses, receipts, and sales in company database.
- Generated weekly and monthly reports on sales performance to provide recommendations to meet sales goals.
- Computer technician, ensuring that personal computers around the office were operating at correct performance. And ensuring that no forms of illegal software has been installed on workplace computers.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Film And Video Production
02.2010 - 12.2012
Diploma in Animation - 3D Animation, Rendering, Texturing And Modelling
02.2013 - 12.2015
City And Guilds Certificate - Food Safety, Preparation And Patesserie
05.2017 - 05.2019
Skills
Chocolate Work
French baking techniques
Commercial production
Cake decorating
Holiday baking
MS Office
Timeline
Pastry Chef and Baker - Jason Bakery
04.2021 - Current
Demi Pastry Chef - Quoin Rock Gäte
06.2019 - 05.2020
Chef's Training And Innovation Academy - City And Guilds Certificate, Food Safety, Preparation And Patesserie
05.2017 - 05.2019
The Animation School - Diploma in Animation, 3D Animation, Rendering, Texturing And Modelling
02.2013 - 12.2015
AFDA - Bachelor of Arts, Film And Video Production
02.2010 - 12.2012
Salesperson - Bay Tool & Die Makers (Pty) Ltd.
01.2009 - 12.2009