Baker

Company Overview

Santo and Santo (PTY) Ltd. is a hospitality consulting services firm headquartered in Sandton, Gauteng. The company works with clients in the restaurant, hotel, and catering industries.

Role Summary

This full-time, on-site Baker position is based in Waterfall, City, Midrand. The person in this role will prepare a range of baked items from start to finish while following set recipes and maintaining high quality standards.

Key Duties

Day-to-day work includes weighing and mixing ingredients, handling dough and batter, proofing items, baking products, and completing finishing touches. The role also covers operating baking equipment, tracking baking time and oven temperatures, decorating and packing finished goods, and ensuring products look and taste consistent.

Additional responsibilities include keeping the work area clean and sanitary, following food safety and hygiene rules, rotating stock of baking inputs, helping with stock counts, and supporting production planning for client functions and events. The Baker will also work with the wider culinary team on menu ideas and testing new recipes.

Skills and Experience Needed

Applicants should have strong bakery skills and practical experience making a variety of baked products in a professional or high-volume setting. Bread production experience is essential. The role also requires competence in measuring, mixing, and safely handling ingredients, along with experience preparing cookies and similar confectionery items with good texture, flavour, and appearance.

Candidates should know how to shape, prove, and bake breads such as loaves and rolls, and must understand food safety, hygiene, and workplace health and safety standards. Good organisation, strong time management, and the ability to keep pace in a busy environment are important. The role may involve early starts or flexible working hours. Clear communication and the ability to work well with a diverse kitchen and consulting team are also needed.

Qualifications

Training or certification in baking, pastry, or culinary arts is an advantage. Previous exposure to hotel, restaurant, or catering environments is also beneficial.