Turkish Baker

Imperative criteria: Experience: Minimum 3 years of successful experience as a Turkish Baker (Pideci) in restoration or traditional Turkish bakery. Technical skills: Perfect mastery of hand laminating, rapid shaping and dough rising times Turkish: fluent (essential for the authenticity of recipes and technical communication with the kitchen). Mission: As part of the upcoming opening of our new Turkish specialty restaurant in Grand-Saconnex (Genève), we are looking for an experienced Turkish Baker. A true specialist in dough work, you will be responsible for the bakery/oven position to delight our customers with fresh, homemade products cooked to the minute according to Anatolian traditions. Main responsibilities Dough preparation: Knead, shape and manage the fermentation of different traditional Turkish doughs (for Pides, Lahmacun, Lavash and homemade bread). Oven management: Master perfect cooking in the oven (ideally sole oven or wood-fired oven) by adapting temperatures according to products. Filling and dressing: Prepare traditional fillings (minced meat, Turkish cheese, sucuk, vegetables) and garnish pides and lahmacuns just before cooking.Post maintenance: Ensure rigorous cleaning of the oven, workspace and scrupulously respect Swiss hygiene standards (HACCP). Profile: Great execution speed, resistance to oven heat, excellent stress management during peak hours French: basic notions (an asset).