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Bakery & Pastry Chef
AngloGold Ashanti acquired the Sukari gold mine in Egypt through the acquisition of Centamin plc in November 2024. Sukari is owned in partnership with the Egyptian Government.
Sukari is located approximately 750km from Cairo and 25km from Marsa Alam on the Red Sea. First gold was poured in June 2009 and commercial production began in April 2010, making Sukari the first modern gold mine in Egypt, a country which in ancient times was a prolific producer of the precious metal. Sukari conducts both open-pit and underground mining operations, each employing specialised mining methods tailored to the orebody characteristics and operational requirements.
The Role
The Bakery & Pastry Chef is responsible for operating and managing the pastry section of the kitchen to produce high-quality daily menus for the site workforce. This role involves preparing ingredients, creating a wide variety of fresh baked goods, decorating desserts for an appealing presentation, and handling related administrative paperwork. Working under company guidelines, the successful candidate will maintain excellent food safety and hygiene standards while collaborating with the section First Chef to ensure an efficient, high-performance workspace.
- Location: On-site in Marsa Alam
- Contract Type: Permanent, full-time
- Schedule: 20/10 working roster
- Compensation: Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
The Key Responsibilities
- Section Operation & Menu Execution: Manage and operate the pastry and bakery section of the kitchen, creating pastries, baked goods, and confections by following set recipes to fulfill daily menus. Develop new creative recipes for seasonal dessert menus.
- Baking & Ingredient Preparation: Prepare raw ingredients, test food flavor profiles to guarantee exceptional taste, and safely handle specialized commercial baking and kitchen equipment.
- Aesthetic Presentation: Decorate and display pastries and desserts to ensure a beautiful, tasteful, and appealing presentation for camp residents and workforce personnel.
- HSE, Hygiene & Food Safety Compliance: Comply with and apply strict site hygiene and safety standards. Ensure the section adheres to health regulations, maintains a clean workstation, enforces correct raw material storage methods, and satisfies internal/external audit requirements.
- Section Administration & Maintenance: Utilize basic management skills to handle required kitchen paperwork. Identify and report all needed equipment maintenance, and proactively suggest tools or materials that could facilitate or optimize work accomplishments
The Requirements
- Education & Qualifications: Degree or diploma from a Tourism & Hotels secondary school, or an equivalent field. A valid, formal hygiene certificate is preferred.
- Experience: A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in pastry and bakery production is required. Specific experience working within large-scale catering operations, remote site camps, or high-volume food production environments is highly preferred. Prior gold mining industry experience is not required.
- Knowledge & Skills: Deep practical familiarity with global food safety standards, food safety compliance, and commercial kitchen setups. Basic management capability and the willingness to complete routine production paperwork.
