bonza
Cake Designer
Dubai, UAEPosted yesterday
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- Salary
- AED 4k–6k a month
- Job type
- Full time
- Level
- Mid level
- Field
- Design & Creative
- Work mode
- On site
- Visa
- Employer sponsors
About the role
About Bonza Bonza is a Dubai-based brand creating premium chocolate, pastries, gifts and flowers. Everything we make is crafted in our own production kitchen in Dubai Investments Park, with a strong focus on quality, detail and beautiful presentation. The role We are looking for an experienced Cake Designer to create signature and custom cakes for our customers, from elegant celebration cakes to statement pieces for weddings and special events. You will turn ideas into cakes that look as good as they taste, and help shape the Bonza cake collection. What you'll do - Design and produce custom and signature cakes from concept to final finish - Work with fondant, buttercream, ganache, chocolate décor and sugar flowers - Create tiered celebration and wedding cakes with clean, precise finishing - Design modern cakes: sculpted buttercream, mousse and entremet-style cakes - Develop new designs and seasonal collections in line with the Bonza style - Translate customer briefs and reference photos into accurate designs - Plan production so every order is ready on time and to a consistent standard - Keep your workstation clean, organised and compliant with food safety standards How to apply Apply with your CV and a link to your portfolio (Instagram, website or photos of cakes you personally designed and made). Applications without a portfolio won't be considered. Our hiring process: - Portfolio and CV review - Short interview - Practical trial: a short design task in our kitchen - Final decision and offer Benefits - Competitive monthly salary (AED 4,000 to 5,500, all-inclusive) - UAE employment visa and medical insurance - Annual leave in line with UAE labour law - A modern production kitchen with quality ingredients and tools - Creative freedom to design cakes that carry the Bonza name - A small, growing team where your work is seen and valued
Requirements
- - At least 5 years of hands-on experience as a cake designer or cake decorator
- - A strong portfolio of cakes you designed and finished yourself
- - Excellent skills in fondant, buttercream, ganache finishing and sugar flowers
- - Experience with tiered and wedding cakes
- - A modern, elegant sense of design and great attention to detail
- - Ability to work to deadlines during busy seasons
- - Currently living in the UAE
- - Valid UAE food handler certificate or occupational health card (or willing to obtain one)
Responsibilities
Design and produce custom and signature cakes from concept to final finish. Work with fondant, buttercream, ganache, chocolate décor and sugar flowers. Create tiered celebration and wedding cakes with clean, precise finishing. Design modern cakes: sculpted buttercream, mousse and entremet-style cakes. Develop new designs and seasonal collections in line with the Bonza style. Translate customer briefs and reference photos into accurate designs. Plan production so every order is ready on time and to a consistent standard. Keep your workstation clean, organised and compliant with food safety standards.
Skills
- fondant
- buttercream
- ganache
- chocolate décor
- sugar flowers
- tiered cakes
- wedding cakes
- entremet-style cakes
- cake design
- cake decorating
- concept to final finish
- brand/style adaptation
- production planning
- food safety standards
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