United States
Sector
Keyword
Halwai
Sweet Maker
Sweet Making Chef
Minimum Hotel Management Degree
Minimum 6 months of internship required
The tasks a Sweet Meat Maker is expected to perform include:
Preparing one or more kinds of Indian sweets by mixing flour, sugar, milk, cream and other ingredients to form a dough or paste
Mixing ingredients such as flour, sugar, milk, ghee, nuts and water in the required proportion according to instructions or a formula
Tasting and examining the dough or paste for the desired consistency
Rolling, cutting and shaping the dough to form sweet rolls and related products preparatory to frying
Filling the pan with the required quantity of oil or ghee and placing the pan in a heated oven
Placing the dough in the pan to fry and controlling the temperature
Checking the progress of frying by observing the colour of the products or noting the length of time in the oven
Removing the fried products and keeping them aside for cooling
Preparing the sugar syrup by boiling the sugar and water in the prescribed proportion to the desired consistency
Soaking the products in sugar syrup, if required
Applying the silver foils and other ingredients to make the product more presentable
Developing new recipes for sweets
Ability to handle all the sweet making equipment, moulds, oven, etc.
Knowledge of the safety and hygiene standards to be followed in the cooking area
In-depth knowledge of traditional sweet making procedures followed in India
Ability to develop new sweet making recipes
Skilled in decorating the sweets in order to make them more presentable
Knowledge of the criticality of temperature to be maintained while cooking different types of sweets
Manual dexterity
Not applicable
Detail-oriented
Hardworking
Creative
Safety-oriented
It is not a desk job
Need not handle a team
Local travelling is not a part of this job role
Part-time work and contractual jobs maybe available
Work from home option maybe available
Working hours
Companies usually work for 6/7 days a week and 9/10 hours every day. This may vary from company to company
Shift system maybe available
Is the job suitable for a candidate with special needs?
No
The job is not listed as hazardous or dangerous as per The Factories Act, 1948 (section 87)
For freshers - INR 8,000 to INR 10,000 per month
For candidates with experience of ® to 1 year - INR 15,000 to INR 30,000
(These figures are indicative and subject to change)
The Food Industry in India
According to IBEF, the Indian food industry is poised for huge growth, increasing its contribution to the world food trade every year. Accounting for about 32 per cent of the country?s total food market, the food processing industry is one of the largest industries in India and is ranked fifth in terms of production, consumption, export and expected growth. The Indian food and grocery market is the world?s sixth largest, with retail contributing 70 per cent of the sales. It is projected to grow at a rate of 104 per cent, touching US$ 482 billion by 2020. The Indian gourmet food market is currently valued at US$ 1.3 billion and is growing at a CAGR of 20 per cent. It is expected to cross US$ 2.8 billion by 2015.
Sweet Meat Makers in India have always been an important and profitable profession as the demand for sweets in India has never declined. Every festival, occasion, and celebration includes sweets in our country. Every religious ceremony also involves the use of sweets. Therefore, this is one profession which is always likely to rise in India. This is a viable profession as it offers plenty of entrepreneurship opportunities as well.
Hotels/Restaurants
Caterers
Sweet shops
Food processing industry
Cities and towns across India
Will be updated
Various private and government institutes across India
Will be updated
