Want to join our talented culinary team who showcase both flair and creativity in combining quality British ingredients with a cosmopolitan mix of International, Italian and French influences? We are looking for a talented Pastry chef who would like to start their career in our Pastry kitchen.
Your role:
With overall responsibility for one of our pastry sections you’ll showcase knowledge, skill and creativity for combining and working with quality British and international ingredients across a range of disciplines including bakery, chocolate & sugar work, desserts and classical patisserie. With an in depth and expansive knowledge of your trade you will be responsible for the continual development of new dishes for our menus and retail products for sale within our various outlets.
As a Pastry Chef De Partie you will also be an exceptional teacher, mentor and coach in order to develop your sections pastry skills so that they reach their full potential; not only in the art of pastry but also over a range of kitchen skills including the daily sourcing of ingredients, development or menus and dishes, control of products, stock control and food cost; and of course, ensuring that food hygiene is maintained to the highest level and HACCP controls are implemented.
Your profile:
You will have a natural flair and elegance for service and a passion and enthusiasm for providing an exceptional guest experience and a level of service that is both confident and calm. As a true hospitality professional, you will be well versed in kitchen operations and have the finesse to execute the correct order of service with both personality and style.
• Proven experience ideally in the art of Patisserie as a Pastry Chef De Partie within a luxury hotel or high-quality destination restaurant
• Professionally trained as a chef with minimum NVQ Level 2 or 3 qualification or equivalent
• you will be passionate about delivering excellence in service standards enabling you to develop and coach more junior members of the pastry brigade.
• Flexibility to work evening and weekend shifts
The Benefits:
• Competitive salary up to £28,000 gross per annum plus service charge
• Complimentary meals on duty in our colleague restaurant
• Complimentary laundering of uniform / work attire
• Friends and family accommodation discounts in London and at our sister properties in Paris and Amsterdam
• Colleague discounts in our restaurants and spa discounts in Akasha
• Extensive training & development opportunities, including workshops and e-learning
• Discount card for shopping and dining in the Regent Street area
• Membership of group life assurance
• Regular social and wellbeing activities, such as yoga, kick-boxing, sushi making, pub quiz, back therapy, chiropody, Apple workshops and floristry, as well as out legendary summer and winter parties