Casual Pastry Chef de Partie Main Pastry kitchen

Maybourne Group; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a prestigious 5-Star Luxury hotel as a Pastry Chef de Partie, where your creativity and passion for pastry will shine. In this exciting role, you'll work with the finest ingredients to create exquisite desserts and petit fours, ensuring the highest standards of quality and service. Collaborate with a talented team in a high-profile kitchen, where your contributions will be valued and recognized. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your career in an award-winning establishment that prioritizes employee wellbeing and offers a range of generous benefits. If you are an exceptional team player with an eye for detail, we want to hear from you!

Benefits

Excellent salary package

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay

Holiday allowance increase

Travel Season Ticket Loans

Pension Scheme

Subsidised Podiatrist and Masseuse treatments

Eye test vouchers

24-hour colleague assistance helpline

Complimentary dining staff restaurant

50% Food and Beverage discount

Qualifications

• Experience in a quality hotel or restaurant pastry team is essential.
• Creative and quality-driven with a passion for fine ingredients.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve high-quality desserts and patisserie items.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization in the kitchen area.
• Support and share knowledge with the pastry brigade.

Skills

Pastry Preparation

Team Collaboration

Attention to Detail

Communication Skills

Time Management

Education

Culinary Arts Degree

Pastry Chef Certification

Tools

Baking Equipment

Pastry Tools

Kitchen Utensils

Job description

We are looking for a talented Pastry Chef de Partie to join the pastry team at the award-winning 5-Star Luxury Connaught Hotel on a casual basis.

Found at the heart of Mayfair village, The Connaught blends tradition with contemporary flair. With its bespoke service, 3,000-piece art collection, three Michelin-starred restaurant Hélène Darroze at The Connaught and London’s only Aman Spa, it has always been the choice for connoisseurs of the art of living well.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

As Casual Pastry Chef de Partie, you will:

• Work closely with the Pastry Junior Sous Chef and Pastry Sous Chef in the preparation and service of food ensuring that the highest standards are maintained at all times.
• Ensure that the kitchen areas designated, equipment and utensils are always kept clean and tidy to the standards required.
• Be passionate about working with the finest and freshest ingredients and responsible for the making of an indulgent range of delicate desserts, superb petit fours and other patisserie.
• Take an organised approach to your role and prioritise effectively to ensure the smooth running of your section, sharing your knowledge and supporting the brigade.

Entry Requirements

This is an exciting opportunity for a creative and quality-driven pastry chef who is looking for a new challenge and wants to join one of London’s most prestigious and renowned brigades.

You will be a talented individual and an exceptional team player with excellent communication skills and have a key focus on detail to deliver outstanding quality and service within a high-profile kitchen.

With this in mind, you will have previous experience at a similar level and have proven skills within a quality hotel and/or restaurant pastry team.

Benefits Package

Here at Maybourne, we strive to reward our employees for the incredible work they do every single day. In return for your hard work and dedication we offer you:

• Excellent salary package.
• Family Friendly company policies including enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay.
• Holiday allowance increase after 3 and 5 years of service.
• Travel Season Ticket Loans.
• Pension Scheme*.

Health and Wellbeing Support

• Subsidised monthly Podiatrist and Masseuse treatments.
• Eye test vouchers and contributions towards glasses*.
• 24-hour colleague assistance helpline.
• On and off-site Occupational Health Service.
• Death in Service salary contribution.
• Various wellbeing activities focused on mental and physical health.
• A complimentary state-of-the-art all-day dining staff restaurant serving a range of nutritious meals.

Recognition and Career Development

• Instant colleague recognition and award programme with generous prizes.
• Colleague of the month nominations with generous prizes.
• Additional paid day off to celebrate your Birthday.
• Internal transfer and promotion opportunities.
• In-house training and development team with a strong focus on career progression and personal growth.
• Long service awards.
• Preferential room rates per overnight stay for yourself or your family across Maybourne.
• Hotel Guest Experience Stay* including an overnight stay and wining and dining at our renowned restaurants and bars.
• 50% Food and Beverage discount* across Maybourne.
• Social events (Annual Awards, Summer Maybourne Picnic, Welcome to Work, Annual Colleague Party, Annual Colleague Children's Party, etc.)
• Wedding and Baby gifts.
• Retirement functions.

*Terms and conditions apply to all benefits.

In line with the requirements of the Asylum & Immigration Act 1996, all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from candidates as part of the recruitment process.