Chef de Partie (Pastry)

St Catharine's College / University of Cambridge; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 31,000; Full time

Job summary

An established institution in the heart of Cambridge is seeking a dedicated Pastry Chef de Partie to join a vibrant catering team. This full-time, permanent role offers a unique opportunity to showcase your pastry skills in a dynamic environment, preparing everything from everyday meals to exquisite desserts for formal events. With a commitment to high standards and professional development, this position promises a fulfilling career path. Ideal candidates will bring a wealth of experience from the culinary world and a passion for creating delicious pastries and desserts, all while adhering to strict food hygiene standards.

Benefits

Professional Development Training

Competitive Salary

Staff Benefits

Flexible Working Hours

Qualifications

• Experience in a hotel, restaurant, or contract catering environment.
• Ability to prepare a variety of desserts and pastries.

Responsibilities

• Assist Kitchen Manager in providing high-quality meals.
• Prepare and present nutritious food according to specifications.
• Adhere to food hygiene policies and regulations.

Skills

Pastry Preparation

Teamwork

Food Hygiene Compliance

Stock Management

Job description

Based in the heart of Cambridge, St Catharine’s College is looking to appoint a full time, permanent Pastry Chef de Partie to join our busy, friendly Catering team, providing a first class service for our college community. The successful candidate will assist the Kitchen Manager in providing high quality meals to our community and conferencing customers, in compliance with Food and Safety Regulations and College polices.

This role is varied, offering a broad range of cooking opportunities from every day College meals for students and conference guests through to fine dining for more formal events. Full training is available to support the successful candidate's professional development.

The ideal candidate will:

• Have breadth of experience, skills and achievements gained from working within a hotel, restaurant or contract catering environment.
• Have the ability to work as a team member cooking and presenting the required quantity of high quality and nutritious food according to menu and recipe specifications.
• Need previous pastry experience and must be able to prepare a wide variety of delicious desserts, pastries, and sweet goods.
• Be successful in assisting with stock rotation of all foodstuffs. To label, date and properly store all foodstuffs in appropriate storage areas.
• Carry out duties in adherence to the College Food Hygiene Policy, and current Food Hygiene and Health and Safety legislation.

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Working arrangements

The full time hours are 40 hours per week, to be worked on a shift basis, including evenings and weekends.

Employment arrangements

• This is a permanent appointment (subject to a sixmonth probation period).
• Competitive salaryof £31,000 per annum.
• Please visit the 'Join our Team' page for further details onour staff benefits.

Application process

In order to apply, please submit a completedapplication form and send it along with a covering letter or email, outlining your suitability for the role. Please also complete and submit anEquality and Diversity monitoring form . If you would like to complete paper forms, please contact the HR team and arrange a time to collect documents from College.

The closing date for completed applications is 9am on Friday 30 May 2025

We will be screening applications as they are received so we encourage early applications.