Chef de Partie, Pastry (Nights)

The Gleneagles Hotel; Auchterarder; On-site; GBP 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxurious hotel and sporting estate in Auchterarder is seeking an experienced Chef de Partie to join our Pastry Nights team. This role involves creating imaginative and high-quality pastry items, managing kitchen operations, and collaborating with fellow chefs. The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of experience in a quality-driven culinary environment. The position offers a competitive salary of £41,956 per annum and various employee benefits, all within a supportive team culture.

Benefits

30 days holiday

50% discount on Food & Beverage

Golf Membership for £50

Free 'pay day' lunch

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of proven Pastry experience in a culinary environment.
• Experience ideally at Chef de Partie or Senior Chef de Partie level.
• A genuine passion for Pastry and dedication to the craft.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the Pastry Kitchen excels in producing imaginative sweet creations.
• Design and deliver bespoke pastries and delicate treats for guests.
• Manage orders and maintain food hygiene standards.

Skills

Creative flair

Pastry expertise

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Problem-solving attitude

Job description

Overview

We are seeking an experienced, creative, and ambitious Chef de Partie to join our Pastry Nights Culinary team. At Gleneagles, we pride ourselves on delivering extraordinary culinary experiences for our guests. From elegant afternoon teas and indulgent desserts in our restaurants, to show-stopping creations for weddings, celebrations, and events, our Pastry team plays a starring role in creating unforgettable moments.

The on target earning potential for this role is £41,956 / per annum, comprising of a base salary of £36,956, plus a qualified estimate of £5,000 gratuities per annum. As a member of the Gleneagles team, you will also enjoy a fantastic range of perks, benefits and rewards.

This opporutnity is a 46 hour contract to assit our Night team with bakery goods, breads and viennoiserie: normal working hours are 21:30-07:00 5 days over 7.

About Gleneagles

One of the world’s most iconic luxury hotels and sporting estates, Gleneagles has been making memories for a century. Crowned ‘Employer of the Year’ at the 2024 Cateys and The Times and Sunday Times ‘Hotel of The Year 2024’, everything we do is about surpassing expectations and creating unrivalled adventures for our guests.

Working at Gleneagles

We’re devoted to making our people feel as valued as our guests. In this way, we strive to support the whole ‘you’ – not just the professional part but the personal part too. People join our team for all sorts of reasons. Some work here permanently to develop a career, some work seasonally, while others have a schedule to fit around their personal commitments. However long you plan to stay with us and whatever hours you’d prefer to work, we’re open to flexible working requests and offer hours, shift patterns and contract types to suit everyone.

Location: Auchterarder, just off the A9. Gleneagles is also within easy reach of a number of Scottish towns and cities: Edinburgh City Centre (1hr), Glasgow or Dundee (50mins), Stirling and Perth (25mins).

Role details

Here's a bit more detail on what we see you doing in this role:

• Using your Pastry expertise and creative flair, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring our Pastry Kitchen continues to excel, producing the most imaginative, innovative, and inspirational sweet creations that Gleneagles is renowned for
• From designing and delivering bespoke pastries, breads, desserts, and showpieces, to crafting delicate afternoon tea treats that delight our guests, you’ll take ownership of a section in our busy Pastry kitchen, ensuring every item meets the highest standards of taste, presentation, and consistency
• You’ll keep the operation running smoothly; managing orders and deliveries with precision, maintaining impeccable food hygiene standards, and ensuring service flows seamlessly no matter how busy we are.
• Collaboration is at the heart of what we do: you’ll work closely with our Head Pastry Chef and Sous Chef, sharing ideas, experimenting with techniques, and contributing to a culture where creativity thrives and innovation is always encouraged. Together, you’ll push the boundaries of flavour and design, keeping our menus fresh, exciting, and unforgettable.
• Interacting with our guests, always warm, professional, helpful and doing everything you can to exceed their expectations; playing your part in making their stay with us luxurious in every way

The kind of person we're looking for

• You’ll bring 3–5 years of proven Pastry experience within a fast-moving, quality-driven culinary environment, ideally at Chef de Partie or Senior Chef de Partie level. Having honed your skills in luxury hotels, fine dining restaurants, or leading patisseries, you understand the pace, precision, and creativity required to thrive at the very highest level.
• A genuine passion for Pastry is a given, you’ve dedicated yourself to perfecting your craft and take pride in producing creations that are as beautiful to look at as they are delicious to taste
• You’re hungry to keep learning, developing, and innovating, drawing inspiration from our talented team of chefs and bringing your own ideas to the table
• Highly motivated and possessing an immense sense of pride in your work; you're passionate about delivering the high standards for our guests in line with the Gleneagles brand
• You have a positive “can do” attitude to solving problems in a professional and courteous manner
• A strong team player with great communication skills and an enthusiastic approach; you're well organised and punctual with an eagle eye for detail
• You want to be part of a team that works hard, supports each other and above all has fun along the way

What’s in it for you

Time to let your hair down

• 30 days holiday (including bank holidays) that increases with service
• Seasonal parties and local social events
• 50% discount on Food & Beverage, Country Pursuits, Spa and Hair Salon (Mon-Thurs) and the Golf Driving Range
• Golf Membership (with access to all 3 championship courses) for £50.00 per annum

Treats in your pocket

• Flexi points into yourPerkboxwallet to spend as you choose. The points can be spent immediately, or you can save them up over a number of months, for perks that cost that little bit more. All this gives you greater choice, so you can pick the things that mean the most to you!
• Free ‘pay day’ lunch and monthly drinks offers
• A generous ‘refer a friend’ scheme

Be our guest

• Stay with us as a guest at Gleneagles or Gleneagles Townhouse for up to 2 nights per year at £95.00 per night – a benefit available upon completion of 12 months service
• Friends & Family discounted rate of £225 - £275 B&B per night at Gleneagles
• Enjoy discounted rooms and restaurants rates with up to 50% off across the wider Ennismore brands and hotels, located across some spectacular locations, including London, Paris, Rome, Dubai, Doha, Rio, NY, Chicago and LA...to name just a few
• Subsidised, single occupancy, en-suite accommodation available on our estate

Investment in your development and wellbeing

• Pension scheme
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme, offering support and confidential advice for you and your family when you need it most
• Ongoing investment in your personal development with access to internal and external training qualifications and programmes
• Internal career opportunities across a wider range of specialisms and departments
• Monthly recognition programme
• Volunteering day every year with a charitable partner of your choice
• Complimentary access to our staff gym
• Gleneagles Cycle Scheme to spread the cost of the bike that you really want and reduce your carbon footprint

*About gratuities & service charge:

• Gratuities (tips) and service charge (an additional charge added to our room rates and services across the estate that is passed directly to our employees) are paid on a pro-rata basis regardless of your role
• It is estimated that in 2026, our full-time employees can expect to receive around £5,000 in addition to their annual salary

If you are our next Chef de Partie, Pastry, please forward your most recent CV to us today!