Executive Sous Chef

The Dorchester; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious hotel is seeking an Executive Pastry Sous Chef to lead their pastry and bakery operations. This role involves managing a high-performing team to deliver exceptional culinary experiences. The ideal candidate will have leadership experience, creativity, and a strong focus on guest satisfaction. You'll also benefit from a range of perks including complimentary stays, discounts, and well-being support. This is a full-time position located in London, England.

Benefits

Complimentary stays with breakfast

50% off food and beverages

Private Pension scheme

Access to various apprenticeships

Well-being support

Qualifications

• Previous experience as an Executive Pastry Sous Chef in a similar environment.
• Strong communication skills; English is the primary language.
• Ability to work flexibly in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage pastry and bakery operations.
• Train and motivate a high performing pastry team.
• Deliver a memorable guest experience through precision and execution.

Skills

Leadership

Creativity

Communication

Job description

Join us as an Executive Pastry Sous Chef at The Dorchester recognised as one of The SundayTimes Top 10 Best Places to Work for in 2024 & 2025 and Hotel of the year London at the 2024 AA Hospitality Awards. We continually strive to build andnurture a culture where inclusiveness is part of our DNA reflected in ourvalues of passion personality respect working together and creativity. Webelieve that a variety of perspectives enriches our culture and drives oursuccess.

We care about your career and are known for having the absolute bestpeople in the industry. When you join us as an Executive Pastry Sous Chef you start aunique opportunity to become celebrated as the very best in your field. Youlllearn not only from your fellow Legends but also through our award-winninglearning academy so that you can achieve the highest standards of craftservice and leadership and become a legend in your own story.

About the Role

OurExecutive Pastry Sous Chef is the rock of our pastry operation! Executing andsupporting the vision of our Executive Pastry Chef. Entrusted with caring forevery detail supporting the creativity and guiding the team in ensuring nodetail is left untouched in our pastry and bakery production. Though skillfullytrained they never lose sight of their ultimate reasonability to createlifelong memories for our guests.

What you'll do

Your responsibilities will include :

A day in the life of our Executive Pastry sous Chef demands high levelsof energy creativity and passion. They need consistency even though the daysare never alike; and creativity to tackle daily adventures. Our pastry andbakery offers a playground for seriously creative production to impress thepeople that make the world turn. Listing all of the contributions that ourExecutive Pastry sous Chef will accomplish would be lengthy but the list belowis essential to know.

• Our Executive Pastry Sous Chef is to lead the managing of pastry and bakery operations in order to deliver the best experience across our culinary offerings at The Dorchester.
• Team leadership : Lead train and motivate a high performing Pastry team that understands their role in delivering the very best culinary experience and refined attention to detail. Foster a positive collaborative and respectful culture that brings the best out of people.
• The ideal candidate is someone that enjoys delivering joy to our guests through precision and execution in everything that is produced in house. Our guest experience is something that we strive to exceed in everything that we cook serve and create. You will be responsible for leading the creativity including one of a kind masterpieces at Cake and flowers the artistry of our afternoon tea show stopping amenities in our suites and much more.
• Sometimes our guests have special requests involving dietary requirements bespoke products and even special occasions. The requests will need the support of the Executive Sous chef in order to ensure we meet the wants and needs of the operations.
• Our values of Personality Passion Respect Working Together and Creativity guide us each and every day. The purpose of Executive Pastry Chef is to live their behaviours to continue to create our legacy.
• Communication is what keeps our departments running perfectly. Our Executive Pastry Chef must communicate with other departments and extended hotel team in order to ensure the alignment remains.

What you'll bring

• Previous experience as an Executive Pastry Sous chef in a similar environment
• All of our employees are ambassadors of our Vision Values and culture. Our Executive Pastry Chef do this with all they do.
• We encourage the unique personalities and passions of our employees working together; as a team a hotel and Collection.
• Our guests forge our legacy. Knowing and understanding them is our goal valuing kindness over process.
• In a fast-moving world we remain consistent and relevant requiring flexibility from everyone on the team.
• Strong communication skills English is the primary language used at The Dorchester

What you'll get

Complimentary Stays: Enjoy complimentary stays withbreakfast at Dorchester Collection Hotels every year.

Discounts: Get 50% off food and beveragesat selected bars and restaurants within the Dorchester Collection : EnjoyFriends & Family stay discounts out hotels Benefit from discounts atvarious high street and online shops

Employee Perks: Enroll from day 1 into ourPrivate Pension scheme (we contribute 8% towards your pension); Benefit fromSeasonal ticket loan Rental deposit scheme private financial advice and Eyecare vouchers.

Training and Development : Advance in your career byaccessing various apprenticeships from Level 2 to Hospitality Degree Level partner with outstanding nationally recognised Apprenticeship providers.

Social Events: Participate in vibrant social events including asummer party winter ball pub quizzes and cultural and milestone recognitioncelebrations.

Referral Bonus.

Well-being Support: Access immediate well-beingadvice because we care about our employees.

We celebrate diversity and are committed tocreating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. If you needus to do anything to support you during the recruitment process (such asadjustments to how you applyalternative formats of information or adjustments to the assessment processitself) please do call People & Culture team on or email so that wecan discuss how we can support you through this process.

Employment Type: Full-Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1