Head Chef of Pastry

TN United Kingdom; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an innovative and inclusive culinary team as a Head Chef of Pastry at a prestigious client location in Edinburgh. This role offers the chance to lead a passionate team, create exceptional culinary experiences, and set new standards in workplace hospitality. With a focus on professional growth, you will thrive in a dynamic environment that celebrates creativity and excellence. Enjoy a competitive salary, generous holidays, and numerous perks designed to support your career development and well-being. Be part of a food revolution and make your mark in the culinary world!

Benefits

28 Days holiday including bank holidays

Birthday off

Volunteering days

Enhanced maternity leave

Free meals on shift

Bespoke training opportunities

Pension and life insurance

Cycle to work scheme

Employee assistance programme

Discounts via HAPI app

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Head Chef or similar role.
• Strong focus on food quality and team development.
• Ability to manage budgets and drive performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire the culinary team to deliver exceptional standards.
• Build positive relationships with clients and stakeholders.
• Create a culture of excellence and innovation in food service.

Skills

Team Management

Culinary Arts

Budget Management

Coaching Skills

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Education

Culinary Degree

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Head Chef of Pastry - Come be a part of the food revolution!

Salary - £40,000 per annum and with Monday to Friday working hours!

Calling all culinary connoisseurs that are OBSESSED about food, we need you! If you have an insatiable appetite for the culinary arts and a burning desire to create food that delights customers and clients, then look no further. At BaxterStorey we offer an exceptional culinary playground where your creativity can flourish, your talents can shine and we wholeheartedly believe in nourishing talent and empowering our chefs to continuously evolve, refine their craft and create a development partnership together to ensure professional growth opportunities.

We have an exciting opportunity for a collaborative, inclusive and passionateHead Chef of Pastryto join our team

This is a fantastic opportunity for a skilledPastry Chefto make a name for themselves within the food service industry and be a part of setting the new standard for workplace hospitality.

Company Description

Head Chef of Pastry - Come be a part of the food revolution!

Salary - £40,000 per annum and with Monday to Friday working hours!

Calling all culinary connoisseurs that are OBSESSED about food, we need you! If you have an insatiable appetite for the culinary arts and a burning desire to create food that delights customers and clients, then look no further. At BaxterStorey we offer an exceptional culinary playground where your creativity can flourish, your talents can shine and we wholeheartedly believe in nourishing talent and empowering our chefs to continuously evolve, refine their craft and create a development partnership together to ensure professional growth opportunities.

We have an exciting opportunity for a collaborative, inclusive and passionateHead Chef of Pastryto join our team

This is a fantastic opportunity for a skilledPastry Chefto make a name for themselves within the food service industry and be a part of setting the new standard for workplace hospitality.

Job Description

• Lead, Inspire, collaborate and support your direct reports to deliver consistently exceptional standards.
• Build positive, credible and collaborativerelationships & communication methods with clientsand other key stakeholders in the business.
• Continually look to develop your team through mentoring, training, recognition, and empowerment.
• Create a culture of excellence with your team, continually striving to push the boundaries of brilliance through natural caring service, obsessive food standards and innovation.
• Achieve business critical KPI's including Health and Safety, Sustainability, Financial and Governance

Qualifications

• Proven experience working as a Head Chef or similar role
• Have an obsession for food and creating experiences
• You can demonstrate that managing, training, and supporting a team has been an important part of your career to date
• Financially astute, you are very analytical and know how to create and maintain budgets and drive commercial performance
• Excellent coaching, delegation and influencing skills
• Ability to prioritise multiple projects in a fast-paced, multi-faceted, creative environment and able to thrive under pressure
• Meticulous organisational abilities and a high attention to detail
• Empathetic, clear and highly effective verbal and written communication
• Ability to adapt to challenges and opportunities with a solution-oriented perspective
• Excellent strategic thinking and critical reasoning skills
• Works according to the BaxterStorey core values

Additional Information

• £40,000 per annum
• Monday to Friday
• 28 Days holiday including bank holidays
• Plus your birthday off
• 3 volunteering days
• 3 days grandparent leave.
• 24 week’s enhanced maternity leave.
• Secondary career leave.
• Wedding/commitment day leave.
• Free meals on shift.
• Bespoke training and development opportunities
• Apprenticeships opportunities for all experience levels
• Pension and life insurance.
• Discounts available from HAPI app, from high street shops to holidays & cinema.
• Wellbeing hub.
• Access to employee assistance programme.
• Cycle to work scheme.

Here at BaxterStorey we have an exciting opportunity for experienced and highly motivatedHead of Pastryfor our highly prestigious client in the heart of the City. This role would suit an individual who thrives working in an inclusive, value-driven, dynamic, and entrepreneurial environment.

This facility will host 2000+ employees, offering a food hall style restaurant, premium sandwich & beverage bar concept and an unmanned retail outlet.

In addition, there is an onsite 70 Bedroom Hotel, 300 Capacity Conference Centre and a variety of different meeting rooms/spaces across campus.

For almost 20 years, for every client, in every location (whether that’s an office, stadium, cathedral or university), we have created beautiful spaces, exciting menus and friendly teams, so that each and every customer can have the hospitality experience they deserve.

We need the brightest and the best to join us to make this all possible. We will support you to create your hospitality legacy and build a career that you are proud of.

Our drive and belief in our people, means that we always strive to supercharge our team’s careers. ‘Better’ is a daily habit that sits deep within our DNA, meaning learning will be front and centre of your experience working with us.

Join us, and be part of the food revolution!

Find out more about us atwww.baxterstorey.com