Head Pastry Chef

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Job summary

A private lifestyle-driven community in Scotland is seeking an experienced Head Pastry Chef to lead their pastry division. This role involves creativity and management skills, ensuring high-quality food preparation and team development. Ideal candidates will have a culinary degree with significant experience in luxury kitchens. The position offers an opportunity to shape culinary identity and deliver exceptional dining experiences in a unique setting.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Accommodation on a fixed term

Uniform Provided

Meal on duty (free of charge)

Use of on-site staff gym

Access to staff activities

Discounted local accommodation for friends and family

Work-Family Culture

Qualifications

• Minimum of six years’ experience in award-winning restaurants or luxury hotels.
• Proven leadership in a similar role.
• Excellent understanding of modern and classic pastry techniques.

Responsibilities

• Lead the pastry division and manage all food preparation across pastry areas.
• Train and develop a team of pastry professionals.
• Ensure high quality of all pastry items.

Skills

Leadership

Creativity

Communication

Culinary Techniques

Time Management

Education

Culinary degree or equivalent

Job description

Working within the luxurious surroundings of our beautifully restored Taymouth Castle Estate and at the breathtaking Glenlyon Estate as well as the Kenmore Hotel. We are seeking an enthusiastic and visionary Head Pastry Chef to lead our pastry division with creativity, precision, and excellence. This is a role where you can bring innovation and leadership to a culinary team that takes huge pride in delivering world-class cuisine. Taking our small yet creative team of chefs on the next stage of their culinary journey by designing and executing luxurious pastry creations that will continually elevate our members experience and reflect the highest standards of modern pastry artisanry.

We are the home of pioneers and free spirits. Express your artistry in a refined environment by joining our elite culinary team. In this pivotal role you can shape our culinary identity through our patisserie offerings, by exciting and delighting our members and their guests. This is a tremendous opportunity for you to put your mark on something totally unique and special.

Discover the role

Job Opportunity: Head Pastry Chef

We are seeking an exceptional chef to take the reins of our Pastry Division and the management of all food preparation and kitchen organisation across all pastry areas of the business with creativity, care, and culinary expertise.

As our Head Pastry Chef, you will be at the helm of the division and responsible for product development, advancement of skills and product innovation. Training and team development, refinement of practices and ensuring maximum team member and guest satisfaction; operating within budget and helping to ensure the continued success of the business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the creation and execution of world-class patisserie across Taymouth Castle and associated projects.
• Be an ambassador for Taymouth Castle, upholding and promoting the values and vision of the business.
• Inspire, train, and manage a team of pastry professionals, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous development.
• Continuously proposing, creating, and implementing new menu ideas and dining concepts in collaboration with the Culinary Director.
• Oversee kitchen organisation ensuring efficiency, cleanliness, and compliance with hygiene standards.
• Ensure all purchases are seasonally appropriate, financially astute and processed through proper procedures.
• Monitoring inventory levels through regular inventory checks and utilising stock efficiently and appropriately in accordance with business levels and seasonal changes.
• Maintain and safeguard all kitchen equipment, ensuring proper use and regular maintenance.
• Conduct regular team meetings to align goals, share updates, and maintain motivation.
• Maintain the highest quality of all patisserie food items ensuring standard recipes are accurately recorded, constantly updated, and are being followed on a consistent basis.
• Without compromise, prevent the use of contaminated products in any phase of food preparation in any area of the business.
• This role reports directly to the Head Chef and the Culinary Director, ensuring alignment with the overall culinary vision and standards.
• Support the Culinary Director in strategic planning and execution of business initiatives.
• Ensure consistent quality and presentation of all pastry items.
• Work closely with the stewarding team to keep all kitchen areas to an exemplary hygiene standard; clean, organised, and orderly.
• Perform additional duties as required to support the success of the culinary team.

This role is built on details, honesty, and the journey we take to create something extraordinary. Bring your creativity, technique, and passion to a place where artistry meets excellence.

Join us and redefine the world of patisserie.

Discover you

A culinary degree or equivalent professional experience with a minimum of six years’ experience in award-winning restaurants or luxury hotels, with proven leadership in a similar role.

Excellent communication, people skills and creative flair with a deep understanding of modern and classic pastry techniques. Enthusiastic about seasonality and foraged ingredients with a strong commitment to incorporating these elements into innovative and evolving product development.

Enthusiastic about storytelling through food and crafting memorable dessert experiences.

You thrive under pressure, maintaining focus and precision while navigating shifting priorities and constantly changing demands of the business with confidence and composure. Flexibility with availability during evenings, weekends, and bank holidays.

We are committed to planning rotas in advance and respecting personal time, ensuring a healthy balance between professional and personal commitments.

Join the Discovery family, where quality and service are at the heart of everything we do!

Discovery Land Company is a US-based developer and operator of private residential club communities and resorts with a world-renowned portfolio of domestic and international properties.

Discover us.

Taymouth Castle Golf and Sport Club is Discovery’s second European private members-only golf & sport community. Nestled between two national parks and at the head of Loch Tay in Kenmore, Perthshire, the club incorporates several land estates and is rich in history with dramatic views, offering endless adventures.

This private lifestyle-driven community will offer 125 residences, a redesigned world-class golf course and practice facility, wellness and recreation facilities, a range of outdoor pursuits as well as a refurbished 19th century castle to offer a clubhouse with a range of food & beverage outlets and indoor activities. The Club also offers additional facilities at a nearby farm and mountain estate. Taymouth Castle offers a membership that values its relationships, its health, its leisure time, and is a modern community that honours Scotland’s strong legacy of history, outdoor adventure and, most importantly, fun.

Please note the selected candidate must have the right to work in the UK as we cannot offer visa sponsorship and offers are subject to successful completion of our reference and background checks.

Discover our Benefits and Perks

Embracing the breathtaking scenery in this part of Scotland and immersing yourself into the local community, working at Taymouth Castle Golf & Sport Club is more than a job, it offers a ‘lifestyle.’ Offers a chance to be part of the team building a project for generations to come.

• Competitive Salary
• Accommodation on a fixed term
• Uniform Provided
• Meal on duty (free of charge)
• Use of on-site staff gym
• Access to staff activities
• Various benefits including discounted local accommodation for friends and family to visit.
• Work-Family Culture

We are situated on the A827 between Kenmore and Aberfeldy.

Close to the A9. Perth (1hour) Stirling and Edinburgh Airport (1.5hours) Glasgow (2 hours)