Head Pastry Chef

JR United Kingdom; West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a prestigious hotel known for its stunning Georgian architecture and award-winning gardens as a Head Pastry Chef. In this exciting role, you will work closely with the Executive Chef to craft exquisite desserts for two renowned restaurants. Enjoy a collaborative atmosphere where your creativity will shine, and be rewarded with a competitive salary plus a generous service charge shared among the team. This is an exceptional opportunity to be part of a family-oriented environment that values excellence and innovation in culinary arts.

Benefits

Service Charge

Team Events

Employee Discounts

Training Opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience as a Head Pastry Chef or similar role.
• Strong creativity in dessert creation and presentation.

Responsibilities

• Create innovative desserts for two restaurants.
• Collaborate with the Executive Chef to manage the kitchen.

Skills

Dessert Creation

Team Leadership

Menu Planning

Education

Culinary Arts Degree

Tools

Pastry Equipment

Job description

An opportunity to join our family where work is a pleasure.

The Bath Priory (part of the Brownsword family of hotels) has a great location in Bath, just a short walk from the city centre, with a bus stop right outside. The hotel is stunning, a Georgian house with 33 bedrooms built in honey-coloured Bath stone and is surrounded by four acres of multi-award-winning gardens. We are proud to have won awards at 5-star level for over ten years, and we are seeking sparkling new personalities to join our family.

Salary: £40,000 per annum

SERVICE CHARGE - We pay our team a service charge each month! This service charge all goes into one pot, and 100% of that service charge is then shared amongst all the team at the hotel — every penny received is paid out to the team.

Service charge can be in the region of £160 a month (close to £2000 per year) over and above base pay, for a full-time employee.

Role: As a Head Pastry Chef, you will work alongside the Executive Chef to run our kitchen, which serves 2 restaurants: the Celebration Restaurant (3 rosettes) and the Casual Dining Restaurant.

You will be responsible for creating new desserts for both of our restaurants. The role includes, but is not limited to: