Pastry Chef

Buxton Crescent; Buxton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness incentives

Free parking

Complimentary spa day

Discounted stays

Employee discounts

Job summary

Buxton Crescent is seeking a talented Pastry Chef to join our luxury wellness brand kitchen. You’ll produce high-quality pastry and dessert dishes, ensuring each plate is visually stunning and perfectly balanced while working closely with the Head Chef and the wider kitchen team.

The role is a full-time position based in Buxton, offering a salary of £30,000 per annum plus tips. You’ll contribute ideas for menus, maintain excellent hygiene, and help deliver a premium guest experience across

Qualifications

• Experience as a Pastry Chef or strong Chef de Partie with a pastry focus.
• Passion for pastry, desserts and presentation.
• Creativity and attention to detail.
• Understanding of seasonal ingredients and balanced menu creation.
• Team player with a positive, can-do attitude.
• Knowledge of kitchen hygiene, safety and food standards.

Responsibilities

• Creating exceptional desserts and pastry items using fresh, seasonal ingredients.
• Managing your section of the kitchen efficiently and to a consistently high standard.
• Contributing new ideas for menus, with a focus on both indulgence and wellbeing.
• Ensuring presentation is always to a luxury, guest-ready standard.
• Maintaining excellent food hygiene and safety practices at all times.
• Supporting stock control, ordering and minimising waste.
• Working collaboratively with the wider kitchen and front-of-house teams.
• Playing an active role in maintaining a clean, organised and safe kitchen environment.

Skills

Pastry

Creativity

Team player

Attention to detail

Food safety

Job description

Contract: Full Time
Salary: £30,000 per annum plus tips

This is a fantastic opportunity for a talented Pastry Chef who loves combining creativity with precision. You’ll be responsible for producing high-quality pastry and dessert dishes, ensuring everything served is both visually stunning and perfectly balanced.

Working closely with the Head Chef and kitchen team, you’ll contribute ideas, maintain high standards, and help deliver a consistent, premium offering across all services.

What you’ll be doing

• Creating exceptional desserts and pastry items using fresh, seasonal ingredients
• Managing your section of the kitchen efficiently and to a consistently high standard
• Contributing new ideas for menus, with a focus on both indulgence and wellbeing
• Ensuring presentation is always to a luxury, guest-ready standard
• Maintaining excellent food hygiene and safety practices at all times
• Supporting stock control, ordering and minimising waste
• Working collaboratively with the wider kitchen and front-of-house teams
• Playing an active role in maintaining a clean, organised and safe kitchen environment

What we’re looking for

• Experience as a Pastry Chef or strong Chef de Partie with a pastry focus
• A genuine passion for pastry, desserts and presentation
• Creativity and attention to detail
• Understanding of seasonal ingredients and balanced menu creation
• A team player with a positive, can-do attitude
• Good knowledge of kitchen hygiene, safety and food standards

What makes this role special

• A unique opportunity to work within a luxury wellness brand
• A focus on quality, creativity and guest experience - not volume production
• The chance to develop your skills in a supportive and professional brigade
• An environment where your ideas and input are valued

Being the iconic wellbeing brand that we are you should expect benefits that match our simple vision; to make you feel happier and healthier inside and out.

Not only will you work in great company you will also have access to the following:

• Health, Wellness and Wellbeing incentives
• Digital fitness programmes
• Nutrition guides and recipes
• Self-Guided meditation
• Champneys experiences (such an overnight stay or an ultimate spa day experience)
• App for all schedules, timesheets, annual leave and all the important things you need at your fingertips.
• In house social media connecting our Champneys Family
• Employee Assistance Programme, offering counselling sessions and legal advice if required, other perks such as shopping discounts and financial support to list a few benefits.
• Motivating, rewarding and engaging colleague events.
• Discounted stays for you, your friends and family at any of our properties.
• Complimentary Spa Day on completion of your probationary period.
• 50% discount on all Champneys products.
• Great discounts on our partner products Elemis and Clarins.
• Discounted membership to our exceptional health clubs.
• Merlin Entertainments Attraction.
• Introduce a friend incentive.
• Long Service celebrations.
• Free parking [Eastwell Manor, Forest Mere, Henlow, Mottram Hall, Springs, Tring and the College only].