Pastry Chef

Scotsman; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Scotsman Group in Glasgow is looking for a dedicated Pastry Chef to join the kitchen team, delivering high-quality pastry items and ensuring adherence to specifications and hygiene standards.

You will follow HACCP and COSHH procedures, maintain cleanliness, train junior staff, and assist in the safe operation of kitchen equipment. NVQ is desirable and prior pastry experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• NVQ in Professional Cookery and Food Preparation is desirable.
• Previous Pastry Chef experience is preferred.
• Understanding of HACCP, COSHH and Health and Safety in the workplace.
• Ability to follow a specification and work to set standards.

Responsibilities

• Cook to a high standard and follow Company specifications with HACCP procedures.
• Form part of a motivated kitchen team and ensure smooth pastry section operation.
• Maintain high food and hygiene standards within the team.
• Assist in completing Kitchen Cooksafe for your area of responsibility.
• Ensure all equipment is cleaned and stored correctly and reports any issues.

Skills

Basic food hygiene

Pastry chef experience

Education

NVQ in Professional Cookery and Food Preparation

Job description

About Us:

Scotsman Group is a collection of over 50 venues. Lots of our venues are housed in grade A & B listed buildings, carefully restored, expanded, refreshed and put to good use. We have restaurants, hotels, nightclubs, bars, cinemas and more.

Role Description:

To be an integral part of the kitchen team that will deliver exceptional standards of food and customer service. Ensuring that all legislative and compliance guidelines are fully adhered to.

The Role:

• To be able to cook to a high standard and to follow all specifications set out by the Company whilst following all HACCP procedures.
• To form an integral part of a highly motivated kitchen team.
• Ensure the smooth and efficient running of the pastry section.
• Ability to set excellent food and hygiene standards within the team.
• Follow instructions from senior members of the team to ensure competent running of any section.
• Maintain excellent hygiene standards that are set out by the company.
• Assist in the accurate completion of Kitchen Cooksafe and ensure it is completed for your area of responsibility.
• Clean down the section ensuring everything is placed in appropriate containers, covered properly, labelled and stored correctly.
• Maintain high a standard of cleaning when finishing at any section.
• Ensure all equipment in the section is pulled out and cleaned according to Company polices and procedures.
• Assisting other staff with the clean down at the end of the night and only leaving the kitchen when the whole team is finished and all hygiene standards have been met.
• Ensure all complaints or accidents are reported in line with the Company policy.

The Person:

• Basic food hygiene.
• NVQ in Professional Cookery and Food Preparation is desirable.
• Previous Pastry Chef experience is preferred of similar sized concepts.
• Understanding of all HACCP, COSHH and Health and Safety in the workplace.
• Ability to follow and cook to a specification.
• Ability to identify issues, create/source solutions and make decisions.