Pastry Chef

ASVA; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

The National Trust for Scotland in Glasgow's Mackintosh Tearooms seeks a Pastry Chef to supervise the pastry department, support the Head Chef, and uphold high standards of quality and hygiene. You will oversee staff, assist with menu prep, and manage stock within HACCP guidelines.

Working across tea rooms, private dining and event spaces, you will create, prepare and deliver desserts to the highest standard, leading pastry assistants to run an efficient kitchen.

Responsibilities

• Supervise pastry team
• Ensure standards in production and preparation
• Attend to customer complaints and requests
• Support pastry team and report to Head Chef
• Ensure dishes meet required specifications
• Monitor quality and quantity of food
• Manage HACCP as required
• Prepare cakes, scones and other pastries
• Ensure attractive, high-quality presentation
• Monitor stock of baking ingredients and place orders within budget
• Guide and motivate pastry staff to work efficiently
• Support recruitment and training

Job description

Organisation: The National Trust for Scotland

Location: The Mackintosh Tearooms, 217 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3EX

JOB PURPOSE

To supervise the pastry department including overseeing staff, aiding with menu preparation, ensuring food quality and freshness, and monitoring ordering and stock levels. Prepare a variety of desserts, pastries, or other sweet goods and will play a key role in the running of the kitchen by creating and maintaining high standards of quality in both co-operative teamwork and dishes.

Support the Head Chef to deliver standards and efficient delivery of food preparation and operation within the tea rooms, private dining and event spaces of the kitchen at The Mackintosh Tearooms creating, preparing and delivering menus to the highest standard whilst maintaining a safe & hygienic catering environment in accordance with health and safety policies and standards. The Pastry Chef will report to the Head Chef and work closely with the VSM F&B at the Mackintosh Tearooms.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Supervise pastry team
• Ensure that the required standards are adhered to in the production and preparation of food
• Ensure all complaints, requirements and suggestions by customers are attended to accordingly
• Give appropriate support or guidance to members of pastry team when the need arises and escape to the Head Chef when appropriate
• Ensure all dishes are prepared and finished to required specification
• Monitor the quality and quantity of food prepared
• Manage HACCP as required
• Prepare a wide variety of goods such as cakes, scones etc. following traditional and modern recipes
• Ensuring the presentation of products produced will be beautiful and exciting
• Monitor stocks for baking ingredients such as flour, sugar etc. and make appropriate orders within budget
• Check quality of material and condition of equipment and devices used for cooking
• Guide and motivate pastry assistants and pastry chefs to work more efficiently
• Support recruitment and training
• Maintain a lean and orderly cooking station and adhere to health and safety standards