Pastry Chef

Scotsman Hospitality; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Scotsman Group is seeking a Pastry Chef to join our kitchen team and uphold exceptional standards of food and service. You will ensure pastry operations run smoothly, adhere to HACCP guidelines, and contribute to a clean, organised, and compliant kitchen environment.

The role requires following specifications, maintaining high hygiene standards, and supporting colleagues to deliver consistent quality across venues. Join a busy, dynamic team in a collaborative setting.

Qualifications

• Basic food hygiene.
• NVQ in Professional Cookery and Food Preparation desirable.
• Previous Pastry Chef experience preferred for similar sized concepts.
• Understanding of 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.

Responsibilities

• Cook to a high standard and follow company specifications while adhering to HACCP procedures.
• Be part of a highly motivated kitchen team.
• Ensure the smooth running of the pastry section.
• Maintain high hygiene standards and proper food handling.
• Follow instructions from senior team members to ensure section readiness.
• Clean and organise section, containers, labels and storage.
• Assist with end-of-night clean down and hygiene checks.
• Report any complaints or accidents per company policy.

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.