Pastry Chef

Restaurant Associates UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension scheme

Career Pathways and MyLearning

Digital GP and wider healthcare

Travel discounts with major providers

Grocery discounts (Tesco, Sainsbury's,

Cinema discounts

Cash rewards

Wellness and mindfulness classes

Family/friend discounts

Job summary

Restaurant Associates UK is recruiting a Pastry Chef to lead the pastry operation at a site in Canary Wharf. You will manage a patisserie counter with 8+ options and a brasserie menu for ~30 covers, with weekly menu changes and occasional events.

The role requires strong pastry skills, leadership, and a passion for seasonal, visually appealing desserts, with HACCP and stock control responsibilities. Monday–Friday, 7:30am–4:00pm.

Qualifications

• Strong pastry experience with a passion for seasonal desserts.
• French culinary knowledge is advantageous but not essential.
• Confident bread-making skills with understanding of fermentation techniques.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a seasonal five-week pastry menu cycle across patisserie counters with strong GP performance.
• Develop and deliver high-quality pastry offerings for seasonal hospitality materials and training workshops.
• Run a Brasserie dessert menu that is elegant, seasonal, costed, and delivers exceptional customer experience.
• Develop a monthly-changing bread course showcasing creativity and technique.
• Build strong relationships across the kitchen and drive culinary standards.

Skills

Pastry

Bread making

Food safety HACCP

GP management

Stock control

Team leadership

Menu development

Job description

Pastry Chef required - Canary Wharf - Earn up to £42,000

We are looking for a hands-on, professional, and commercially minded Pastry Chef to lead the pastry operation at one of a site in a prestigious French bank in Canary Wharf.

Working Monday to Friday, 7:30am to 4:00pm (40 hours per week), you will provide a patisserie counter showcasing classic French and English sweet treats for two coffee bars (minimum 8 options), this menu will change weekly.

Alongside a Brasserie menu serving approximately 30 covers that will change every month or when seasonally possible. We also offer a hospitality events alongside the brasserie menu, including some evenings.

Service Hours

• Breakfast: 7:30am to 11:30am
• Patisserie counter: cakes to be ready for 10am.
• Brasserie Lunch service: 12:00am to 2:00pm

What You'll Be Doing As a Pastry Chef

• Lead and manage a seasonal five-week pastry menu cycle across patisserie counters, ensuring menus meet Restaurant Associates standards while maintaining strong GP performance.
• Develop and deliver a high-quality pastry offering for our seasonal hospitality brochure, including engaging training and team-building workshops such as chocolatier and bread-making masterclasses.
• Run a Brasserie dessert menu that showcases elegance, seasonality and sustainability, while ensuring every dessert is beautifully presented, delicious, accurately costed and delivers an exceptional customer experience.
• Develop a monthly-changing bread course that showcases creativity, technical skill and seasonal ingredients.
• Build strong relationships across the kitchen team, inspire high performance and continuously drive quality and culinary standards forward.
• Ensure full compliance with HACCP, food safety, allergen management and recipe specifications.
• Take ownership of stock control, purchasing and food costs, using weekly and monthly reporting to monitor and maintain financial performance.

What You'll Need To Succeed As a Pastry Chef

• Strong pastry experience with a passion for creating high-quality, seasonal and visually appealing desserts.
• French culinary knowledge and techniques are advantageous, but not essential.
• Confident bread-making skills, with a strong understanding of different breads, doughs and fermentation techniques.
• Excellent knowledge of food safety, HACCP, allergen management and recipe compliance.
• Strong commercial awareness, with experience in recipe costing, GP management, purchasing and stock control.
• Creative and passionate about developing seasonal menus and introducing new ideas.
• A natural leader who can inspire and develop a team while building strong relationships across the kitchen.
• Organised, detail-focused and able to maintain consistently high standards in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

We ensure you're rewarded for all your hard work, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• Contributory pension scheme
• Grow your career with our Career Pathways and MyLearning programmes
• Quick access for you and your immediate family to a Digital GP, and wider healthcare benefits
• Exclusive travel discounts with TUI, Expedia, Booking.com and many more
• Save money on your food shop with discounts on Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and many more
• Up to 44% off cinema tickets to enjoy your favourite blockbuster
• Receive cash rewards every time you spend and use them on a wide range of brands
• Un-wind with us with free wellness, mindfulness and exercise classes
• You can share all discounts and offers with your friends and families

About Us

Restaurant Associates provides brilliant hospitality through our food, drink and services. We work with our partners and collaborate with our clients to achieve great things together.Every day, our teams of passionate hospitality professionals strive for excellence in delivering employee dining and hospitality to some of the UK's leading workplace as well as inspiring exceptional experiences in iconic cultural and heritage destinations.

Job Reference: com/1009/98513001/52329620/SU #RA Group

Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive - because diversity is our strength!

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