Pastry Chef

Apex Hotels; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Apex Hotels is seeking a Pastry Chef to join their Kitchen Team at The Lampery. This role involves preparing high-quality pastry items for various services, ensuring compliance with health and safety standards, and contributing to a positive team environment. Ideal candidates will possess NVQ Level 3 in Food Preparation/Pastry and previous experience in a 4/5 star hotel setting.

Benefits

29 days holiday

Training and development from day one

Employee events and celebrations

Access to gym and pools

Financial Wellbeing App Wagestream

50% discount in restaurants

Cycle to Work Scheme

Life Assurance cover

Qualifications

• Ability to multi-task and deliver excellent standards.
• Previous experience in a 4 or 5 star hotel or high-quality restaurant.
• Experience in kitchen management duties, including compliance with hygiene regulations.

Responsibilities

• Prepare items for the Restaurant and Events with specific pastry requirements.
• Ensure standards of performance to maximize food sales.
• Assist in menu design, ordering, and staff development.

Skills

Attention to detail

Customer service attitude

Communication

Organization skills

Self-motivated

Team player

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Food Preparation/Pastry

Job description

Why join Apex Hotels?

You will receive a warm welcome into the Apex family on joining us as a Pastry Chef in The Lampery. We genuinely care about our guests and each other and we show this through our family values of Trust, Passion, Friendliness and Teamwork. We encourage you to bring your own unique personality to the role and being yourself whilst working as part of the Kitchen Team as we believe it is our personality, style and friendliness that makes Apex Hotels

You will meet great people, have fun at work, develop new friendships, learn new skills, and of course you will also receive a competitive rate of pay and a generous range of employee benefits which includes:

• 29 days holiday
• Training and development from day one
• Employee events and celebrations
• Inhouse company interactive employee communication APP
• Entry to our state-of-the-art gym and pools
• Healthy meals to enjoy while you're working.
• Access to an external Employee Assistance Programme
• Financial Wellbeing App Wagestream, allowing you the flexibility to get paid earlier than your normal monthly pay date.
• £200 referral bonus when your friends or family join the team.

Following your first successful 3 months, you’ll also receive ……

• Access to our discounts and wellbeing platform “Treat Yourself Here”, unlocking savings and experiences for you and your family.
• Involvement in our employee of the quarter and annual recognition schemes
• Long service recognition
• Probation pass and annual anniversary complimentary guest experience overnight stay and dinner for two
• 50% discount in our restaurants
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Discounted room rates for employees, friends, and family
• Spa treatments and product discounts
• Life Assurance cover

Starting your Journey:

As a Pastry Chef you will be responsible for the operation of the entire Pastry station, preparing items for Restaurant and Events that have request specific pastry requirements , Your responsibilities will include:

• Assisting the Head Chef/Senior Sous Chef in ensuring the correct preparation of pastry.
• Making pastry and desserts for the Restaurant, Function Rooms and Room Service.
• Ensuring standards of performance in order to maximise food sales.
• Supporting the team in other areas of the kitchen.
• Ensuring that health and safety procedures are implemented at all times and to comply with hygiene regulations.
• Helping design menus, ordering and assisting with the development of staff within the team.

You must be able to lead by example, have excellent attention to detail, be self-motivated and be a team player. Excellent communication and organisation skills are essential. You should be used to working in a mixed corporate and leisure environment where you had undertaken kitchen management duties including working within hygiene regulations would be well suited to this position.

On your first day you will begin a structured 12 week learning journey, giving you the skills, knowledge, and confidence to be a great Pastry Chef. With this in mind, we are looking for a Pastry Chef who:

• Can deliver excellent standards
• Is self-aware and able to evaluate their own work
• Has a customer service attitude
• Has the ability to multi-task and provides excellent attention to detail
• At least NVQ Level 3 in Food Preparation/Pastry equivalent.
• Previous 4 or 5 star hotel experience or worked within a high quality Restaurant with Rosette experience.

We encourage you to bring your true self to work - we recruit for attitude and train for skill. We’ll provide great training and development opportunities, allowing you to flourish in a fun and fulfilling career, reaching your dreams and aspirations.So, whatever your vibe, our family can never be too big, there’s a place here for you. We have one ask - that you bring your personality, ideas, and spark. We’re an innovative, thriving business and we want you to be part of our exciting journey.

If this role interested you, click ‘apply'. We look forward to hearing from you!