Pastry Chef – Buckingham, England

Holroyd Howe; Buckingham; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering service in Buckingham is seeking an experienced Pastry Chef to join the team at a prestigious school. This role involves managing pastry production, ensuring high food quality, and supporting the Head Chef. Ideal candidates will have significant pastry experience, with benefits including a competitive salary and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Free meals while at work

Career development opportunities

Pension scheme

Reward & recognition schemes

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate extensive Pastry Chef experience, ideally within contract-catering.
• Ability to manage and train kitchen staff is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support Head Pastry Chef and Executive Head Chef in bakery section.
• Manage and train kitchen staff.
• Supervise production of pastries and desserts for service.

Skills

Pastry Chef experience

Team management

Food quality standards

Job description

Pastry Chef – Buckingham, England

Company Description

Title: Pastry Chef

Location: Stowe School, Buckingham, MK18

Salary: £36,000 – £40,000

Why Join Us?

• Competitive annual salary of up to £40,000 per year
• Flexible schedule with minimal evening shifts
• Work in a historic setting surrounded by beautiful grounds
• Access to excellent benefits, including 28 days holiday, discounts via our HAPI app, free meals on shift, and more

About the Role:
We’re looking for a talented Pastry Chef to join the prestigious team at Stowe School. This role offers the chance to showcase your pastry skills in a stunning environment, working with a supportive team to create exceptional desserts and baked goods for students, staff, and special events.Due to the challenging location of StoweSchool, candidates must either drive or have their own mode of transport to reach the location.

If you’re passionate about pastry and ready for your next rewarding challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Job Description

• The Pastry Chef is responsible for supporting the Head Pastry Chef and Executive Head Chef in all aspects of the bakery section.
• Completing inventories and food requisitions.
• Managing and training kitchen staff.
• Supervising the production of pastries and desserts for service and functions.
• Responsible for ensuring food quality according to department standards and ensuring the cleanliness and sanitation of work areas and equipment in accordance with the Holroyd Howe standards.

Qualifications

Must be able to demonstrate that you have extensive Pastry Chef experience, ideally within contract-catering or other high-profile, high-volume operations.

Additional Information

There are many advantages to working for us and we provide our employees with bespoke benefits which include:

• Free meals whilst at work
• Career development opportunities
• HIT Apprenticeships for all experience levels
• Reward & recognition schemes
• People awards to celebrate our employees
• Work/life balance
• Employee Benefits Platform
• Employee Assistance Program
• Recommend a friend scheme
• Company sick pay scheme
• Prestigious working environments
• Team events scheduled throughout the year
• Pension scheme
• Competitive salary

We invest in the training and development of our teams to give them the appropriate skills necessary to thrive in their job roles. We have outstanding teams of experienced professionals who tailor our catering service provision specifically to suit children, of all ages, meeting the bespoke requirements of our clients.

“Holroyd Howe is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all employees to share this commitment. All roles within Holroyd Howe are regarded as regulated activity and therefore we require an Enhanced DBS which includes a Barred List Check for all successful applicants. We will also require shortlisted applicants to provide appropriate information regarding their criminal offences.”

This appointment is offered on the return of satisfactory professional references.

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