Pastry Chef de Partie

The Ned; London; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a prestigious hotel as a Chef De Partie in the pastry kitchen, where you will produce delightful desserts for guests. The role involves team collaboration and maintaining high standards of cleanliness and creativity in a fast-paced environment. Enjoy competitive pay, benefits, and opportunities for career progression while being part of an inclusive team.

Benefits

Complimentary meals in team restaurant

Learning and development programmes

Exclusive rates for staff dining

Wellbeing and health benefits

Birthday off after a year

Paid volunteer day

Refer a friend scheme

Regular social events

24/7 employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Previous experience on the line in a pastry kitchen.
• Specialist pastry or dessert skills advantageous.
• Passion for providing exceptional food.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve dessert menus.
• Create visually appealing desserts.
• Maintain a safe and clean kitchen environment.

Skills

Pastry skills

Calm demeanor

Creativity

Job description

The pastry kitchen at The Ned produce delicious desserts and pastries to be served anywhere in our hotel, members spaces, or any of our 10 restaurants. Whether that's a cake for a wedding on our events floor, croissants and pain au chocolate for a breakfast meeting, afternoon tea to be served in Millie's, or a whole host of desserts for our famous Sunday Feast, the pastry kitchen do it all.

The Ned boasts 10 restaurants each serving a unique style of cuisine from around the world, and as Pastry Chef de Partie you will run service, producing gorgeous desserts to order, perfect to finish off their meal.

Do you want to join one of the best places to work in hospitality?

What’s the role?

Chef De Partie

About the Ned:

The Ned and Ned’s Club are a global collection of hotels, clubs, spas, and restaurants for like-minded individuals to meet, work and have a good time.

The Ned City of London launched in 2017, in the former Midland Bank headquarters. The Ned City of London houses Ned’s Club - a private members’ space, gym and rooftop - alongside a public spa, a full floor of events spaces, ten restaurants and bars and 250 hotel bedrooms.

As part of our pastry kitchen and reporting to the kitchen leadership team, you will:

• Keep our guests and customers well fed by preparing and serving our dessert menus
• Create desserts that look and taste amazing, always following Ned standards
• Tackle any glitches or issues head on, prioritising the guest experience every time
• Work alongside the other chefs, runners, and management teams to deliver a seamless and smooth experience to every guest
• Maintain a safe and clean kitchen environment, protecting our guests and your teammates from any possible harm
• Our service flows straight from breakfast, to lunch, into dinner so you will need to keep your kitchen clean, tidy, well presented, and ready to hand over to the next team of chefs
• You may also support the next team of chefs by helping to prep for the next service
• Shift patterns vary, anything between early starts of 8am through to midnight closes

What you can bring to the role:

• Previous experience on the line in a pastry kitchen
• Any specialist pastry or dessert skills will be advantageous
• Our kitchens can be high pressure so a calm demeanour and a genuine passion for providing guests with exceptional food is essential
• A creative flair is always welcome and you may be offered the opportunity to assist your Head Chef in menu creation

What can The Ned give you?

• Estimated yearly pay of £36,712 - £17.65 per hour including service charge
• Complimentary meals in our friendly team restaurant, Neddy’s including monthly payday breakfast
• Exciting learning and development programmes to help progress your career
• Exclusive rates at The Ned for staying and eating for you, your family and friends
• Wellbeing and health benefits, including Reward Gateway and Wagestream, with access to gym, shopping, and cinema discounts
• Your birthday off after a year of service and more holiday after five years
• Paid volunteer day
• Refer a friend scheme
• Regular social events, including an annual pool party
• Employee assistance programme – 24/7 advice and support
• Reward and recognition initiatives

At The Ned, we don't just celebrate our diversity, we challenge ourselves to do even better. The Ned is committed to being the best place to work, and ensuring that we have a leading diversity, equity and inclusion programme is central to making that vision a reality.

Please let us know of any specific needs you may have during your interview.

All candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK to be considered for this role.

Apply today and join our Pastry team as a Chef De Partie

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