Pastry Chef - Restaurant

Collins King & Associates Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Collins King & Associates Limited is seeking a Pastry Chef for the pre-opening phase of a popular neighbourhood restaurant in Greater London. The role involves joining a brigade of chefs with a four-day week and seasonal British menus, offering a starting salary up to £28,000.

The ideal candidate has experience from a well-known high-end restaurant, strong organisational and communication skills, and will be heavily involved in ordering, costing and rota planning for staff.

Qualifications

• Experience as a pastry chef in a high-end or fine dining environment.
• Involvement in ordering, costing and weekly rota planning.
• Strong organisational and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist during service and manage the pastry station.
• Oversee ordering, costing and weekly rota planning for pastry staff.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Paperwork

Costing

Menu planning

Rota planning

Job description

We are looking for a PastryChef to join our brigade of chefs (pre-opening) for the re-launch of our hugely popular neighbourhood restaurant, due to re-open early in 2019.

The successful Sous Chef will be offered a starting salary of up to £28,000

Job Brief

Pastry Chef

Brigade of 10

Re-opening

Seasonal British menus

4 day working week

We will be offering seasonal British menus throughout the year, with all dishes created on site using fresh produce, sourced locally where possibly.

Our Head Chef joins from a Michelin Star kitchen – we will be offering dishes that are refined, and considered ‘fine dining’. As Pastry Chef, you will possess excellent organisational & communication skills.

We require a Pastry Chef that is strong on the paperwork. As well as being active during service, you will be heavily involved in ordering, costings and planning of weekly rotas for staff.

The ideal Pastry Chef will come from a well-known, high end restaurant background.

Our restaurant will seat 80 guests and we expect to cater for up to 120 guests per day.