Pastry Commis Chef

Scotsman Group; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Scotsman Group in Edinburgh is seeking a Pastry Chef to join our kitchen team and deliver high standards of pastry products and customer service. You will work as part of a motivated team, following all specifications set by the company while strictly adhering to HACCP procedures.

You will help maintain excellent hygiene, assist in the overall kitchen operations, and ensure accurate completion of required safety and cleanliness documentation.

Qualifications

• Basic food hygiene.
• NVQ in Professional Cookery and Food Preparation is desirable.
• Previous Pastry Chef experience is preferred of similar sized concepts.
• Understanding of HACCP, COSHH and Health and Safety in the workplace.
• Ability to follow and cook to a specification.
• Ability to identify issues, create/source solutions and make decisions.

Responsibilities

• Cook to a high standard following company specifications and HACCP procedures.
• Form an integral part of a motivated kitchen team.
• Ensure the smooth running of the pastry section.
• Maintain high food and hygiene standards within the team.
• Follow senior staff instructions to ensure section performance.
• Maintain cleaning standards and proper storage of items.
• Complete Kitchen Cooksafe accurately for your area.
• Assist with end-of-night clean down and hygiene checks.
• Report any complaints or accidents per company policy.

Skills

Basic food hygiene

Education

NVQ in Professional Cookery and Food Preparation

Job description

About Us:

Scotsman Group is a collection of over 50 venues. Lots of our venues are housed in grade A & B listed buildings, carefully restored, expanded, refreshed and put to good use. We have restaurants, hotels, nightclubs, bars, cinemas and more.

Role Description:

To be an integral part of the kitchen team that will deliver exceptional standards of food and customer service. Ensuring that all legislative and compliance guidelines are fully adhered to.

The Role:

• To be able to cook to a high standard and to follow all specifications set out by the Company whilst following all HACCP procedures.
• To form an integral part of a highly motivated kitchen team.
• Ensure the smooth and efficient running of the pastry section.
• Ability to set excellent food and hygiene standards within the team.
• Follow instructions from senior members of the team to ensure competent running of any section.
• Maintain excellent hygiene standards that are set out by the company.
• Assist in the accurate completion of Kitchen Cooksafe and ensure it is completed for your area of responsibility.
• Clean down the section ensuring everything is placed in appropriate containers, covered properly, labelled and stored correctly.
• Maintain high a standard of cleaning when finishing at any section.
• Ensure all equipment in the section is pulled out and cleaned according to Company polices and procedures.
• Assisting other staff with the clean down at the end of the night and only leaving the kitchen when the whole team is finished and all hygiene standards have been met.
• Ensure all complaints or accidents are reported in line with the Company policy.

The Person:

• Basic food hygiene.
• NVQ in Professional Cookery and Food Preparation is desirable.
• Previous Pastry Chef experience is preferred of similar sized concepts.
• Understanding of all HACCP, COSHH and Health and Safety in the workplace.
• Ability to follow and cook to a specification.
• Ability to identify issues, create/source solutions and make decisions.