Pastry Sous Chef - Kitchen - The Landmark London

The Landmark; Greater London; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A premier hotel in London is seeking a passionate Pastry Sous Chef to join their Kitchen Team on a permanent basis. Responsibilities include managing the pastry department, ensuring high-quality dessert production, and maintaining a 2 AA rosette standard. Ideal candidates will have relevant hotel experience and a proactive attitude. This role offers competitive earnings and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Annual earnings up to £45,452.35

Pension with company contributions

50% discount in restaurants

Complimentary stay after probation

Private medical insurance

Interest-free season ticket loan

Employee Assistance Programme

Free meals on duty

Employee recognition schemes

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 AA rosette background required.
• Relevant hotel experience in managing a kitchen team.
• Ability to maintain 2 AA rosette level status.

Responsibilities

• Manage a kitchen producing desserts and pastries.
• Take ownership of pastry department's mise-en-place and service.
• Support junior chefs in their learning and development.
• Assist with department's ongoing development.

Skills

Team management

Attention to detail

Proactive attitude

Pastry production

Food safety

Job description

Enrich the Journeys of our People and our Guests as our Pastry Sous Chef!

The Landmark London looks for unique individuals to join a team full of energy and passion, where we value your strengths and growth potential. This could be your moment to become a part of our journey! We are located opposite Marylebone station and a short walk from Baker Street and Edgware Road stations.

Benefits

• Annual earnings to £45,452.35 (£41,452.35 base salary + non-contractual tronc)
• Pension with company contributions
• 50% discount in all our restaurants and Spa treatments across our properties
• Team member and Friends & Family rates across our properties
• Complimentary stay after passing probation
• Extensive discounts on our benefits platform
• Access to private medical insurance
• Interest free season ticket loan
• Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 online GP, mental health support and virtual wellbeing
• Support through development plans, apprenticeships and world‑class management development programmes to be the best you can be
• Bike to work scheme
• Recommend a Friend incentive
• Uniforms provided and laundered complimentary
• Free meals on duty
• Opportunity to join our taskforces to contribute to the business focuses, community and environment
• Employee recognition schemes and Social Committee events including gala dinners and much more!

We are currently looking for a passionate Pastry Sous Chef! to join our Kitchen Team on a permanent basis, with an immediate start to consistently deliver memorable moments and five star service to our guests and each other. It is important to us that everyone in the team brings positive energy to support our happy and fun environment, as we strive to build a community of diverse backgrounds and life experiences, where we care about careers and not just jobs. We are looking for applicants whom have at minimum of 2 AA rosette background within their cv.

Responsibilities

• Relevant hotel experience in managing a team within a kitchen producing a large volume of desserts, afternoon tea pastries & guests amenities
• Take overall ownership for the correct preparation of mise‑en‑place and service for the pastry department including food safety, stock taking, planning, ordering and rotation
• To display on a daily basis a proactive attitude and interest to support your learning and development and role model to junior chefs.
• Understand the style of pastry/Afternoon Tea required in for the department which is to complement the restaurant and 5 stars hotel style. Maintain 2 AA rosette level status. Take ownership for the kitchen in the absence of Executive Chef / Executive Sous chef / Head Chef.
• Assist the Head Pastry Chef with the departments ongoing development from onboarding to career development yearly targets.

You will be required to work 40 hours per week, on a shift rota.

Our Culture

• One of Sunday Times’ Top 100 “Best Companies to Work For 2025”
• Leaders Club Hotel of the Year Award 2025
• A Leading Hotels of the World member
• 5 red stars
• 2 rosettes
• Earth Check Silver Certified 2025

If you feel your experience, personality and interest are a match for this Pastry Sous Chef! role, we encourage you to apply today. What makes you unique makes us exceptional!

All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK