Pastry Sous Chef - Production

Perfect Recruitment Ltd.; Coalville; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mon-Fri schedule

6:00am–3:30pm

Overtime available

Christmas closure

Work-life balance

Progression opportunities

Involvement in new product development

Job summary

Perfect Recruitment Ltd. is helping to recruit an experienced Pastry professional for a growing production business in Warrington. This role focuses on high-volume pastry production with Monday to Friday hours, excluding weekends, offering a better work-life balance.

You’ll oversee the pastry operation as part of a seasoned team, ensuring quality, recipe adherence, and opportunities to contribute to new product development. Transport accessibility is advised.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on pastry experience.
• Experience producing pastry at high volume.
• Good understanding of pastry techniques and production.
• Excellent attention to detail and consistency.
• Experience working to recipes and production specifications.
• Strong organisation and time management.
• Experience coaching or supervising other chefs.
• Genuine passion for pastry and high-quality products.
• Experience in luxury hospitality settings is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day pastry operation in production.
• Prepare and produce a wide range of pastry products.
• Follow recipes and production specifications accurately.
• Maintain excellent quality and consistency.
• Support production planning.
• Help supervise and develop other chefs.
• Maintain high standards of food safety and hygiene.
• Contribute to new product development and R&D.
• Help the business improve and develop its pastry offering.

Skills

Hands-on pastry

High-volume production

Pastry techniques

Attention to detail

Time management

Supervising chefs

Passion for pastry

Hospitality to production shift

Job description

Monday to Friday | 6:00am–3:30pm | No Weekend Work

Strong pastry experience is essential for this role.

Are you an experienced Pastry Chef, Pastry Sous Chef or Senior Pastry Chef looking to leave traditional hospitality hours behind?

We're looking for a genuinely experienced pastry professional to join a growing food production business in Warrington.

This isn't a general chef role with some pastry involved — strong, hands‑on pastry experience is essential.

It's a fantastic opportunity for someone who loves pastry but would like Monday to Friday working, no weekends and a much better work-life balance.

What you’ll be doing

Working as part of an experienced production team, you’ll help oversee the day-to-day pastry operation and produce high-quality products consistently across larger production volumes.

You’ll be involved in:

• High-volume pastry production
• Preparing and producing a wide range of pastry products
• Following recipes and production specifications accurately
• Maintaining excellent quality and consistency
• Supporting production planning
• Helping to supervise and develop other chefs
• Maintaining high standards of food safety and hygiene
• Contributing to new product development and R&D
• Helping the business continue to improve and develop its pastry offering

We need someone with strong pastry experience

We’re particularly interested in candidates who have worked as a:

• Pastry Sous Chef
• Pastry Chef
• Production Pastry Chef
• Bakery Supervisor

You’ll need:

• Strong hands‑on pastry experience
• Experience producing pastry at high volume
• A good understanding of pastry techniques and production
• Excellent attention to detail and consistency
• Experience working to recipes and production specifications
• Strong organisation and time management
• Experience supporting, coaching or supervising other chefs
• A genuine passion for pastry and high-quality products
• Experience within 4 or 5-star hotels, banqueting, large restaurants, events, bakeries or food production would be particularly relevant.

What you’ll get

• Monday to Friday
• 6:00am–3:30pm
• Overtime available if wanted
• Christmas closure, including Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day
• Excellent work-life balance compared with traditional hospitality
• Join a growing and developing business
• Genuine opportunities for progression
• Opportunity to get involved in new product development and innovation

Ready for a change?

If you’re an experienced pastry chef who wants to continue doing what you love while getting your evenings and weekends back, this could be a great next step.

You’ll be joining a growing production business where your pastry skills will be genuinely valued, with the opportunity to influence products, develop new ideas and progress your career.

Please note: Due to the location, you’ll need your own transport or a reliable way of getting to and from work.