Pastry Sous Chef - Production Kitchen

Perfect Recruitment; Warrington; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

No weekend work

Mon-Fri shifts

6:00am–3:30pm

Christmas closure

Job summary

Perfect Recruitment in Warrington is seeking an experienced Pastry Sous Chef to join a growing production kitchen. You will oversee day-to-day pastry operations, ensuring products are produced to the highest standards while maintaining consistency across large production volumes.

This role offers Monday to Friday hours, 6:00am to 3:30pm, with no weekend work, a salary of £33,000–£35,000, and real opportunities for career development in a modern production environment.

Qualifications

• Strong pastry skills across a wide range of products.
• Experience working in busy, high-volume kitchens or bakeries.
• Experience following recipes and production specifications accurately.
• Excellent attention to detail and quality standards.
• Experience supporting, coaching or supervising other chefs.
• A passion for consistency, organisation and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the day-to-day pastry operation in a production kitchen.
• Ensure products are made to the highest standards and maintain consistency across large production volumes.
• Support production planning and work with the team on new product development and R&D.

Skills

Pastry skills

High-volume kitchens

Recipe compliance

Attention to detail

Team supervision

Quality standards

Job description

Pastry Sous Chef - Production Kitchen

Warrington

£33,000 - £35,000

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

Looking to leave restaurant hours behind without leaving pastry?

We're recruiting for an experienced Pastry Sous Chef to join a growing food production business in Warrington. This role is perfect for a pastry chef from a high-volume hotel, banqueting operation, bakery, event catering company, production kitchen or premium restaurant who enjoys producing exceptional products with consistency and quality.

If you're passionate about pastry but want a better work-life balance, this is an opportunity to use your skills in a professional production environment with no weekend work, structured hours and genuine career development.

The Role

Working as part of an experienced production team, you'll help oversee the day-to-day pastry operation, ensuring products are made to the highest standards while maintaining consistency across larger production volumes. You'll support production planning, maintain quality standards and work closely with the wider team to deliver outstanding pastry products. As the business continues to grow, you'll also have the opportunity to contribute to new product development and R&D.

We're Looking For

We're particularly interested in chefs with experience in high-volume pastry production.

• Pastry Sous Chef
• Senior Pastry Chef de Partie
• Pastry Chef
• Bakery Supervisor
• Production Pastry Chef

• Strong pastry skills across a wide range of products
• Experience working in busy, high-volume kitchens or bakeries
• Experience following recipes and production specifications accurately
• Excellent attention to detail and quality standards
• Experience supporting, coaching or supervising other chefs
• A passion for consistency, organisation and continuous improvement

Experience from 4 & 5-star hotels, large restaurants, banqueting venues, event catering, artisan bakeries or food production environments would all be highly relevant.

What's On Offer

• £33,000 - £35,000 salary
• Monday to Friday working
• 6:00am - 3:30pm shifts
• No weekend work (overtime available if wanted)
• Christmas closure, including Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day
• Excellent work-life balance compared to traditional hospitality
• Join a growing business with genuine opportunities for progression
• Opportunity to be involved in new product development and innovation

If you're an experienced pastry chef looking to move into a modern production environment where your skills will be valued and your work-life balance improved, we'd love to hear from you.