Patisserie Chef at Heritage Portfolio

TN United Kingdom; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a talented Patisserie Chef to join their Central Production Kitchen in Edinburgh. This exciting role involves producing a variety of fine dining desserts and pastries, supporting events and café outlets across the region. The ideal candidate will have a passion for baking, a keen eye for detail, and experience in high-volume environments. Join a dynamic team dedicated to delivering exceptional culinary experiences while adhering to the highest standards of food safety and quality.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Pastry Chef in a high-volume environment.
• Sound knowledge and passion for all things pastry.

Responsibilities

• Maintain food allergens and customer information at all times.
• Provide exceptional high standards of food quality.

Skills

Pastry Skills

Food Safety Knowledge

Teamwork

Recipe Development

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Patisserie Chef at Heritage Portfolio, Edinburgh

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Sodexo

Location:

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

05.05.2025

Expiry Date:

19.06.2025

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Job Introduction

Heritage Portfolio are looking for a talented and enthusiastic Patisserie Chef to join the team at our Central Production Kitchen in Leith, Edinburgh. Our CPU is the heart of our operations, producing a range of fine dining desserts and petit fours to support our events business, as well as cakes, traybakes, biscuits, muffins and afternoon tea items for our café outlets across Edinburgh and Dundee.

Under the guidance of our Head of Patisserie, this role requires the successful candidate to assist with production across our Patisserie range, aiding us to deliver large volumes across both pastry and bakery to the highest standards. The ideal candidate for this role will have a sound knowledge and passion for all things pastry, as well as previous experience working in a similar environment.

Role Responsibility

• To maintain a focus on food allergens and customer information at all times
• To provide exceptional high standards of food quality to the specifications agreed
• Support the Kitchen Manager to ensure that all Health & Safety and Food Safety working practises are carried out at all times
• Support the wider team to ensure that all Health and Safety legislation is carried out correctly and recorded as necessary. This includes all HACCP, Safegard/EHO visits, Fire Evacuation Procedure, First Aid at Work and safe working practises at all times

The Ideal Candidate

You will be a culinary professional with proven experience as a Pastry Chef in a high-volume environment. You will be dedicated to the art of baking and patisserie and have a keen eye for detail. You will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Be organised and adaptable with the ability to support all aspects within the Patisserie department
• Be motivated and excellent at working as part of a team with the ability to multitask and work to specific time frames agreed
• Be able to follow recipes and specifications to ensure quality as standard as well as bringing new recipes and product development