Thomas Franks - Senior Pastry Chef

Thomas Franks Ltd.; Bolton; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering company in Bolton is seeking a Senior Pastry Chef to create high-quality baked goods and desserts for a prestigious private day school. The role requires expertise in baking from scratch and a passion for fresh, seasonal ingredients. Ideal candidates will have experience in a fast-paced kitchen and excellent attention to detail. The position offers competitive pay, benefits, and opportunities for career progression.

Benefits

Wider wallet scheme

Free meals on duty

Volunteers leave

Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave

Cycle to work scheme

Recommend a friend bonus

Unrivalled individual training and development

Well established apprenticeship programme

Team & company social events

Employee assistance programme

Workplace pension

Excellent career progression

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Senior Pastry Chef in a fast-paced kitchen.
• Experience making cakes, bread, and pastries from scratch.

Responsibilities

• Produce bread, cakes, and desserts for lunch service and hospitality.
• Ensure company food standards and hygiene policies are followed.

Skills

A genuine interest in food

Excellent customer service

An all-round team player

Innovation and passion for great food

Attention to detail

Job description

Senior Pastry Chef Bolton
Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Salary: £15.25/hour
Hours: 37.5 per week

A private day school in Bolton, Greater Manchester. It comprises a co-educational nursery, co-educational infant school, single sex junior schools and single sex senior schools including sixth forms. Catering for 2850 students and teachers daily. We offer a core feeding of Mid morning break with full lunch offering including grab & go. There is lots of hospitality offerings at this location. Operating predominantly Monday to Friday with exceptions for events etc on some weekends. There is plenty of free parking in the vicinity of the school.

We are looking for a talented Senior Pastry Chef to join our team at one of our prestigious locations in Bolton.

You will have previous experience of working within a fast-paced kitchen as a Senior Pastry Chef. Experience of making cakes, bread and pastry from scratch will essential whilst leading the production on all school cakes and desserts whilst offering a high standard of produce for hospitality and events.

You will be excited to work with fresh seasonal ingredients & regularly changing bespoke menus. You will be creative and have the opportunity to showcase your skillset.

Key responsibilities

• To work well in a team producing bread, cakes and desserts for lunch service and hospitality.
• To produce food for service using fresh ingredients, cooking from scratch and following the companies brand standards
• Ensuring company food standards are adhered to and wastage controlled.
• Ensuring all Food Hygiene and Health & Safety policies and allergen control procedures are followed.

You will have the following skills

• A genuine interest in food & excellent customer service
• An all-round team player
• Innovation and passion for great food
• An organised Chef with attention to detail

Knowledge / competencies

• Ability to demonstrate reasonable / good understanding and use of verbal English.
• Ability to demonstrate reasonable / good standard of written English and reading skills.
• Similar experience of customer and / or food preparation environment is preferred

Benefits

• Wider wallet scheme (discounts at major retailers, restaurants, gyms etc).
• Free meals on duty
• Volunteers leave – up to one day per year.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Recommend a friend bonus.
• Unrivalled individual training and development.
• Well established apprenticeship programme.
• Team & company social events.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Workplace pension.
• Excellent career progression within a leading independent contract caterer.

About us

Thomas Franks is a founder led, fresh food catering business with a focus on excellence and service delivered with individuality, passion and style. We are unique in every approach and our clients, and our people are paramount to our daily success.

Disclaimer

All applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this role.

An enhanced DBS, Identity & reference checks (covering the last five years) will form part of the selection process. As an organisation using the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure service to assess applicants\' suitability for positions of trust, Thomas Franks Ltd complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice and undertakes to treat all applicants for positions fairly. We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a Disclosure based on conviction or other information revealed. However, for any post in a school please be aware that any application is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such any criminal conviction, caution or bind-over must be declared.

Diversity and Inclusion at Thomas Franks

We actively encourage applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds and continue to develop a culture of growth and inclusion and would like to invite applications from groups who are currently under-represented, because we believe greater diversity leads to exceptional results and provides a better working life.