Chef De Partie - Pastry

Ballyfin; Ballyfin; Remote; EUR 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Ballyfin is a 5-star luxury country house hotel seeking a passionate pastry chef to join a Michelin-level kitchen in Ireland. You will report to the Head Pastry Chef and lead the pastry section, ensuring high-quality pastries, chocolates and desserts.

The role is full-time, five days over seven, with creative opportunities to design dessert concepts for tasting menus while accommodating guests with allergies. Ballyfin offers a competitive salary and employee benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience in pastry production and dessert preparation.
• Ability to design desserts for tasting menus and special diets.
• Hands-on, creative in developing new pastry recipes.

Responsibilities

• Support Head Pastry Chef in running the pastry section ensuring high quality pastries.
• Create desserts for guest allergies/intolerances.
• Design dessert selections for tasting menus that change daily.
• Develop new recipes for pastry areas including bread and ice creams.
• Maintain high hygiene levels and equipment upkeep.
• Ensure menus are in season and dishes meet specifications.

Skills

Teamwork

Attention to Detail

Creative Skills

Job description

Ballyfin is a 5-star luxury country house hotel in the heart of Ireland at the foot of the Slieve Bloom Mountains. In 2024, we are one of only two Irish properties to be awarded 3 Michelin Keys by the Michelin Guide.The Ballyfin Estate spans 614 acres and is full of history, tranquility and great natural beauty. With only 20 Bedrooms, and a private one bedroom Gardeners Cottage, the house has long been admired as the most lavish Regency mansion in Ireland. Having opened in May 2011 after 8 ye

Ballyfin is a 5-star luxury country house hotel in the heart of Ireland at the foot of the Slieve Bloom Mountains. In 2024, we are one of only two Irish properties to be awarded 3 Michelin Keys by the Michelin Guide.The Ballyfin Estate spans 614 acres and is full of history, tranquility and great natural beauty. With only 20 Bedrooms, and a private one bedroom Gardeners Cottage, the house has long been admired as the most lavish Regency mansion in Ireland. Having opened in May 2011 after 8 ye Show more

Skills and attributes

• Teamwork
• Attention to Detail
• Creative Skills

Description

This is an exciting opportunity to join a Michelin Star restaurant and work alongside a team of very talented chefs as well as our Michelin Star Executive Chef Richard Picard-Edwards.

This is a full-time, 5 days over 7 days, Monday to Sunday position.

Reporting to our Head Pastry Chef, you will be responsible for the pastry section of the kitchen. At all times you are responsible to ensure that high standards of performance and quality is consistently produced within your section.

Duties & Responsibilties include (but not limited) to:

• Support the Head Pastry Chef in the successful running of the Pastry Section of the kitchen ensuring high quality ingredients are used to make consistently high-quality pastries, chocolates and desserts.
• Ability to create alternative desserts of equal standards for guest suffering from food allergies / intolerances.
• In collaboration with the Head Pastry Chef, design dessert selections for a tasting menu /ALC which changes daily.
• Required to be hands-on and creative in developing new recipes for all pastry areas including bread, ice-creams/sorbets, seasonal preservatives, lunch desserts, petit fours, and in room amenities
• To ensure a high level of hygiene throughout the Kitchen, and ensure all of the team respect and maintain the equipment
• Assist the Head Pastry chef in ensuring menus are in season
• Ensure all dishes are prepared according to specification and served at the correct quality, portion size, and temperature

This is an exciting role for a passionate and creative individual to join our team. Offering a competitive salary and amazing employee benefits.

Meet the Kitchen / Chef Team Team

Ballyfin, Co. Laois

Our Kitchen Staff are dedicated to providing consistent 5 Star quality food to our guests; one of the many reasons they wish to return again and again.

Ballyfin Demesne is an Equal Opportunity Employer