The Recruitment Co have an amazing opportunity to work for a successful local company in North Devon, whilst expanding your culinary knowledge and skills in a flourishing workplace environment.
- Role: Pastry Chef
- Hours: 4 X 12 shifts 10AM - 10PM per week
- Location: Braunton
- Salary: £29,450.00 pa
- Job Type: Permanent - Full Time
About the Pastry Chef role:
As a Pastry Chef you will have creative control in the pastry station of the kitchen, and will develop a flavoursome menu, that will compliment and enhance the experience of an afternoon tea, cream tea and dessert offerings.
About the company:
Our client is a family-run company that has been a leader in West Country hospitality for over fifty years. They have a passion for excellence and pour their hearts and souls into making sure they exceed customer expectations time and time again. And, their amazing Team Members are at the heart of it all!
Pastry Chef Responsibilities:
As a Pastry Chef you will be responsible for maintaining the quality and delicious taste of the pastry already in place whilst incorporating your own skills and flair to advance the customer experience. You will understand how seasonality, provenance and environmental factors impact on product and menu, using it as an advantage by creating seasonal delights to enhance the flavours of produce available.
The Pastry Chef will be responsible for performing the following, to the highest standards:
- Ensuring all of the desserts are created and plated perfectly with attention to detail.
- Assisting the kitchen team in ensuring a smooth and efficient service.
- Ensuring the adherence of food hygiene and preparation within your brigade.
- Support with the day to day running of the kitchen in a professional, cost effective and driven manner.
- Envisioning and creating a menu which represent ingredients that are fresh and locally sourced.
- Transferring knowledge of food safety and health and safety into the management of risks, supporting your team to ensure a high standard environment.
Who would be perfect for the Pastry Chef role?
To successfully fill this role as Pastry Chef you must maintain the following attitude, behaviours, skills and values:
- Positive attitude and willingness to learn on the job
- Demonstrate leadership and effective communication
- Always approachable and consistent liaising with other departments
- Able to use own initiative and creativity to create quality pastry dishes
- Commitment to delivering high levels of food preparation for customer satisfaction
- Remain calm and focused under pressure, maintain high standards in your department
- A neat and tidy appearance (hair and fingernails) and adherence to uniform requirements.
- Willingness to earn and develop yourself and your team
- Full working knowledge of all sections in the pastry department
- Flexibility to respond to a range of different work situations
- Previous experience in a similar environment - at a minimum of CDP level
Benefits of the Pastry Chef role:
- Paid Holidays
- Share of staff tips
- Discounts when dining at any of our clients' establishments.
- Reduced accommodation
- Training and development opportunities
- Hospitality rewards discounts
- Free parking on site
- Staff minibus for transport to work
Are you an experience Pastry Chef?
Apply Bellow!!
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