Pastry Chef
- Recruiter
- Anonymous
- Location
- Essex
- Salary
- 20000.00 - 22000.00 GBP Annual
- Posted
- 23 Nov 2018
- Closes
- 21 Dec 2018
- Sectors
- Catering & Hospitality
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Pastry Sous Chef, Full-time
Tiptree
GBP22,000
We're looking for someone who really loves baking and has experience of making cakes and desserts in a commercial setting. You will be working in a team to prepare and decorate cakes, scones, hot & cold desserts and afternoon teas. In return we can offer a competitive salary, job security working for a successful family business and no evening hours or Christmas working!
We are well known for tasty scones, amazing desserts and cakes. To give an idea of scale, we make and sell 90,000 scones a year, along with preparing cakes, multiple tray bakes, cupcakes, hot and cold desserts and a selection of gluten free, dairy free and vegan cakes.
Key duties
* Work alongside other Pastry Chefs to ensure our cake counter is adequately stocked every day with cakes, scones and hot/cold desserts to the high standards our customers expect, whilst controlling and minimizing waste. Please note we do not cook our own bread
* Make and prepare afternoon teas (we book in up to 15-20 parties per week) and breakfast items from scratch e.g. granola sundaes and porridge
* Work with the Head Chef and other Pastry Chefs to plan ahead, taking into account seasonal requirements and input creative ideas for new cakes and desserts
* Assist with costings, having an awareness as to the cost of seasonal produce, ingredients and changing prices
* Bake and decorate cakes and desserts, working alongside other Chefs, Bakery early morning assistant (who comes in to do the scone mix) and Front of House assistants who help out as required
* Meet customer needs for 'free from' items - including dairy free, gluten free and vegan
* Prepare all dishes to the high standards required by the company
* Supply food in adequate quantities for the day's business, and monitor usage to minimise waste
* Work across all areas off the kitchen, dependant on the needs of the business.
* Maintain a high standard of personal and working hygiene
* Comply with instructions to ensure the security and correct rotation of stock
* Participate in daily and weekly cleaning rotas and maintain working surfaces, floors and equipment and utensils in a safe and clean condition
* Assist in training junior staff in baking and decorating
Your capabilities
* You have two years' experience as a Pastry Chef, working somewhere which bakes and decorates cakes and desserts from scratch
* Must have proven experience of working in a busy kitchen, and the ability to work efficiently under pressure and multi-task
* You are able to follow instructions to bake cakes and make desserts to a consistently high standard, and can work on your own initiative
* You are confident in your abilities, and happy to work in front of kitchen window in view of our customers
* You are able to maintain a pleasant, helpful and courteous manner at all times
* You can maintain a high standard of personal hygiene at all times and will wear a clean, ironed uniform
Requirements
* Full-time, 10 days a fortnight working every other weekend. 7.30am to 5pm (4pm on Sundays). No evening hours!
* You'll need to work most bank holidays, but will be given a day's holiday in lieu and paid time and a half
* Ability to lift and carry kitchen items as required
* Good communication
Tiptree
GBP22,000
We're looking for someone who really loves baking and has experience of making cakes and desserts in a commercial setting. You will be working in a team to prepare and decorate cakes, scones, hot & cold desserts and afternoon teas. In return we can offer a competitive salary, job security working for a successful family business and no evening hours or Christmas working!
We are well known for tasty scones, amazing desserts and cakes. To give an idea of scale, we make and sell 90,000 scones a year, along with preparing cakes, multiple tray bakes, cupcakes, hot and cold desserts and a selection of gluten free, dairy free and vegan cakes.
Key duties
* Work alongside other Pastry Chefs to ensure our cake counter is adequately stocked every day with cakes, scones and hot/cold desserts to the high standards our customers expect, whilst controlling and minimizing waste. Please note we do not cook our own bread
* Make and prepare afternoon teas (we book in up to 15-20 parties per week) and breakfast items from scratch e.g. granola sundaes and porridge
* Work with the Head Chef and other Pastry Chefs to plan ahead, taking into account seasonal requirements and input creative ideas for new cakes and desserts
* Assist with costings, having an awareness as to the cost of seasonal produce, ingredients and changing prices
* Bake and decorate cakes and desserts, working alongside other Chefs, Bakery early morning assistant (who comes in to do the scone mix) and Front of House assistants who help out as required
* Meet customer needs for 'free from' items - including dairy free, gluten free and vegan
* Prepare all dishes to the high standards required by the company
* Supply food in adequate quantities for the day's business, and monitor usage to minimise waste
* Work across all areas off the kitchen, dependant on the needs of the business.
* Maintain a high standard of personal and working hygiene
* Comply with instructions to ensure the security and correct rotation of stock
* Participate in daily and weekly cleaning rotas and maintain working surfaces, floors and equipment and utensils in a safe and clean condition
* Assist in training junior staff in baking and decorating
Your capabilities
* You have two years' experience as a Pastry Chef, working somewhere which bakes and decorates cakes and desserts from scratch
* Must have proven experience of working in a busy kitchen, and the ability to work efficiently under pressure and multi-task
* You are able to follow instructions to bake cakes and make desserts to a consistently high standard, and can work on your own initiative
* You are confident in your abilities, and happy to work in front of kitchen window in view of our customers
* You are able to maintain a pleasant, helpful and courteous manner at all times
* You can maintain a high standard of personal hygiene at all times and will wear a clean, ironed uniform
Requirements
* Full-time, 10 days a fortnight working every other weekend. 7.30am to 5pm (4pm on Sundays). No evening hours!
* You'll need to work most bank holidays, but will be given a day's holiday in lieu and paid time and a half
* Ability to lift and carry kitchen items as required
* Good communication