Pastry Chef

Salary: £32,400 – £33,600 per year

Job title: Pastry Chef

Salary: 28,000 GBP

Location: Helston, Cornwall

Type of contract: Permanent

Workplace description: Set in South Cornwall with a celebration of quality, style and service. This hotel combines traditional values with modern amenities in a simply unrivalled coastal setting. Situated on the Lizard Peninsula, the hotel stands on the cliff top overlooking Mullion’s harbour and fishing cove with uninterrupted sea views.

Main duties and responsibilities: Ensure excellent quality throughout the dessert service, supervise and coordinate all bread, pastry, dessert preparation and presentation

Create seasonal dessert dishes to enhance and complement our menus

Undergo kitchen management including stock control, HACCP and general office related duties

Ensure that high standards are maintained in the quality of food, both as to its preparation and presentation

Provision of food preparation cover within the kitchen; including preparation of food, ingredients, and commodities in all areas throughout the kitchen, in readiness for cooking

To ensure that all policies, procedures, standards and guidelines are adhered to receipt and storage of provisions; monitoring stock rotation and ensuring that all food is labelled clearly and correctly

Any other reasonable duties required by the Head Chef

Essential criteria: The successful Pastry Chef will already have solid experience of working within a fine dining, at least 1 AA rosette awarded establishment, and generate from a hotel background well versed in banqueting, preferably within a luxury hotel setting. You will have experience of managing kitchens during the absence of the head chef, undertaking the kitchen management tasks such as, ordering, inventory, HACCP, food safety, and performance management with junior members of the brigade.

Accommodation provided: Yes

Charge for accommodation: 59 GBP p/w

I would like to thank you for your interest shown in this position. Please note that we take your application very seriously, but must stress that applications will only be answered in person if they match the criteria of the position advertised.

Important Notes:

1. Applications should be made by email or phone.

2. Applications should be in Word format only and in ENGLISH!

3. DDH Recruitment Ltd does not charge work seekers for its services.

4. All workers will be subject to UK taxation.