Junior Sous Chef - Pastry

Junior Sous Chef - Pastry

The Peninsula London is excited to announce we are seeking a skilled and passionate Pastry Junior Sous Chef to join the Main Kitchen Pastry Team.

• An exceptional opportunity to join our high-profile flagship hotel in London
• Market-leading remuneration, service charges, and attractive benefits
• Join our award-winning group, working alongside a highly experienced team

Key Accountabilities:

• Assisting with planning, and leading a pastry team, managing day-to-day operations whilst supporting the Pastry Chef.
• Involved execution of dessert, pastry, and baked menu items, ensuring the highest quality and that this is consistently achieved.
• Ensure that the hotel policies and procedures are followed and prevent wastage of surplus stock without undue sacrifice on food quality.
• Is responsible for the hygiene and cleanliness of the assigned kitchen, food production, and food storage areas and always ensures a high standard of food safety.
• Always keep the kitchen equipment in good condition to maximize its operating life.
• Maintain up-to-date technical worksheets, recipes, and costings and ensure understanding and compliance from team members.
• Supervising, managing, and guiding a team and allocating work to them according to skill level and then planning training and initiatives for them to grow and improve.

General Requirements:

• Extensive Pastry knowledge, both classical and culinary trends and a high level of creativity.
• Good knowledge and understanding of suppliers and ingredients.
• Experience of within a similar role in a restaurant or luxury 5* hotel and managing a team.
• Previous relevant culinary qualifications or certifications.   
• Excellent time management and organizational skills, highly adaptable, naturally positive.
• Good communication skills, flexibility, and capability of working under pressure.

At the Peninsula London, we look after:

Your financial wellbeing:

• Excellent salary package 
• Generous service charge distributed equitably to all colleagues
• Life Insurance
• Enhanced company contribution on pension plan

Your medical care:

• Medical cash plans including optical and dental coverage
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave plan

Your daily health routine:

• State of the art heart of house facilities including a gym, fitness classes, relaxation room, contemplation room and nursing mothers’ room
• Colleague restaurant with healthy and balanced 24/7 food offerings
• On-site occupational health and safety nurse and wellbeing education sessions

Other perks:

• High street and online shopping discounts
• Rewards and recognition initiatives
• Dry cleaning for uniforms and work attire

We are delighted to receive your CV and will liaise with suitable candidates directly.