Pastry Sous Chef

At Kimpton Fitzroy London we are looking for a Pastry Sous Chef to join our luxury hotel in Central London.

A “London Hotel Like No Other,” Kimpton Fitzroy London is an iconic 19th-century building which meets the London of today: From the outside, this landmark building, which occupies the eastern side of Bloomsbury’s Russell Square, looks every bit the part of grande dame.

Inside, though, contemporary interiors beckon the discerning traveller to settle in and stay a while.

Want to be part of this Lifestyle Luxury property?

As a Pastry Sous Chef, we will support you to:

·         Be yourself - bringing the real you to work, with your unique personality we want you to be who you are!

·         Lead yourself – we trust you to make decisions and exert your creativity in order to provide our guests with heartfelt human connections, we trust you        to do right!

·         Make it count – you matter, and we will provide you with all the tools you need in order to create ridiculously personalised experiences for our guests            every day!

We are looking for a skilled culinary professional who specializes in creating a wide variety of mouth-watering delicious desserts, pastries, and sweet goods.

You must have expertise in baking techniques, recipe development, and pastry decoration, using your creativity to craft enticing treats.

You will be an expert in preparing and baking various goods, such as cakes, cookies, pies, and bread, following traditional and modern recipes.

You will also create new and exciting desserts to enhance menus and engage the guests.

Additionally, you will decorate pastries using different icings and toppings to ensure visually appealing presentations.

You will manage ingredient stocks, maintain equipment, guide, and train staff.

As the ideal candidate for this role, you should have a strong background in culinary arts and a genuine passion for creating sweet and delectable treats and be committed to upholding health and safety standards to ensuring the highest quality of service to our guests whilst mentoring the team where you will be passing your expertise to the junior chefs.

Join us in creating memorable moments through the art of pastry-making!

To succeed as a Pastry Sous Chef, you will need:

·                     To have managed various sections of a kitchen for 3 or more years within a global hotel brand or restaurant of the same classification and of a                   comparable size and complexity

·                     To be experienced in local cuisine and have supported across a variety of service styles that may include catering meetings, social events,                          restaurants, and bars.

·                     To have completed level 2 Food Safety certification and working knowledge of HACCP as a minimum.

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