Pastry Chef de Partie

PIG Hotel Group; Honiton; On-site; GBP 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A hospitality group in Honiton is seeking a passionate Pastry Chef de Partie to oversee the pastry section. You will manage junior staff and inspire apprentices while creating modern British desserts with local and homegrown ingredients. Candidates should be enthusiastic and have strong people management skills. Benefits include staff stays, discounts, annual holiday increase, and more. This role offers an opportunity to step into senior positions within the company.

Benefits

Staff stays – free B&B

35% discount on food, beverages & treatments

Annual holiday increase (up to 33 days)

Take home goods – cost price

Free access to on-demand GP and counselling services

Learning & development courses

Anniversary vouchers for dinner with wine for 2

Qualifications

• Ability to lead and inspire apprentices.
• Confidence and ability to support a dynamic team.
• Experience with modern British food and classic desserts.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage one of the Pastry sections.
• Lead, teach and inspire apprentices.
• Provide an unforgettable dining experience.

Skills

People management

Passion for modern British food

Enthusiasm

Creativity

Job description

Location: THE PIG - at Combe, Honiton EX14 3AD

Salary: OTE £31,006 per annum including tronc

Hours: 40 hours per week, over 5 days. Plus any paid overtime, OTE £14.87 per hour

Contract: Please note this is a fixed term contract, but may have the opportunity for permanent.

A Pastry Chef de Partie role at THE PIG is like no other. We use local suppliers within a 25-mile radius, our own homegrown kitchen garden produce and a bit of love to create our menus, which change all the time. Our Chefs are passionate and above all driven to provide our guests with an unforgettable dining experience, creativity is what we do best.

Our chefs are chatty people, having constant conversations with the gardeners, local farmers, butchers, and fishmongers about what is available and what is in season.

Our kitchens are fast paced and energetic, which is what we look for in an individual. Come with enthusiasm, your knives and a bucketful of passion and we can help you develop the rest.

As a PIG Pastry Chef de Partie you will oversee and manage one of our Pastry sections. You will be responsible for the junior staff on the section, so good people management skills are needed. We want our Pastry Chef de Parties to be as passionate and enthusiastic about modern British food and classic desserts as we are.

Can you remember who inspired you to be a chef, can you do this for someone else?

We run an award-winning apprenticeship programme, as a Pastry Chef de Partie you will take an active role in leading, teaching and inspiring the apprentices.

We’re seeking Pastry Chef de Parties with confidence and ability to support a dynamic team. Our Chef de parties can experience what we offer at more than one of our properties, as well as stepping up into a Senior Pastry Chef de Partie or Head Pastry Chef roles.

Benefits

• Staff stays – free B&B.
• 35% discount on food, beverages & treatments.
• Annual holiday increase (up to 33 days)
• Take home goods – cost price.
• Free access for you and your family to an on-demand GP, Physiotherapy, and counselling services through Help@Hand.
• A range of learning & development courses.
• Anniversary vouchers – dinner with wine for 2.

To view our full range of perks, visit our ‘What we can do for you’ section on our career’s webpage: jobs.thepighotel.com

Home Grown Hotels is committed to encouraging equality, diversity, and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against candidates based on any of the protected characteristics set out in the Equalities Act 2010.