Location: Set on the upper reaches of the River Teign, the 24-bedroom Gidleigh Park enjoys an exquisite location on the very edge of Dartmoor National Park in Devon. With 5 AA red stars, a stunning quality led 1 Michelin starred restaurant and a member of Relais & Châteaux, Gidleigh Park is widely recognised as one of the best hotels and restaurants in the UK, and can offer learning and development opportunities few others can.
The hotel may also be able to offer on-site staff accommodation, in order to help the newest members of the team re-locate and settle in, and has free on-site parking.
SERVICE CHARGE-We pay our team service charge each month! This service charge all goes into one pot, and 100% of that service charge is then shared amongst all the team at the hotel-every penny received is paid out to the team.Service charge can be in the region of £395 a month (close to £4,750 per year) over and above base pay for a full time employee.
The Head Pastry Chef isresponsible for leading and developing the pastry section within a MichelinOne-Star kitchen, ensuring the consistent delivery of exceptional desserts,pastries, breads, petits fours, and other pastry offerings that reflect the restaurant’sculinary vision and quality standards. The role combines creative excellencewith operational leadership, maintaining the highest levels of craftsmanship,innovation, presentation, and food safety.
Working closely with the Executive Chef and wider kitchenbrigade, the Head Pastry Chef designs and executes seasonal menus, managespastry production, controls costs and inventory, mentors team members, andensures all dishes meet the precision, consistency, and attention to detailexpected within a fine dining environment.
We expect the Head Pastry Chef to stay abreast of industrytrends and techniques, continually seeking opportunities to enhance the guestexperience while upholding the restaurant’s reputation for culinary excellence.The role plays a critical part in maintaining Michelin-standard service througheffective planning, strong leadership, and an uncompromising commitment toquality.
This role would suit someone who is excited to be inspiredby Gidleigh Parks beautiful surroundings and its 107-acre Estate on the edgeof Dartmoor. Have the desire to be part of a team that looks to celebratefantastic natural ingredients in its dishes, aspiring to the highest possiblelevels of excellence and guest experience.
We look forward to hearing from applicants who has worked ina similar environment, at a similar level previously and who possess skills andexperience in the production of Viennoiserie and chocolates.
Check out some of the key points about the role:
- Lead all pastry operations and service delivery.Production and supply of sweets, breads, biscuits, pastries etc.
- Collaborate with the senior culinary team onmenu development and guest experiences.
- Control food costs, wastage, ordering, andinventory.
- To assist in the training of employees, ensuringthat they have the necessary skills to perform their duties with maximumefficiency and in the most productive manner.
- Oversee all pastry mise en place activities,ensuring ingredients, components, and service stations are prepared, organised,and maintained to support seamless service and consistent execution.
- Ensure full compliance with food safety,hygiene, allergen management, and HACCP procedures, maintaining the higheststandards of cleanliness, storage, labelling, and kitchen safety at all times.
- Inspire, lead, and develop the team’s pastryknowledge and skill by fostering a culture of excellence, creativity,collaboration, and continuous improvement, ensuring high levels of engagementand performance.
To say thank you, we have many perks:
- Competitivepay – We are proud that everyone who joins our group gets a competitive arate of pay, irrespective of age, plus you get service charge and tips ontop.
- Treatyourself once in a while with lots of retail and hospitality perks throughour Perkbox platform.
- Excellentdiscounts across our family of hotels – you will be entitled to 25% offfood & beverage in our hotels plus we offer an amazing staff rate of£25 B&B per person across the group & your friends and family getspecial rates too.
- Weunderstand it’s OK not to be OK, so we offer an externally runconfidential helpline for any support you require about anything you mightneed as part of our Employee Assistance Programme.
- Wesustain you physically too, meals when you are on duty are free.
- Everyonecan learn and develop – our development pathways are unique to us and arethe best in the business.
- Weprovide lots of opportunity to progress and move up – we have madehundreds of internal promotions, including to General Manager level.
- Welike to say a special thank you for every year you are with us – ourmilestone awards include Champagne, afternoon tea, or dinner for you andsomeone special. When you reach the big milestones, you receive extraspecial gifts on top like longer hotel stays, extra days off and a uniquegift especially chosen for you.
About our family of hotels
We bring a family of hotels together under one roof, readyto welcome guests with open arms, warm hearts and experiences that are simplymemorable.
Each of our hotels are unique, individual, and quirky inpersonality. Quality is fundamental to everything we do, and it is the simplethings that matter. We believe everyone should feel included, special andwelcome, and that applies to our team and our guests.
We have very unique hotels in very special locations, fromthe award winning Gidleigh Park in Devon, the 900-year-old Amberley Castle toour stylish boutique townhouse in the heart of Chelsea – to see the wholegroup, take a look here www.brownswordhotels.co.uk
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