Pastry Sous Chef

HiStory Hospitality are seeking an exceptional Pastry Sous Chef to join the opening team of a new kitchen within a stunning country estate in Buckinghamshire.

This is a unique opportunity to be part of a launch team, working in a premium countryside environment with a strong focus on seasonality, refined pastry, and exceptional attention to detail.

• An experienced and motivated Pastry Sous Chef with a strong background in high-quality restaurants, hotels, or professional pastry kitchens.
• Excellent technical pastry skills, with experience across plated desserts, breads, pâte à choux, laminated doughs, chocolate work, custards, ice creams, and petit fours.
• Ability to support the Head Pastry Chef in leading the pastry team, maintaining consistency, quality, and presentation to the highest standards.
• Experience supervising and mentoring junior pastry chefs, creating a positive and disciplined kitchen culture.
• A passion for seasonal ingredients and produce-led dessert development.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage prep schedules, service, ordering, and stock control within the pastry section.
• Excellent understanding and implementation of food safety, hygiene, and HACCP standards.
• Calm and professional during service, with the ability to perform under pressure in a fast-paced kitchen environment.
• A collaborative mindset, working closely with the wider kitchen team to deliver a cohesive guest experience.
• Flexibility to work early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays as required.
• A genuine desire to contribute creatively to menu development and the evolution of the pastry offering.
• A warm, humble, and professional approach to hospitality.

We strive to be a company that is inclusive in terms of age, gender, identity, race, sexual orientation and ethnicity, and to create an environment where everyone, from any background, can be happy at work.

We'd love to hear from you if you're a Pastry Sous Chef looking to be part of an exciting new opening.