Pastry Chef de Partie

The Swan at Lavenham,
High Street,
Lavenham,
Sudbury,
CO10 9QA

Pay: £13.50 per hour

Are you an experiencedPastry Cheflooking for an exciting new challenge?

The Hotel Folk are currently looking for an experiencedPastry Chefto join their friendly kitchen team at their award-winning AA-rosettedSwan at Lavenham Hotel and Spa

Main responsibilities

• Preparing specific food items and meal components at your station such as Afternoon Teas, Specialty Cakes, Signature Afternoon Teas
• Following directions provided by the head chef.
• Collaborating with the rest of the culinary team to ensure high-quality food and service.
• Keeping your area of the kitchen safe and sanitary.
• Stocktaking and ordering supplies for your station.
• Supervising all pastry service throughout the property.
• Ensuring standards of cuisine and hygiene are maintained.
• Standardizing and communicating pastry and bakery recipes to personnel.
• Preparing breads and pastries, including doughs, fillings, proofing, baking, and decorating.
• Reviewing production sheets to understand the variety of baked goods to be produced daily.

Benefits of working for The Hotel Folk

• A share of the tips
• Free Golf at Thorpeness Golf Club and Hotel
• 28 days annual leave (pro rata for hours worked)
• 50% off food in all our hotel restaurants
• B&B in any of our hotels from only £50 per room, per night
• 50% off treatments & discounted products at our Weavers' House Spa
• Hospitality Action - Employee Assistance Programme, Retail Discounts
• Company pension scheme
• Tailored company induction and continued training and development opportunities

About The Hotel Folk

Founded in 1996, The Hotel Folk have grown to comprise six unique and individual family run hotels, a Country Club, and luxurious Spa. Whilst all our properties are charmingly individual with their own unique personality, the thing they all have in common is the people; a community of Folk obsessed with looking after our guests and delivering a blow-your-socks-off hospitality experience.

You must be eligible to live and work in the UK to be considered for this role. We cannot offer sponsorship.