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At Kimpton Fitzroy London we are looking for a Junior Pastry Sous Chef to join our luxury hotel in Central London on a 12 month Maternity cover.
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 Bloomsburys 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 Junior 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 Junior 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.
- Knowledge of appropriate (IHG brand) standards relating to food and the ability to create and deliver appropriate dishes to meet guest requests and exceed their expectations.
Whats in it for you as our Junior Pastry Sous Chef:
We are part of the IHG Hotels & Resorts family, one of the worlds leading hotel companies, with a portfolio of 17 brands worldwide - which means global opportunities! Our Junior Pastry Sous Chef enjoys a range of benefits including:
- £43,056 per annum plus great IHG perks!
- 28 days holiday each year, including bank holidays, this increases up to a maximum of 33 days?(pro rata)?after further service. Plus, the opportunity to take part in volunteering days if you wish to do so.
- We provide every employee company sick pay and life insurance.
- Subsidised childcare support.
- Amazing discounts for our hotels and restaurants around the world
- Discounts from over 15,000 stores all the way from retail to cinema
- Dont forget, bring your friends, and take part in our generous Refer a Friend programme!
- Most importantly, well help you grow, and develop you as an individual.
Kimpton Fitzroy London is all about providing a contemporary luxury hotel experience whilst building heartfelt human connections with guests and colleagues we call it the Stay Human project. What more you ask? We have been named The plushest pet-friendly hotel, because our heartfelt connection does not end with humans, it is extended to our furry friends. Want to know more? Apply now as we would love to hear from you!
You are always welcome here!
We are open 7 days a week 365 days a year and need people to work a range of shifts and days - this means we can offer great flexibility if required.
Please click apply now!
You must meet the legal requirements to work in the UK.
At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We firmly believe that all our colleagues deserve to be treated equally and have the same opportunities to develop and grow their skills within our business and provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and colleagues without regard to an individual's, race, colour, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
At IHG, weve made a promise. As one of the worlds leading hotel groups, were here to deliver True Hospitality for Good. Making our guests and colleagues feel welcome, cared for, recognised and respected wherever they are in the world. Want to be part of the journey?Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants crafts unique destinations that kindle heartfelt human connections. Our bespoke spaces blend spirit, style and delight to create an addictive culture of refined irreverence where locals, visitors & colleagues seamlessly connect.Don't quite meet every single requirement, but still believe you'd be a great fit for the job? We'll never know unless you hit the 'Apply' button. Start your journey with us today.
