About Jesmond Dene House
Jesmond Dene House is an award-winning 4 Red Star hotel, restaurant and bar, situated in a leafy suburb of Jesmond, 5 minutes from Newcastle-upon-Tyne city centre. Overlooking the wooded valley of Jesmond Dene, this historic property contains 41 bedrooms, a restaurant, banqueting and private dining facilities.
Who are we looking for?
We are recruiting an entry level role in the Pastry department. This role would suit somebody who is excited by and looking to excel in a hotel pastry kitchen, working with likeminded colleagues. Some experience of a pastry kitchen would be beneficial but is not essential.
Why should you work with us?
Our kitchen is somewhere to nurture & grow your talent, we offer a supportive, learning environment which helps our team grow, personally & professionally. We are incredibly proud of what we achieve, every day. We understand that the success of our kitchen relies, entirely on the success of our chefs. We make it a priority in supporting chefs outside competition such as the National Chef of the Year, Craft Guild of Chefs Graduate award programme. Over time we have seen staff members promoted from kitchen porter through to sous chef, staying with us for over 10 years.
· Continual on the job training to learn new skills, develop and improve & help gain promotion.
· Gratuities in addition to salary.
· Meals whilst on duty.
· 50% Discount on food in Fern, for your friends and family.
· Heavily discounted staff rate on accommodation.
· Friends & family rate on accommodation.
· Company Pension.
· Additional annual leave for long service.
· Branded uniform supplied.
· Monthly employee award
Key Responsibilities
· Have good organisational skills and comfortable working in a pressured environment.
· Follow and manage all HACCAP procedures with the kitchen management team
· To ensure the training and standards are always kept
· Run an organised efficient clean section
· Full awareness of all menu items, their recipes, methods of production, presentation standards.
· To uphold Kitchen SOP's and recipes
· To be aware of up to date modern trends and be "industry aware"
If this sounds like you, we want to hear from you.
Job Type: Permanent
Pay: From £12.21 per hour
Benefits:
* Company events
* Company pension
* Discounted or free food
* Employee discount
* Free parking
* On-site parking
* Referral programme
Ability to commute/relocate:
* Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 2EY: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
* Pastry: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person