Overview
The Belfry Hotel & Resort is an award-winning hotel with 300+ bedrooms and suites, several restaurants and bars, events and meetings spaces, a leisure club and spa. Our three golf courses, including The Brabazon, are world-class and host this year’s Betfred British Masters. Join our vibrant team if you are drawn to our iconic golf courses, the spa, guest services, or our behind-the-scenes operations.
The Belfry has undergone a major expansion and renovation with an investment of over £80 million, including The Masters Suite, a new event space, 149 additional bedrooms, a state-of-the-art leisure club and other enhancements that elevate the Belfry experience. We were named in the 2024 Caterer’s Top 30 Best Places to Work and Springboard’s 2024 Best Employer.
Pastry Kitchen
The Pastry Kitchen is a small but perfectly formed kitchen producing desserts, pastries, cakes and sweet treats for the whole resort. You will work alongside a great team of chefs to deliver a variety of handcrafted desserts to all of our food and beverage outlets. If you want to learn pastry and sweets at a high-volume level, this kitchen is the best place for you. Headed up by our talented head pastry chef, we will refine your knowledge and sculpt your skills to help you become one of the best patissiers in the business.
Salary
The on-target earnings for this role are £33,662.81 annually, comprising a base salary of £31,441.37 plus an estimated £2,221.44 in gratuities per annum.
About the role
As a Chef de Partie within the Pastry kitchen, your day will focus on producing and serving high-quality desserts and cakes for all F&B outlets and banqueting within the resort. You will also be responsible for:
* Cooking and delivering beautifully crafted food using the best ingredients sourced from local suppliers
* Understanding the importance of allergens and dietary safety within the kitchen
* All temperature logging for hot items and refrigerators to ensure full compliance
* Running a section of the kitchen during a busy service and providing support to teammates to ensure fast and accurate delivery
* Clearing and cleaning of your section and other areas of the kitchen to ensure we remain compliant
About you
The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years’ experience as a demi chef de partie or higher. In addition, you will be:
* Passionate about food and working with seasonal ingredients
* Possess excellent communication and presentation skills
* Standards-driven with a fantastic eye for detail
* Experienced in taking ownership of your section and working toward guidelines of portion control, including weights and measurements, and logging wastage for more accurate GP%
* Able to develop strong relationships with your team and colleagues
* Proficient in COSHH and HACCP understanding for food storage
Belfry Benefits
Learning & Development
We inspire and develop our team through on-the-job coaching and mentoring, in-house training and access to our online learning platform, The Belfry Campus. We offer apprenticeships in various subjects delivering nationally recognised qualifications, and our LEAD development programme helps employees grow from Team Member to Executive roles. We aim to promote internally where possible and provide development plans to support your potential.
Wellness
We prioritise wellbeing with discounted gym memberships and wellness programmes. We partner with The Burnt Chef Project for mental health support and funded counselling. Our healthcare schemes include life assurance, 24-hour GP services, and health cash-plans, with a Menopause Support programme. Wagestream enables earnings tracking and flexible access to wages, and Cycle2Work supports sustainable travel and wellbeing.
Showing our appreciation
We recognise our team with Belfry Awards, long service recognition and extra holidays for loyalty and events. Benefits include discounts at resort restaurants, bars, spa and golf for you and your friends and family, Perkbox discounts and on-the-spot rewards, free parking, subsidised taxi service, and complimentary meals during shifts.
Making a difference
We are committed to sustainability and hold a Silver Award from Green Tourism and GEO Certification. The Belfry spans 550 acres in the Midlands and prioritises giving back to the local community and wildlife. We integrate ESG into our work, from charity initiatives to golf course maintenance. Charitable work is tracked at personal, departmental and resort levels to showcase our contributions.
Our Values
We are a community that values each individual's contribution and growth, supporting each other’s success across all departments. Our Belfry Beliefs – Make a Difference, Own Our Actions, Better Together, and Deliver Every Day – guide our culture. If you are seeking a place to contribute, grow, and have a lasting impact, the Belfry Hotel & Resort is the place for you.
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