Head Pastry Chef – Maternity Cover, Four Seasons Hotel London at Tower Bridge
As Head Pastry Chef, you will lead a team of approximately eight pastry chefs and be responsible for delivering all pastry and dessert offerings across seven food and beverage outlets, banqueting and other hotel outlets, ensuring alignment with the hotel’s culinary vision and brand standards.
Responsibilities
* Lead and manage the pastry team, ensuring consistent quality, presentation and standards across all outlets
* Oversee the creation and execution of desserts, pastries, viennoiserie and all sweet offerings across the hotel
* Collaborate closely with Head Chefs and other senior culinary leaders to align pastry with overall menus and concepts
* Maintain strong organisation of production, ordering, staffing and quality control
* Ensure all food safety, hygiene and health and safety standards are met and upheld
* Support training, development and performance management of the pastry team
* Manage food cost control, waste reduction and stock management within pastry
* Represent the pastry function professionally within the wider culinary leadership team
Qualifications
* Proven experience as a Head Pastry Chef or Senior Pastry Sous Chef within a luxury hotel or high-end restaurant environment
* Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate, organise and develop a team
* Excellent technical pastry knowledge across desserts, chocolate, bakery and viennoiserie
* Experience working across multiple outlets or in high-volume operations
* Calm, structured and professional approach to leadership and service
* Strong understanding of food safety, hygiene and operational controls
* Ability to step confidently into a fixed-term leadership role and deliver continuity and stability
Contract & Details
12-month fixed-term maternity cover - full time.
Compensation
£66,000 annual package inclusive of base salary and service charge.
Benefits
* Employee recognition programmes including monthly awards and events
* Annual themed team events plus regular social, charitable and sporting activities
* Uniform with professional dry-cleaning from day one
* Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme available
* Access to Stream for greater pay flexibility and discounts
* Bupa Dental Cover or Bupa Cash Plan
* Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
* Access to Wellhub – all-in-one subscriptions for gyms, mindfulness, therapy, nutrition and sleep
* Up to 20 complimentary nights at Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts worldwide, increasing with service
* 50% discount across UK Four Seasons food and beverage outlets from day one for up to four guests
* Complimentary meals while on duty in Zest, staff cafeteria with refreshments throughout the day
* Holiday entitlement increasing with service up to 33 days
* Company Sick Pay, increasing with service
* Life insurance while on duty
* Excellent training and clearly defined career development pathways
* Strong internal progression opportunities across London and the global Four Seasons portfolio
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