# Pastry Chef - Soho House Manchester

**Company**: Soho House
**Location**: Manchester
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: £17.50-£17.50 GBP
**Category**: Hospitality
**Industry**: Hospitality

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## Description

At Soho House, a Pastry Chef leads the pastry section and delivers exceptional desserts, baked goods, and other sweet offerings that elevate the overall dining experience for members and guests.

Your main responsibility is to bring creativity, precision, and a strong technical background to the role, ensuring every item meets high standards of taste, texture, and appearance.

Key duties:

- Lead day-to-day operations of the pastry section, ensuring smooth service and consistent quality.

- Prepare and produce a wide range of baked goods, desserts, and patisserie from scratch to a high standard.

- Develop new dessert and pastry menu items in collaboration with the Executive and Head Chef.

- Maintain excellent presentation and consistency in all pastry items served.

- Assist in training and mentoring Commis Chefs and Demi Chefs de Partie.

- Attend regular meetings with front and back of house teams.

- Assist in preparation of team meals.

- Demonstrate a proactive attitude towards learning, improvement, and teamwork.

- Support with deep cleaning of the kitchen.

- Wrap unused items and store them properly.

What we're looking for:

- Up to 2 years' experience in a busy high-profile venue.

- Natural flair for first-class service.

- Reliable, friendly, and happy to be a key part of the team.

- Minimum of 2+ years' experience in a similar capacity.

- Passion for food, attention to detail, and a strong desire to learn and grow.

- Understanding of basic food safety and hygiene practices.

- Good communication and teamwork skills.

- Positive, proactive, and respectful attitude in a busy kitchen environment.

- Culinary qualification (e.g., NVQ Level 1 or 2) is a plus.

- Must be able to demonstrate competency as outlined in the training schedule and Club School.

- Must be able to work flexible shifts and schedules, including weekends and holidays.

- Ability to take direction, work in a team environment, and autonomously.

Benefits:

- Weekly pay

- Team meal whilst on shift

- Soho Friends Membership

- 50% team discount on food and drink

- Staff room rates

- Health cash plan

- Dental plan

- Birthday day off after 1 year's continuous service

- Up to 50% staff discount on Cowshed and Soho Home

- 2 days paid a year to support a charity of your choice

- Free counselling sessions

- Continuous training and development

- Team events

## Skills

### Required
- food safety and hygiene
- communication
- teamwork
- pastry production

### Nice to have
- culinary qualification
- NVQ Level 1 or 2

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