Pastry Chef de Partie

Kitchen - Moonfleet Manor Hotel

Contract: Permanent
Salary: £34,000 per annum plus service charge and benefits

Moonfleet Manor Hotel, nestled in the breathtaking landscape of the Jurassic coast is seeking a talented and passionate Pastry Chef de Partie to join our team. As a key member of our culinary team, you will be responsible for crafting delightful pastries and desserts that leave a lasting impression on our guests. Your creativity and attention to detail will shine as you design and prepare sweet treats to contemporary desserts.

The hotel is set in a rural location, so own transport or method of getting there is essential!

Live-in accommodation is available as an option if required.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create and prepare a variety of desserts, pastries, and confections.
• Develop new and innovative recipes from development of the afternoon teas to Christmas masterpieces.
• Staying up-to-date with culinary trends in pastry and dessert arts.
• Collaborate with the Head chef and kitchen team to create cohesive and delightful dining experiences.

To succeed in this role, we are looking for someone who has:

- Proven experience working in a similar role in a professional kitchen.
- Strong knowledge of pastry techniques, baking, and presentation.
- Creative flair and ability to innovate while maintaining consistency and quality.

Why work with us?

• Work/life balance is priority for our team- we strive to ensure you have a 4 on 3 off working pattern so you can make sure you have time for you!
• Knife Sponsorship Scheme – We understand the importance of a chef’s tools so we offer our kitchen team members up to £120 to put towards your very own knives.
• Chefs dine out scheme – We want our chefs to experience new styles and tastes of dining as part of their development so every 6 months we will give you £100 on eating out at restaurant of your choice!
• Our training and development is a little different here at LFH– we are certified by the Institute of Hospitality and offer our teams career progression by working with Umbrella Training.
• An extra day’s holiday for your birthday 
• EarlyPay – Need to access some of your monthly salary a little early sometimes? No problem!
• Cycle to work scheme
• Help@Hand - Our online health and wellbeing service – Get same day remote GP appointments, Mental Health support and Physiotherapy on us.
• Life Assurance Benefit for peace of mind for your loved ones.
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity packages 
• Want to give back but never have the time? We will give you a paid day off for any volunteering or fundraising you would like to get involved in once a year
• The LFH Benefit Hub – Easily accessible employee discount platform for you to take advantage of at your favourite high street and online retailers
• 50% off Food and Beverage and the Spa across Luxury Family Hotels.
• Incredible discounted hotel stays for you, friends and family

Please ensure you check the hotel location as some of our hotels are hidden away and you will have to use your own transport to locate us! 

Who are LFH?

Part of the Luxury Family Hotel Group, Moonfleet Manor Hotel is set overlooking the incredible Jurassic coastline offering our guests the perfect location for a coastal family getaway. 2023 has brought with it completion of a full renovation of our bedrooms making them extra special for our guests. We are dedicated to creating an inspiring space for our team members that is fun, all-inclusive, professional and rewarding – just as a career in hospitality should be!

Here at LFH we are an equal opportunities employer and strive to create a diverse and accessible workplace for all. We believe in a culture and inclusive team member experience that values people from all backgrounds, race and religions. We respect, value and embrace diversity and ensure everyone is recognised and respected, we celebrate our differences.