Group Role - Group Pastry Chef

Group Pastry Chef - Group Role

Salary - Dependant on experience

Schedule - Full Time

Experience - Previous experience within a quality restaurant. Ideally Michelin Starred

JKS Restaurants are seeking a group Pastry Chef to oversee the Pastry Development in their Fine Dining Indian restaurants, Trishna, Gymkhana, Brigadiers, Ambassadors Club House and many more national and international projects.

This is an excellent role for a Senior Pastry Chef with experience in modern European cuisine and Michelin-starred dining.

The Group

JKS Restaurants was founded by siblings Jyotin, Karam, and Sunaina Sethi in November 2008. Since its inception, the group has received critical acclaim and industry recognition, including 7 Michelin stars, 4 Michelin Bib Gourmands, a restaurant ranked among the World’s 100 Best Restaurants, and a spot in the Sunday Times Best 100 Places to Work 2024.

The JKS portfolio currently features Michelin-starred restaurants such as Trishna, Gymkhana, Kitchen Table, Sabor, and Lyle’s, along with cult favourites Hoppers, BAO, Brigadiers, Berenjak, Plaza Khao Gaeng, Speedboat Bar, Bibi, and Ambassadors Clubhouse. Pubs include The Cadogan Arms, The George and The Hound.

JKS Restaurants offers a unique opportunity to pursue a career in fine dining or to develop within trend-focused casual cuisine, with opportunities across all disciplines for those looking to advance their careers within a people-focused, collaborative hospitality group.

The Position

We're looking for an experienced Senior Pastry Chef to join our kitchen teams across Trishna, Gymkhana, Brigadiers and Ambassadors Clubhouse. Creating exceptional dishes and delivering an all-encapsulating experience to our guests. You'll have experience working in a quality kitchen, adhering to standard operating and Health and Safety procedures. More importantly, we are looking for people as passionate about food and hospitality as we are!

If you have the following, then we want to hear from you:

• Prior experience as a Senior Pastry Chef or Pastry Sous Chef with experience within a fast-paced Michelin starred, restaurant;
• Eagerness to roll your sleeves up and get stuck in;
• A creative approach with impeccable attention to detail;
• Passion for food and hospitality, along with the eagerness to continually learn;
• The desire to develop your career within an ambitious and trend-setting restaurant group;

Benefits & Culture

Our team is the most important part of our business, translating our passion for genuine hospitality to our guests every day. We are proud to work with industry-leading talent and recognise the importance of offering our teams the tools, guidance and experience necessary to build confidence and grow.

We encourage you to bring your whole self to work and celebrate the skills and characteristics that make you unique. Your commitment to be kind and work hard comes with a range of benefits such as:

Treat Yourself

• Up to 50% off dining across JKS Restaurants
• Retail & Takeaway Discounts
• Code App Membership

Look After Yourself

• Discounted Gym Membership
• Wagestream – stream your pay earlier
• Company Donations for your involvement with Charities
• Employee Assistance Program
• Access to Financial Advice
• Wedding Gift & New-born Care Package " Celebrating your big occasions
• Season Ticket Loan

Progress Yourself

• Access to our fantastic L&D Calendar
• A personalised learning & development plan to develop your skills and knowledge
• Career progression with a fast-growing, critically acclaimed restaurant group.

Be Yourself

• Additional holiday for every year with us (rising to 30 days)
• Employee referral scheme - paying up to £600 per referral
• Staff parties & long service awards