Head Pastry Chef - Premium Events

Salary: £50,000-£65,000
Location: South West London
Hours: Predominantly Monday-Friday

Want a pastry section you can genuinely make your own?

I'm recruiting a Head Pastry Chef for a premium London events business, taking full ownership of pastry production, menu development and the pastry team.

You'll have almost complete creative control, developing new desserts and pastry concepts from initial idea and tasting through to large-scale event production.

Salary & Benefits

£50,000-£65,000 salaryPredominantly Monday-FridayHuge creative freedomOwnership of the pastry operationMenu development and tastingsExcellent long-term opportunity

The Operation

Premium London eventsCentral production kitchenHigh-volume event productionCorporate and private eventsBespoke menus and tastingsQuality-led, creative food

The Role

Lead the pastry operation and teamDesign and develop new pastry menusTake concepts from tasting to live eventsPlan production around event volumes and deadlinesCreate dishes that can be delivered consistently at scaleDrive presentation, quality and consistencyTrain and develop pastry chefsContinuously evolve the pastry offering

About You

Experienced Head Pastry Chef or senior pastry leaderEvents or high-volume hotel experience is essentialStrong high-volume production experienceCreative with excellent technical pastry skillsConfident developing menus from scratchUnderstands how to scale dishes without losing qualityStrong team leadership and organisationCalm and confident around demanding event deadlines

This needs someone who is creative but commercially and operationally switched on – able to create something beautiful for a tasting and then work out how to deliver it just as brilliantly at scale.

If you're looking for £60,000-£65,000, serious creative freedom and the opportunity to put your own stamp on an entire pastry operation, this is a fantastic role.

Apply today or send your CV to yasmin AT corecruitment DOT com