Pastry Junior Sous Chef - Shangri-La Hotel, At The Shard, London

We currently have a vacancy for a Pastry Junior Sous Chef joining our team.

It takes a very special kind of person to work at Shangri-La: someone with an eye for detail and the skills to perform. Someone with an attitude to deliver and a passion to delight.

We are diverse, warm and caring but also demanding, dynamic and innovative.

As with every property in the group, Shangri-La Hotel, At The Shard, London, will operate on a simple yet powerful philosophy of Shangri-La hospitality from warm, caring people.

The uniquely Asian view of service at this luxury hotel in London embodies the core values of respect, helpfulness, courtesy, sincerity and humility. These qualities have been the cornerstone of the Shangri-La success.

Job summary/ purpose:

The Junior Pastry Sous Chef will be responsible for assisting the Pastry Sous Chef and Executive Pastry Chef  in running the Pastry Kitchen located on 34th floor.

The Junior Pastry Sous Chef ensures the smooth running of the section and sees that all areas of that section maintain the Shangri-La London standards.

He/She also provides supervision to the more junior members of the team, and assumes responsibility for outlets in the absence of a Pastry Sous Chef or/ and Executive Pastry Chef.  

The main Responsibilities are:

• To ensure and maintain the highest standard of all food preparation, service and hygiene in the Pastry kitchen area
• Ensure Pastry and Bakery kitchen areas are maintaining Shangri-la Food Safety Management System and HACCP controls and standards at all times
• To maintain food safety and hygiene practices;
• The colleague is fully aware of our current IMS policies and procedures and will follow them in every business-related activity, specifically food safety and environmental safety related. In addition, the colleague will enforce the IMS system with the direct reports in related departments and divisions across the hotel.

Essential Requirements

• Culinary certificate or apprenticeship
• HACCP and Health & Safety certificate
• Previous experience as a Senior Chef de Partie at a Michelin Star Restaurant, or High End Fine Dining.
• Oral and written fluency in English
• Creativity and attention to detail
• Proven leadership skills
• Excellent administrative skills
• Ability to handle stress
• Ability to deal with quality and production control

Desirable Requirements

• Proven and stable London experience
• Computer knowledge

Our proposition to you

In addition to a competitive salary, we also offer an exciting array of benefits:

• Shangri-La Staff Rates at our luxury properties worldwide
• One paid Volunteer Day per year
• Pension contribution
• Personal development via Shangri-La Academy, online Harvard Management programme and other external courses
• Regular social celebrations
• One free duty meal per shift
• Laundering of your uniform free of charge
• Discount in our F&B outlets
• Shard Card and Deal Card (discounts at variety of businesses in the area)
• Cycle to Work
• Childcare Vouchers (if applicable )
• Opportunity to grow and develop with Shangri-La, locally or worldwide

…..to mention only a few!

We believe that with the right attitude, anything is possible at Shangri-La and we will invest heavily in your training, offering a variety of programmes for all levels!

If you wish to be considered for this role, please send us your CV!