Vacancy Detail

Pastry Chef

Salary: £33,000 – £36,000 pa depending on experience

Working Pattern: 5-day rotating shift pattern | Site-based | Choice of Shift: 5:00am to 2:00pm or 12:30pm to 8:30pm | Rotational weekends

 

This growing artisan bakery business, supplying premium hospitality, foodservice, and wholesale customers across the UK, is looking to appoint a Pastry Chef to support its pastry team.

Operating within a genuine artisan bakery environment, the business is focused on producing high-quality handmade pastry products to exceptionally high standards. Supplying premium hospitality and foodservice customers, the bakery combines traditional craftsmanship with continued investment in people, equipment, and capability.

 

This role has been created to support continued growth within the pastry function, ensuring premium pastry products are consistently produced to specification while maintaining the high standards expected by customers.

 

Reporting into the Pastry leadership team, you will play a key role in supporting pastry production, maintaining product quality, and ensuring artisan standards are consistently delivered across shift.

This is a highly hands-on role where you will be actively involved in pastry production, using strong lamination and pastry skills daily while supporting consistency, quality, and teamwork across the bakery.

 

What You’ll Be Doing

 

• Produce high-quality artisan pastry products to company standards
• Carry out lamination processes across croissants, pain au chocolat, and pastry lines
• Ensure products are produced to the correct specification, finish, and presentation standards
• Support daily pastry production requirements within a fast-paced bakery environment
• Maintain strong food safety, hygiene, and housekeeping standards at all times
• Support decorating and finishing activities depending on shift allocation
• Maintain consistency across pastry production while protecting artisan quality standards
• Work collaboratively with the pastry team to ensure smooth shift handovers and communication
• Support a culture of craftsmanship, consistency, and pride in product quality
• Contribute positively to a supportive and team-focused bakery environment

 

What’s In It for You

 

The opportunity to work within a genuine artisan bakery where craftsmanship genuinely matters

The chance to produce premium pastry products supplied to leading UK hospitality brands

Choice of shift depending on strengths and preferences, including lamination-focused or decorating-focused work

Clear progression opportunities within a growing artisan bakery business

A supportive, multicultural, and highly experienced team environment

Better work-life balance than many traditional bakery environments

 

Your Background

 

• Experience working within a pastry, bakery, or artisan food production environment
• Strong pastry skills with proven lamination experience, this is essential
• A hands-on approach with a genuine passion for pastry craftsmanship
• Good attention to detail, particularly around product quality and consistency
• A strong understanding of food hygiene and cleanliness standards
• The ability to work efficiently within a fast-paced production environment
• Good communication skills and confidence working as part of a close-knit team

 

Join a Business That Invests in You

 

This is an opportunity to play a key role in producing premium artisan pastry products, maintaining exceptional standards, and continuing to develop your pastry capability within a growing bakery business.

 

If you are a hands-on Pastry Chef who takes pride in quality and enjoys working within a true artisan bakery environment, we would love to hear from you.

Location: Watford | Salary: £33000 - £35500 per year | Job type: Permanent | Posted: 20/05/2026