Pastry Chef - Temporary (9 months) - Ferndown Restaurant

Pastry Chef (CDP)
We are recruiting a Pastry Chef (CDP) on a full-time, temporary basis, working 38 hours per week including alternate weekends.
This will be a temporary position for 9 months.

Pay scale from £27,000 DOE.

Haskins Garden Centres
Haskins is a family owned, award winning business with 5 destination garden centres across the South of England, each with a large restaurant.
We constantly strive to improve the service and experience we offer our customers, that’s why the recruitment of our people is so important to us. If you are passionate about delivering excellent customer service, have a sense of humour and an eagerness to learn, we want you to join our friendly, happy team.

The role of Pastry Chef
To produce, display & sell a high-quality patisserie offer from an agreed menu, whilst maintaining health and safety and food hygiene standards, ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction are achieved, sales are maximised and losses are controlled.
This role benefits from Sociable hours with no split-shifts as well as alternate weekends off plus a day off in the week.

About You
This role is well suited to a self-motivated, enthusiastic and hardworking individual with excellent customer service skills. The successful candidate will be proactive and energetic and be able to work in a busy fast paced environment. Previous catering, Patisserie and high-volume production experience is preferred.

Our employee benefits package includes:

An Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing free and confidential counselling and advice to all employees and their immediate family.
Contributory pension scheme for eligible employees
Generous Staff Discount Scheme after completion of probationary period
Free on-site parking
Staff Uniform provided
Discounts
Health Cash Plan
Charity Day
Up to 38 days of holiday (pro-rata)
Cycle Scheme