Demi Chef de Partie - Pastry in London

We are now looking for a Baker who loves being right at the heart of the action to join our wonderful Bakery team. Our Bakers are an integral part of our Pastry kitchen and they ensure that our world-class food halls and restaurants are stocked with mesmerising breads and viennoiserie, baked fresh on site every single day.

As the Baker 3 Demi Chef de Partie in our Bakery team, you'll be at the heart of the action, preparing all kinds of baked goods, organising ingredients, and keeping the kitchen clean. Reporting into the Chef de Partie, you'll be a key member of the team, whose role is integral to the smooth operation and delivery of the Kitchen operations. You'll be responsible for the organisation, stock rotation and labelling of food stored ensuring that all administration for your own section is completed and complies with the deadlines set. In this role, you'll guarantee that Food Safety standards are adhered to by enforcing the high standard of hygiene and sanitation in all food-related outlets. Part of your role will include supervising Baker 4 Commis chefs on your station. This role is fully on site, working 5 out of the 7 days a week.

Having a great knowledge and passion for food and drink is essential. You'll need to have some time spent in a professional bakery kitchen, ideally within a 5* hotel, artisan bakery or fine-dining restaurant environment. In return, you'll be given all the training and support you'll need to become one of our Masters at Harrods within our bakery brigade. You'll have great time-management skills and a strong customer focus when dealing with both internal and external parties. You'll have exceptional interpersonal skills and a good attention to detail, which will be evident through paperwork completed, organisation of department and sufficient stock levels.

In return for your hard work as a Baker 3 Demi Chef de Partie, you'll learn every aspect of working in a busy, premier kitchen and will receive some great benefits including:

• Competitive salary package plus service charge
• Set contracted hours paid additional working hours at an overtime rate of 1.5 p/h
• Minimal late evenings by industry standard majority finished by 10pm
• Staff Canteen
• 30 days annual leave (including bank holidays) + birthday off
• Up to 33% Harrods discount

At Harrods we believe the personality and authenticity of our people sets us apart. We celebrate and invite applications from all cultures, backgrounds, tastes, and experiences and are proud of our culture where people from all walks of life can grow and thrive. What makes you unique makes us exceptional.