Job Description:

Job information Pastry Chef from the Company Carriages of Cambridge, this latest Pastry Chef job vacancy is located in the city Cambridge CB SD located in the country United Kingdom . This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate GCSE . Job Vacancies in this Restaurant field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

Job Responsibility:

We are looking for a passionate, hard-working and friendly individual to join our Carriages Team. We require an experienced pastry chef with a background in patisserie and catering. You will be preparing homemade petit fours and must be willing to do chocolate work.

The job position would be Tuesday to Saturday, 8.00am-4.30pm - 40 hours a week. Possible evening functions when required & overtime available during busier periods and staff cover.

Carriages has become one of the go-to venues in Cambridgeshire for Afternoon Tea, this means we are very popular and have advanced bookings. We specialize in afternoon tea and high tea, involving patisserie & chocolate work.

Our venue is situated just off the A1307 within landscaped gardens where a railway station and platform has been recreated with three vintage restaurant carriages and a purpose built kitchen serving up to 80 covers at a time.

You will be required to assist and ensure that the kitchen is maintained at a high level of cleanliness at all times.

Experience/Skills required:

• Pastry chef must be passionate about food and have an eye for detail
• Must be able to do chocolate work and make macarons
• We are looking for someone with experience in a similar position
• Must be organised
• Confident knowledge and experience with food safety required
• Experience with menu creating
• Experience with ingredients/stock control/ordering stock with suppliers
• Experience with kitchen service
• Hygiene certification required or can be renewed if recently expired
• English speaking
• Have the right to work in UK

Job Summary:

• Create and experiment with ingredients and recipes to help design seasonal menus for our Afternoon Teas
• Work along side a team to prepare cakes for each days service
• Make homemade cakes and pastries for morning coffee customers
• Hourly rate will be determined based on experience, ranging from £13 - £15 an hour
• Tuesday to Saturday 8am-5.30pm
• Full time position, 5 days a week, 40 hours a week
• Permanent position
• Clean/wash kitchen equipment when required
• You will be required to help with kitchen service
• General cleaning and maintain cleanliness in kitchen

Practical Assessment may be required.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £13.00-£15.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Additional pay:

• Tips

Benefits:

• On-site parking

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Every weekend
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime

Application question(s):

• We are located at Carriages of Cambridge, Capability Barns, Huntingdon Road, Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire, CB24 4SD. Can you easily commute here each day?

Experience:

• patisserie: 1 year (preferred)
• kitchen: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Food Hygiene Certificate (preferred)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Keywords : Cambridge jobs
Closed Date : 2025-08-18