Patisserie Assistant

Patisserie Assistant

About Chantilly and what we have to offer

Chantilly Patisserie Limited is a well-established independently owned business situated in Paignton, on the south coast of Devon. Chantilly Patisserie manufacture’s high quality handmade deliciously stylish and innovative desserts, all handmade then frozen and sold wholesale.

Amidst the wonders of living in Devon, at Chantilly Patisserie we know how important time with family and friends is to achieve a healthy work life balance. There are no split shifts, we offer more sociable hours by operating predominately Monday to Friday, with the occasional weekend over-time during busy periods of production, this means you can have that healthy balance! We also offer discounted price on cakes for colleagues!!!

Working at Chantilly Patisserie is varied and rewarding, working as part of a team, where training is provided in our existing procedures/guidelines/recipes to always ensure consistency and quality of the product.

Our products are produced with the best Westcountry cream, Belgium Couverture, and the finest quality fruit.

What we need from you

We are a growing business and we have recently restructured and are looking for a skilled Patisserie Assistant to join our team. You will need to have experience in producing premium quality desserts such as: all butter and sweet pastry tarts and sponge batters, for premium desserts and luxury puddings.

· Being a team player is essential.

· Being practical and keen to do a job well is essential, if you are highly motivated to produce work to a high standard individually, this quality is recognised and valued.

· There is manual handling involved, good physical health is an advantage as this work will require you to work standing up for long periods of time, and lift and carry heavy equipment.

· Evidence of recent Food Safety and Health and Safety training that is compliant is an advantage.

This role will provide the right individual with the opportunity for job enrichment to adopt a leadership role within the business, on our bakery line. If you have previous managerial or supervisory experience, please provide information on your CV, this can be explored on interview.

Key Tasks:

What follows is an outline of duties required of this position. This document is not a comprehensive or exclusive list and duties may vary from time to time which do not change the general character of the job or the level of responsibility.

• To meet set production targets as directed by the Production Manager/Shift supervisor.
• To produce products to the standard and specification required.
• To follow established procedures to always ensure consistency and quality of the product.
• Ensure food safety standards are adhered to and maintained.
• Be aware of own responsibilities in relation to hazard control, health and safety, and personal and production hygiene
• To work as part of the production team.
• To select and use appropriate stock, with due consideration for health, safety, and hygiene. In doing so, demonstrating awareness of pest infestation, damaged or faulty stock, and ‘Best before’, or ‘Use by’ dates.
• To rotate stock and to use in correct date order.
• To use all equipment and machinery in the correct manner, reporting any problems through the correct channels.
• To operate a ‘clean as you go’ method of work to maintain safety within the workplace.
• To clean down the whole work area at the end of each shift, using correct products and methods.
• To complete all necessary documentation to comply with technical/production guidelines.

If you have a passion for catering and you have all the requirements, then we look forward to hearing from you.

Salary: £12.00 - shouldan applicant be considering relocating; we are willing to discuss a relocation package.

Hours of work: this role will require the individual to work:40 hrs per week, Monday to Friday 3pm - 11.30pm.

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent contract

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £12.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Discounted or free food

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
All Covid considerations are in place

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Paignton, TQ4 7QR: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Baking: 2 years (required)

Work Location: One location

Application deadline: 17/02/2023