Executive Pastry Sous Chef

Overview

Join us as an Executive Pastry Sous Chef at The Dorchester, recognised as one of The Sunday Times Top 10 Best Places to Work for in 2024 & 2025 and Hotel of the year – London at the 2024 AA Hospitality Awards. We care about your career and are known for having the best people in the industry. When you join us as an Executive Pastry Sous Chef, you start a unique opportunity to become celebrated as the very best in your field.

You'll learn not only from your fellow Legends, but also through our award-winning learning academy, so that you can achieve the highest standards of craft, service, and leadership and become a legend in your own story.

Our Executive Pastry Sous Chef is the rock of our pastry operation! Executing and supporting the vision of our Executive Pastry Chef. Entrusted with caring for every detail, supporting the creativity and guiding the team in ensuring no detail is left untouched in our pastry and bakery production. Though skillfully trained, they never lose sight of their ultimate reasonability, to create lifelong memories for our guests.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Lead the managing of pastry and bakery operations in order to deliver the best experience across our culinary offerings at The Dorchester.
• Team leadership:
  Lead, train and motivate a high performing Pastry team that understands their role in delivering the very best culinary experience and refined attention to detail. Foster a positive, collaborative, and respectful culture that brings the best out of people.
• Deliver joy to guests through precision and execution in everything produced in house; lead the creativity including one-of-a-kind masterpieces at Cake and flowers, the artistry of our afternoon tea, show-stopping amenities in our suites and more.
• Support with special guest requests involving dietary requirements, bespoke products and special occasions to meet the needs of operations.
• Uphold our values of Personality, Passion, Respect, Working Together and Creativity to continue building our legacy.
• Maintain effective communication with other departments and extended hotel teams to ensure alignment across operations.

• Previous experience as an Executive Pastry Sous Chef in a similar environment
• Ambassador of our Vision, Values and culture through daily actions
• Ability to embrace and celebrate unique personalities and passions, working together as a team
• Guest-focused mindset with kindness and service excellence
• Adaptability in a fast-moving environment with consistency and relevance
• Strong communication skills – English is the primary language used at The Dorchester

• Complimentary Stays:
  Enjoy complimentary stays with breakfast at Dorchester Collection Hotels every year.
• Discounts: 50% off food and beverages at selected bars and restaurants within the Dorchester Collection, Friends & Family stay discounts, and other shop discounts.
• Employee Perks:
  Private Pension scheme (8% employer contribution), Seasonal ticket loan, Rental deposit scheme, private financial advice, and eye care vouchers.
• Training and Development:
  Apprenticeships from Level 2 to Hospitality Degree Level 5 through nationally recognised providers.
• Social Events:
  Summer party, winter ball, pub quizzes, and cultural/milestone celebrations.
• Referral Bonus
• Well-being Support:
  Immediate well-being advice and support for employees.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. If you need us to do anything to support you during the recruitment process (such as adjustments to how you apply, alternative formats of information, or adjustments to the assessment process itself), please call the People & Culture team on  or email  so that we can discuss how we can support you through this process.