Pastry Chef

Job Description

Job Description

Department : Kitchen & Production

 

Experience: 2+ Years

Required Experience

Head Pastry Chef / Kitchen

 

About the Role

• Full-Time

We are looking for a skilled and passionate Confectionery Cook to join our kitchen team. In this role, you will craft a wide range of handmade confections — from rich, tempered chocolates to artisan sugar candies

including toffees, caramels, brittles, and fudge. You will bring precision, creativity, and deep product

knowledge to every batch, ensuring consistent quality and presentation across our full confectionery offering.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and produce chocolate confections including truffles, ganaches, enrobed pieces, and moulded

chocolates using proper tempering techniques for dark, milk, and white couverture.

• Cook and craft sugar-based confections such as soft and hard caramels, toffee, butterscotch, pralines,

nougat, marshmallows, and boiled sugar sweets with precise temperature control.

• Monitor cooking temperatures at critical sugar stages (soft ball, hard ball, soft crack, hard crack) using

calibrated thermometers and refractometers.

• Execute recipe formulations accurately, batch production schedules, and scaling requirements while

maintaining consistent flavour, texture, and yield.

• Assist in the development of new confectionery products, seasonal lines, and gift box assortments in

collaboration with the Head Chef.

• Maintain a clean, organised, and compliant kitchen workspace in accordance with food safety standards

(HACCP), including proper storage of ingredients such as couverture, sugars, dairy, and nuts.

• Manage ingredient stock levels, report low supplies, and minimise waste through efficient production

planning.

 

Required Skills

Desirable Experience

• Chocolate tempering (manual & machine)

• Sugar cookery & temperature control

• Pulled & blown sugar work

• Panning & enrobing techniques

• Caramel, toffee & fudge production

• Ganache preparation & flavouring

• Batch scaling & recipe accuracy

• Marzipan & fondant work

• Bean-to-bar chocolate knowledge

• Shelf-life & packaging knowledge

• HACCP & food safety compliance • Pastry or patisserie background

• Allergen awareness • Cocoa origin & flavour profiling

 

Qualifications & Requirements

• Minimum 2 years experience in a professional confectionery, chocolate, or pastry kitchen environment.

• Culinary qualification (NVQ, City & Guilds, Le Cordon Bleu, or equivalent) preferred but not essential with

demonstrated experience.

• Food Hygiene Level 2 certificate (Level 3 preferred).

• Ability to work methodically and accurately in a fast-paced production environment.

• Strong understanding of ingredient behavior, including the crystallization of sugars and the emulsification

properties of chocolate

Company Description

At iLink Business Management, we specialize in connecting top talent with exceptional opportunities. Since 2004, we have been a trusted partner for both companies and job seekers, providing customized staffing solutions that drive growth and success.

Whether your company is looking to scale its team quickly or you, as a professional, are seeking your next opportunity, we are here to make the process seamless, efficient, and successful. Our industry expertise, personalized approach, and commitment to excellence set us apart in a competitive market.

We place candidates in administrative, office, customer service, light industrial, and manufacturing positions, offering flexible hiring options that include temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct placement.
Let's build your future, together.

Company Description

At iLink Business Management, we specialize in connecting top talent with exceptional opportunities. Since 2004, we have been a trusted partner for both companies and job seekers, providing customized staffing solutions that drive growth and success.\r\n\r\nWhether your company is looking to scale its team quickly or you, as a professional, are seeking your next opportunity, we are here to make the process seamless, efficient, and successful. Our industry expertise, personalized approach, and commitment to excellence set us apart in a competitive market.\r\n\r\nWe place candidates in administrative, office, customer service, light industrial, and manufacturing positions, offering flexible hiring options that include temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct placement.\r\nLet's build your future, together.