Part Time Pastry Chef - Gravesend
Join Our Kitchen Team as a Pastry Chef – Gravesend
Are you passionate about baking and creating delicious, high-quality pastries and cakes? We’re looking for a talented and motivated Pastry Chef to join our back-of-house team at the popular Mill Restaurant in Gravesend.
This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase your creativity and contribute to our reputation for excellence in fresh, handmade food.
Your Role Will Include:
- Preparing and presenting a variety of pastries and baked goods to a consistently high standard
- Following recipes accurately to ensure quality and consistency
- Supporting timely food production and service delivery
- Monitoring stock levels, reporting shortages, and assisting with stock control
- Helping to achieve sales, margin, and cost control targets
- Maintaining attractive displays to drive customer interest and sales
- Collaborating with the kitchen team to create a positive and efficient working environment
Compliance & Food Safety:
- Adhering to all food safety, hygiene, and health & safety regulations, including HACCP procedures
- Maintaining accurate records in line with Environmental Health and Trading Standards requirements
- Participating in internal audits and ensuring full compliance with legislation and company policies
- Upholding company standards for uniform and personal presentation
Hours and Days:
23 hours a week
- Monday: 08:50 – 17:00 (30minute break)
- Friday: 08:50 – 17:00 (30minute break)
- Saturday: 08:50 – 17:00 (30minute break)
What We’re Looking For:
This is a hands-on role in a busy kitchen environment. We’re looking for someone who is:
- Experienced in pastry or bakery preparation (professional or high-quality home baking)
- Detail-oriented with a passion for presentation and consistency
- Organised and efficient, able to meet deadlines and manage multiple tasks
- A team player, with a positive and collaborative attitude
- Committed to food safety and high standards of cleanliness
What We Offer:
- Sociable working hours and a great work/life balance
- Opportunities for training, development, and progression
- Competitive pay
- Staff discount
- Access to a Personal Pension Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Free on-site parking
- Uniform provided
Our Culture:
At Millbrook, we’re all about inspiring, educating, equipping, and empowering our team to grow smiles—both for our customers and each other. We value creativity, professionalism, and a proactive mindset.
You’ll thrive here if you are:
- Positive – bringing energy and enthusiasm to your work
- Professional – taking pride in quality and consistency
- Proactive – always looking to improve and innovate
- People-focused – working as part of a team to deliver an exceptional experience
To Apply for this role: please complete : Application Form NOTE: Please specify which hours you are applying for on your application.
- Closing Date: 5pm Wednesday 18th Jun 2025
- Correspondence will be by telephone and email so please provide a contact number and email address on your application form.
- We request that you advise us if you need any support or adjustments in order to apply or attend an interview; we are happy to help.
- Appointment process:
- Telephone Interviews: ASAP upon receipt of application
- MS Teams Exercise: 24th June 2025
- Individual interviews will take place on: 30th / 1st + 2nd July
- Induction date: TBC
- Start date post induction. Please note to be successful you will need to be available for all parts of the process