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About the Role

Four Seasons Hotel London at Tower Bridge is seeking an experienced Head Pastry Chef to lead our Pastry operation on a 12 month maternity cover contract. This is an exceptional opportunity to step into a senior leadership role within a world class luxury hotel, overseeing a diverse and high profile pastry programme.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the pastry team, ensuring consistent quality, presentation, and standards across all outlets
• Oversee the creation and execution of desserts, pastries, viennoiserie, and all sweet offerings across the hotel
• Collaborate closely with Head Chefs and senior culinary leaders to align pastry with overall menus and concepts
• Maintain strong organisation of production, ordering, staffing, and quality control
• Ensure all food safety, hygiene, and health and safety standards are met and upheld
• Support training, development, and performance management of the pastry team
• Manage food cost control, waste reduction, and stock management within pastry
• Represent the pastry function professionally within the wider culinary leadership team

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Head Pastry Chef or Senior Pastry Sous Chef within a luxury hotel or high end restaurant environment
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate, organise, and develop a team
• Excellent technical pastry knowledge across desserts, chocolate, bakery, and viennoiserie
• Experience working across multiple outlets or high volume operations
• Calm, structured, and professional approach to leadership and service
• Strong understanding of food safety, hygiene, and operational controls
• Ability to step confidently into a fixed term leadership role and deliver continuity and stability

Location

• London

Work Type

• Full time
• 12 month Fixed Term Contract

Salary/Compensations

• £66,000 annual package inclusive of base salary and service charge

Benefits

• Culture and recognition
• Employee recognition programmes including monthly awards and events
• Annual themed team events plus regular social, charitable and sporting activities
• Everyday extras
• Uniform with complimentary professional dry cleaning from day one
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme available
• Access to Stream for greater pay flexibility and discounts
• Health and family support
• Bupa Dental Cover or Bupa Cash Plan
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Access to Wellhub, giving you access to all-in-one subscriptions provide access to gyms, support for fitness, mindfulness, therapy, nutrition and sleep.
• Travel, food and lifestyle benefits
• Up to 20 complimentary nights at Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts worldwide, increasing with service, as well as heavily discounted rates at all properties
• 50% discount across UK Four Seasons food and beverage outlets from day one for up to four guests
• Complimentary meals while on duty in Zest, our staff cafeteria, with refreshments available throughout the day
• Time off and wellbeing
• Holiday entitlement increasing with service up to 33 days
• Company Sick Pay, increasing with service
• Life insurance while on duty
• Career development
• Excellent training and clearly defined career development pathways
• Strong internal progression opportunities across London and the global Four Seasons portfolio

About the Company

• Four Seasons is powered by our people. We are a collective of individuals who crave to become better, to push ourselves to new heights and to treat each other as we wish to be treated in return.
• Our team members around the world create amazing experiences for our guests, residents, and partners through a commitment to luxury with genuine heart.
• We know that the best way to enable our people to deliver these exceptional guest experiences is through a world-class employee experience and company culture.
• At Four Seasons, we believe in recognizing a familiar face, welcoming a new one and treating everyone we meet the way we would want to be treated ourselves.
• Whether you work with us, stay with us, live with us or discover with us, we believe our purpose is to create impressions that will stay with you for a lifetime.
• It comes from our belief that life is richer when we truly connect to the people and the world around us.
• Set in the heart of the City, overlooking Tower Bridge and the Tower of London, Tower Bridge is the starting point for discovering London’s historic past, alongside its exhilarating present.
• As impressive inside as out, this famous five-star hotel remains the centre of attention, as a new chapter begins in its history.
• This beautiful grade II listed building and former HQ of the Port of London Authority has 100 rooms, 41 residential apartments of which 31 units are in a FS run transient rental program, a stunning ballroom which has hosted the inaugural Reception of the United Nations, 5 meeting rooms, a stunning destination spa with 8 treatment rooms, hammam, steam, sauna and swimming and vitality pool, and a fantastic Food and Beverage offering including Mei Ume (Chinese/ Japanese cuisine) and Rotunda (all day dining, afternoon tea & bar).
• At Four Seasons, pastry is an expression of craftsmanship, creativity, and precision.
• Our teams take pride in delivering refined, consistent, and memorable experiences across every outlet, guided by a deep respect for technique and quality.
• Dedicated to perfecting the travel experience through continual innovation and the highest standards of hospitality, Four Seasons can offer what many hospitality professionals dream of -the opportunity to build a life-long career with global potential and a real sense of pride in work well done.