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About the Role

At Soho House, a Lead Pastry Cook ensures smooth kitchen operations, prepares pastries, cakes, and other food items, and assists head chefs with service. This role requires thriving in fast-paced environments and positively influencing team members during busy service. A successful Lead Pastry Cook is a critical team member due to their specialized skill set and proven ability to deliver top-quality dishes.

Responsibilities

Well-versed on all menu items and able to produce consistent and quality dishes in fast-paced and demanding environments.
Assist with inventory and purchasing to support the kitchen operating at a sustainable food cost.
Overseeing wastage, cooking temps and quality to reduce additional costs, and making all line staff aware of the cost of product and its contribution to profit and loss.
Production and a-la-carte dish execution, including weekend feast ideas and team meals.
Supervise staff on the line and delegate tasks, ensuring proper procedure for clocking in/out and breaks.
Support Executive Chef and Executive Sous with end of shift reports and handover sheets.
Maintain company target goals and consistent experience for Soho House Standards for service: 3-8-10.
Act as an influencer and remain positive under pressure, providing a welcoming work environment that increases staff morale.
Train and educate new and existing team members on “Cook House”.
Prepare food items in the pantry, fry station, and other kitchen areas, adhering to allergy requests and specific alterations.
Performs other duties as assigned by Supervisor or Manager.

Requirements

Minimum of 3 years kitchen experience and proven leader within previous teams.
Proven ability/experience to manage all stations on the line.
Food handler’s certificate.
Strong communicator, collaborator, and motivator with the ability to build professional relationships with all leaders and the kitchen team.
Proactive, team-player who can work well independently as well as on a team.
Flexible schedule and ability to work morning, night, weekend, and holidays (as needed).
Ability to multitask and work in a demanding, fast-paced environment.
Possess a level of creativity to create recipes from scratch.
Must be able to seize, grasp, turn and hold objects with hands.
Must be able to work on your feet for at least 8 hours.
Fast-paced movements are required to go from one part of the club to others.
Must be able to move, pull, carry or lift up to 50 pounds on occasion and 35 pounds regularly.
Occasionally kneel, bend, crouch and climb as required.

Skills

Pastry preparation
Cake preparation
Food preparation
Sauce preparation
Inventory management
Purchasing
Wastage control
Quality control
Cost control
Production execution
A-la-carte dish execution
Staff supervision
Task delegation
Shift reporting
Handover procedures
Communication
Collaboration
Motivation
Team building
Multitasking
Recipe creation

Location

Soho House

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Minimum of 3 years kitchen experience
Proven leader

Education Level

Food handler’s certificate

Benefits

Competitive compensation packages
Global benefits and perks
Training to develop technical and managerial skills
Medical, Dental & Vision (for full-time employees)
Retirement fund with a 2% match (for full-time employees)
Sick days (for full-time employees)
Vacation days (for full-time employees)
Career progression domestically or internationally
Managerial or technical advancement opportunities
Soho Impact initiatives (mentoring, apprenticeship, local outreach, sustainability)
Extensive range of internal and external courses
Access to Cookhouse & House Tonic events
Access to Team Events
Provided substantial meal free of charge whilst on duty

About the Company

Soho House is a collection of private members' clubs and hospitality spaces.