Pastry Cook

Are you looking for an excellent work life balance, a competitive salary and the chance to showcase your pastry skills in the heart of Newcastle? If yes, we’d love to hear from you

**About the Opportunity**

Our Pastry Team supports the production of a consistently high standard of patisserie, contributing to a fantastic customer experience. With exceptional attention to detail, the team is passionate about creating exciting and innovative new products to showcase to our customers.

Our Pastry Chefs play a crucial role in the kitchen teams, crafting exceptional baked goods and maintaining consistently high food quality standards.

**About you**

We look for warm and welcoming people, who are adaptable, courageous, innovative, and goal-orientated to join us on our exciting journey. As well as these key characteristics, this role also requires some specific skills and experience to succeed
- A proven track record in producing high-quality restaurant food is essential.
- A proven track record in working with Pastry is essential
- Excellent skills and product knowledge as well as awareness of food trends.
- Exceptional attention to detail and meticulous ways of working.
- Passionate about food with the aptitude to learn and adapt to new and different ways of working.

**We offer a competitive salary and benefits package including**:

- 25% Colleague Discount (across most areas)
- 28 days annual leave (including bank holidays) increasing by 1 day each year to a maximum of 33 days (pro rata for part time colleagues)
- Birthday day - 1 additional day off in the month of your birthday
- Holiday Purchase Scheme option to buy up to 5 days leave
- Business Dress Loan Scheme interest free loan to buy clothes for work
- WeCare a 24/7 online GP, mental health support service, get fit programme and more.
- Perks a great way to get discounts, exclusive deals and cashback on a range of products and leisure activities
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Pension scheme

**About Fenwick**

Opening our first store in 1882, Fenwick is rich with heritage and history as the UK’s largest family-owned department store group. We are on an exciting journey, transforming the business to exceed our customers' expectations and creating exciting roles and career paths along the way.

Following the success of our 15 own-bought restaurants and valued restaurant concession partners across our 9 stores; our restaurant business offers an un-rivalled dining experience, showcasing the very best our Fenwick hospitality.

**Visit the link below to find more out about Mason & Rye**:
**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £22,383.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Referral programme
- Store discount

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7AS: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Baking: 1 year (preferred)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person