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Pastry Commis Chef

🗓️ Posted 2026-08-18 Knightsbridge Full-time Hybrid Hospitality Tourism
💰 Salary Not shared 📊 Market 1,900 GBP–2,300 GBP/mo

About the Company

Harrods is one of the world's leading luxury department stores and we're becoming a destination for top designers, and the most sought after brands from around the globe. Our combined mission is to make visiting our iconic Knightsbridge store one of the world's most inspiring shopping experiences.

About the Role

As the Commis Chef in our Pastry kitchen, you'll be at the heart of the action, preparing all kinds of patisserie and baked goods, organising ingredients, and keeping the kitchen clean. Reporting into the Chef de Partie, you'll be a key member of the team, whose role is integral to the smooth operation and delivery of the Kitchen operations. You'll be responsible for the organisation, stock rotation and labelling of food stored ensuring that all administration for your own section is completed and complies with the deadlines set. In this role, you'll guarantee that Food Safety standards are adhered to by enforcing the high standard of hygiene and sanitation in all food related outlets. This role is fully on site, working 5 out of the 7 days a week.

Responsibilities

  • ● Prepare all kinds of patisserie and baked goods
  • ● Organise ingredients
  • ● Keep the kitchen clean
  • ● Report to the Chef de Partie and support the smooth operation and delivery of kitchen operations
  • ● Organise stock rotation and labelling of food stored, ensuring all administration for the section is completed and complies with deadlines
  • ● Guarantee Food Safety standards are adhered to by enforcing a high standard of hygiene and sanitation

Requirements

  • ● Great knowledge and passion for food and drink
  • ● Some time spent in a professional pastry kitchen, ideally within a 5 hotel, artisan bakery or fine dining restaurant environment
  • ● Great time management skills
  • ● Strong customer focus when dealing with internal and external parties
  • ● Exceptional interpersonal skills
  • ● Good attention to detail, evidenced through completed paperwork, department organisation, and sufficient stock levels

Benefits

  • ● Competitive salary package plus service charge
  • ● Set contracted hours - paid additional working hours at an overtime rate of 1.5 p/h
  • ● Minimal late evenings by industry standard - majority finished by 10pm
  • ● Staff canteen
  • ● 30 days' annual leave (including bank holidays) + birthday off
  • ● Up to 33% Harrods discount