Job Ref: NOB2613

Branch: Nobu Hotel London Portman Square

Location: London Portman Square, West London

Salary/Benefits: £38,991 plus £5,000 Service Charge and Benefits

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time

Hours per week: 40 hours per week

Posted date: 08/04/2026

Closing date: 10/05/2026

As a Pastry Junior Sous Chef, you will support the leadership and day to day operation of the pastry kitchen, ensuring exceptional standards across all pastry production. Working closely with the Executive Chef and wider culinary team, you will help lead the brigade, support menu development and ensure consistency, creativity and quality in every dish.

This is an exciting opportunity for a strong pastry professional looking to take the next step in a luxury hotel environment and contribute to the continued success of Nobu Hotel London Portman Square.

You will

• Support the smooth day to day running of the pastry kitchen
• Assist with leading, mentoring and developing the pastry team
• Ensure all pastry dishes are prepared and presented to the highest standards
• Support menu development, pricing and seasonal pastry concepts
• Help maintain cost controls, budgets and labour planning within the kitchen
• Ensure strong food hygiene, allergen management and health and safety practices
• Monitor the quality of ingredients, deliveries and finished dishes
• Support training and development across the pastry team
• Lead by example with a positive, proactive and professional approach
• Work closely with other departments to ensure a seamless guest experience
• Support the creation and development of pastry SOPs and kitchen standards
• Embody Nobu values of Family, Crafted, Smile and Kokoro in every interaction

What We’re Looking For

You bring experience within a senior pastry kitchen role, ideally within a luxury hotel or premium restaurant environment. Creative, organised and highly detail focused, you are confident leading a team while maintaining the highest culinary standards. With a passion for pastry, innovation and guest experience, you thrive in a fast paced kitchen and enjoy developing both people and products.

Benefits of Joining Our Team

• £1000 Refer a Friend Scheme
• Two hotel wide social events each year including our Employee Awards Night
• Discounted overnight stays across Nobu properties worldwide
• Discounted Pilates classes and wellness treatments
• Opportunities to progress within our hotel and the wider Nobu portfolio
• Innovative learning and development opportunities
• Exciting wellness and volunteering initiatives
• Up to 33 holiday days through length of service
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Discounts on all food and beverage
• Free meals while on duty

 

Nobu Hotels effortlessly blends modern luxury and minimal Japanese tradition into the concept of a lifestyle hotel. Filled with cutting-edge design and stunning spaces, Nobu Hotels provides remarkable hospitable service and an unparalleled experience like nothing before. Helming from world renowned

Chef Nobu Matsuhisa, Robert De Niro and Meir Teper, the Nobu Hotels concept is a remarkable conjunction of exquisite cuisine, innovation and creativity.

Nobu Hotel London Portman Square features 243 guest rooms and suites, together with a Nobu restaurant, ballroom and meeting spaces beautifully conceptualised by London-based architecture and interior design firm, David Collins Studio, in conjunction with Make Architects.

We are looking for great people that embody our core values of Kokoro, Smile, Family & Crafted.

You will share our passion, deliver quality results and have the courage to be different and creative within your specialism.