Our Ned’s Club members expect the most exclusive culinary experiences across our variety of spaces. Our Head Chef- Pastry (Pastry Chef) leads the Pastry culinary team in providing meticulously curated desserts and bread from around the world while focusing on exceeding our members' expectations.

Building rapport with the Pastry culinary team is an instrumental part of this role. Supporting your team and their development will build upon our Ned’s Club culture.

Do you want to join one of the best places to work in hospitality?

About The Ned:

The Ned and Ned’s Club are a global collection of hotels, clubs, spas, and restaurants for like-minded individuals to meet, work, and have a good time.

Seven years after launching The Ned London in 2017, we are proud to be opening a Ned’s Club in the US capital, our fourth and newest location.

The property: Ned’s Club Washington DC is a members’ club set over three floors of a neoclassical style building situated within President’s Park at 734 15th Street NW. The Riggs Building sits opposite the US Treasury and was constructed in 1930. The 12-storey building is located around the corner from the White House and sits above the Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream, formerly the historic Riggs Bank Corcoran branch.

The Club has a Rooftop Terrace and Loft Restaurant with views overlooking the White House, US Treasury, and Washington Monument, plus a Founder’s Dining Room, The Library, Drawing Room, Gallery, and Conservatory. On level nine, there is a self-contained floor of private event spaces.

Reporting into the Executive Chef and as a key part of our Pastry Culinary Team you will:

• Lead the team in the production of our desserts and bread program for our Restaurants, Catering, and Events, ensuring that all desserts are prepared and presented to our exceptional Ned standards.
• Achieve all commercial deliverables for your kitchen, including menu costing and creation, budget and P&L management, weekly and monthly reporting, recruitment, and labor spend.
• Lead all people leadership tasks, including team recruitment, development, and performance chats, onboarding new starters.
• Guide and develop your kitchen leadership team, sharing accountability and growing the future talent of The Ned.
• Be a guardian of dessert production, quality, and presentation, monitoring all pastry productions leaving your kitchen and providing coaching and feedback to the team where needed.
• Create and monitor a safe and clean kitchen environment, protecting our guests and team from any possible harm.
• Protect our excellent food safety ratings and audit standards by always keeping a close eye on procedures and practices, keeping impeccable records, and implementing action plans where necessary.

What you can bring to the role:

• Previous Pastry kitchen leadership experience with a proven track record of delivering outstanding food and people management.
• Our customers and guests expect the best, so high standards are essential.
• An organized and detailed manner is necessary, as impeccable record keeping is needed to maintain records for our safety and audit standards.
• A commercial mindset is needed in all our leaders; evidence of achieving and exceeding KPI’s will go a long way.
• Creative flare is always welcome; our menus change seasonally and our Head Chefs contribute heavily to this.
• Our kitchens can be high pressure, so a calm demeanor and a genuine passion for providing guests with exceptional food is essential.

At The Ned, we don't just celebrate our diversity, we challenge ourselves to do even better. The Ned is committed to being the best place to work, and ensuring that we have a leading diversity, equity, and inclusion program is central to making that vision a reality.

Please let us know of any specific needs you may have during your interview. All candidates must be able to live and work in the US to be considered for this role.

Apply today and join us as our Head Chef- Pastry.

• Salary of up to $100,000 per year.
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Company Paid Life, STD, LTD Insurance.
• Complimentary meals in our friendly team restaurant when the Ned’s Club opens.
• Exciting learning and development programs to help progress your career.
• Exclusive rates with our hotels for stays and dining, exclusive rates for your family and friends for hotel stays.
• Paid time off to include vacation, holidays, sick, etc.
• 401k matching.
• Employee assistance program – advice and support.
• Reward and recognition initiatives.

• Previous Pastry kitchen leadership experience with a proven track record of delivering outstanding food and people management.
• High standards and attention to detail.
• Organized and detailed manner with impeccable record keeping.
• Commercial mindset with evidence of achieving and exceeding KPIs.
• Creative flair for seasonal menu changes.
• Ability to maintain calm in high-pressure kitchen environments.
• Genuine passion for providing guests with exceptional food.