chef de partie

Langdon Hall Country House Hotel and Spa; Cambridge; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury country hotel in Cambridge seeks a skilled Chef de Partie to supervise kitchen staff and maintain high food standards. Responsibilities include preparing meals for events, training cooks, and ensuring quality control. The ideal candidate has secondary education and 1-2 years of relevant experience in a busy environment.

Benefits

Gratuities

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of cooking experience in a professional kitchen.

Responsibilities

• Maintain records of food costs, consumption, sales and inventory.
• Demonstrate new cooking techniques and equipment to staff.
• Supervise activities of specialist chefs and other kitchen workers.
• Create new recipes and train staff in food preparation.
• Prepare complete meals and specialty foods for events.

Skills

Dependability

Efficient interpersonal skills

Excellent oral communication

Flexibility

Initiative

Organized

Reliability

Team player

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Equivalent experience

Job description

Overview

Languages: English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Noisy

Ranks of chefs

• Chef de partie

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Maintain records of food costs, consumption, sales and inventory
• Demonstrate new cooking techniques and new equipment to cooking staff
• Supervise activities of specialist chefs, chefs, cooks and other kitchen workers
• Create new recipes
• Instruct cooks in preparation, cooking, garnishing and presentation of food
• Prepare and cook complete meals and specialty foods for events such as banquets
• Supervise cooks and other kitchen staff
• Prepare and cook food on a regular basis, or for special guests or functions
• Prepare and cook meals or specialty foods
• Requisition food and kitchen supplies
• Plan menus and ensure food meets quality standards
• Train staff in preparation, cooking and handling of food

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player

Benefits

Financial benefits

• Gratuities