Breakfast Chef de Partie

Surety Hospitality; Ballater; Remote; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent tips

Staff accommodation

Free staff shuttle

30 days holiday

Free meals on shift

Pension scheme

Life Assurance

Health cash plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Career development

Job summary

Artfarm’s The Fife Arms Hotel in Braemar seeks a Breakfast Chef de Partie to join its luxury kitchen team. You will run the breakfast service smoothly and efficiently, preparing orders a la minute, and ensuring mise-en-place for both buffet and hot sections.

You will maintain high food quality, communicate feedback to the Head Chef, and assist on other sections as needed, while ensuring stock planning and daily order forms are managed effectively.

Qualifications

• Proven experience from within a similar luxury hospitality environment.
• A true passion for food.
• The enthusiasm and willingness to learn.
• Good kitchen & knife skills.
• A thorough understanding of health & safety and food safety guidelines within the kitchen.
• A willingness to work to the high standards that are demanded from a luxury establishment.
• Innovation, creativity, and attention to detail.
• Relish the pressure of the kitchen environment.

Responsibilities

• The smooth, safe, and efficient running of the breakfast service.
• Preparing breakfast orders “a la minute” for our guests.
• Ensuring the mis-en-place is ready for service, including the breakfast buffet and hot section.
• Ensuring the quality of food is of the exceptional standard expected when dining at the hotel.
• Ensuring the Head Chef is kept aware of any relevant feedback from either the hotel guests or team.
• Assisting on other sections or help with other duties when required.
• Preparing order forms on a daily basis, whilst keeping in mind stock usage, menu planning and business levels.
• The cleanliness, stock control, organisation, and standards of the section

Skills

Luxury hospitality experience

Passion for food

Willingness to learn

Kitchen knife skills

Health & safety knowledge

High standards

Creativity

Attention to detail

Handle kitchen pressure

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity to join our kitchen team at The Fife Arms Hotel as a Breakfast Chef de Partie working closely with team.

As Breakfast Chef de Partie, you will be responsible for:

• The smooth, safe, and efficient running of the breakfast service.
• Preparing breakfast orders “a la minute” for our guests.
• Ensuring the mis-en-place is ready for service, including the breakfast buffet and hot section.
• Ensuring the quality of food is of the exceptional standard expected when dining at the hotel.
• Ensuring the Head Chef is kept aware of any relevant feedback from either the hotel guests or team.
• Assisting on other sections or help with other duties when required.
• Preparing order forms on a daily basis, whilst keeping in mind stock usage, menu planning and business levels.
• The cleanliness, stock control, organisation, and standards of the section

Expectations

Our successful Breakfast Chef de Partie will have:

• Proven experience from within a similar luxury hospitality environment.
• A true passion for food.
• The enthusiasm and willingness to learn.
• Good kitchen & knife skills.
• A thorough understanding of health & safety and food safety guidelines within the kitchen.
• A willingness to work to the high standards that are demanded from a luxury establishment.
• Innovation, creativity, and attention to detail.
• Relish the pressure of the kitchen environment.

You’ll be surrounded by a team with a creative flair and a passion for fresh food and brilliant service, with a desire to learn and grow. All striving to go beyond for guests, our team, and the community.

What’s in It for You?

• 48-hour contract with overtime paid according to hotel policy
• Excellent tips and service charge, distributed through a TRONC system
• High‑quality staff accommodation if you are relocating to the area to join us
• Free staff shuttle bus (Ballater Braemar, fixed schedule)
• 30 days holiday
• Free annual guest experience for you and a guest
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Free meals and drinks on shift
• Generous Artfarm-wide discounts, including properties in Somerset, the Highlands, London, Los Angeles, New York, and Menorca
• Discounted gym memberships + access to Scotland’s first PT Pod located in Braemar!
• Life Assurance and a health cash plan
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Tailored career development opportunities: learn while you earn!

About Artfarm and The Fife Arms Hotel

Artfarm is a one‑of‑a‑kind independent hospitality company founded by Iwan and Manuela Wirth. Renowned for developing and reinventing distinctive sites including the award‑winning Fife Arms Hotel in Braemar, The Fish Shop Restaurant & Fish Mongers in Ballater, The Audley Public House & Mount Street Restaurant in Mayfair, London, Manuela restaurant in Los Angeles, Roth Bar and Durslade Farm Shop in Somerset, and Cantina Restaurant in Menorca. Artfarm uniquely brings together art, community, education, people, and place.

Located in the heart of Braemar, the hotel houses 47 beautifully appointed bedrooms - each one a homage to place, person, or event with links to the area along with the stunning Albamhor Spa and some of the most unique event spaces. Dining experiences extend to the Clunie Dining Room showcasing the art of open wood‑fire cooking, The Flying Stag Pub serving up local beers and firm Scottish favourites, Bertie’s our glamorous and elegant Whisky Bar, Elsa’s our Art Deco Cocktail Bar, and our more relaxed Drawing Room – all of which celebrate the best in local ingredients and are expertly prepared by our dedicated culinary team.