Chef De Partie

Auberge du Soleil; Bath; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a vibrant team as a Chef De Partie at a stunning hotel in Bath. You'll create delightful dishes using fresh ingredients while managing your own kitchen section. We value work/life balance and offer opportunities for learning and career progression.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits

Retail and hospitality discounts

25% off food & beverage

Free meals on duty

Opportunities for learning and development

Clear career progression

Milestone awards

Qualifications

• Prior experience in a similar environment is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage your own section of the kitchen.
• Create delightful dishes with fresh ingredients.
• Maintain kitchen cleanliness and safety standards.

Skills

Knife Skills

Food Safety Standards

Job description

Company Description

The Brownsword Group has created arguably the most iconic collection of historic countryside and city centre hotels, all wonderful properties set within beautiful grounds and cities, each with its own stories to share. Generosity, quality, and welcoming hospitality are at the heart of what they do. Being exceptional hoteliers has been the core of their success, creating a distinguished hospitality business.

Job Description

The Bath Priory, part of the Brownsword family of hotels, boasts a prime location in Bath, just a short walk from the city centre with a bus stop right outside. The hotel is a stunning Georgian house built from honey-coloured Bath stone, featuring 33 bedrooms surrounded by four acres of award-winning gardens. We have proudly received 5-star awards for over ten years and are looking for vibrant personalities to join our team.

Join us as a Chef De Partie and let your passion and personality shine.

Our culture emphasizes thoughtfulness towards each other and our guests, fostering a welcoming environment.

As a Chef De Partie, you will be part of a passionate team of chefs, playing a vital role in serving delicious dishes to our guests.

This role is suitable for someone with prior experience in a similar environment.

Key points about the role:

• You will work with fresh ingredients to create delightful dishes for our guests.
• Each CDP manages their own section of the kitchen.
• As a skilled chef, you'll hone your knife skills and learn new techniques from our senior chefs.
• Maintaining safety standards, including allergen training, is essential.
• Everyone is responsible for keeping the kitchen clean.
• Proper food labelling to prevent out-of-date ingredients is crucial.
• We encourage sharing knowledge with new team members entering the industry.

We value work/life balance and aim to be fair with rotas. Flexibility from both sides helps us maintain a supportive environment.

Additional perks include:

• Competitive salary and benefits.
• Retail and hospitality discounts through our Perkbox platform.
• 25% off food & beverage in our hotels and staff rates at £25 B&B across the group, with special rates for friends and family.
• Access to an external confidential helpline via our Employee Assistance Programme.
• Free meals on duty.
• Opportunities for learning and development with tailored pathways.
• Clear career progression, with many internal promotions, including to General Manager roles.
• Milestone awards such as champagne, afternoon tea, or dinner, plus special gifts for significant anniversaries, including longer stays and extra days off.