Chef De Partie

The Juice Smith; Cobham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

The Juice Smith is seeking an experienced Chef de Partie to join our fully plant-based kitchen team. You will work with the Head Chef and Sous Chef to deliver high-quality, fresh dishes and maintain hygiene standards.

You will be proactive, flexible, and a team player with creativity and flair, helping to train less experienced teammates and ensure flawless service across sections. As part of an expanding plant-based concept, you will contribute to a health-conscious seasonal menu that evolves

Qualifications

• Experience working in a busy establishment where consistency and quality were key.
• Proactive with a positive attitude, flexible with hours, and punctual.
• Team player with strong communication, motivation, and flair.
• Willingness to learn and continually improve.

Responsibilities

• Follow guidance on recipe improvement and presentation.
• Follow health and safety, food safety and allergen procedures.
• Manage and develop a section within the kitchen.
• Ensure proper cooking, chilling and storage of food.
• Oversee stock and rotation.
• Manage time to ensure sections are ready for service.
• Ensure food presentation meets restaurant standards.

Skills

Chef de Partie experience

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Chef de Partie to join our kitchen team.

You will work alongside the Head Chef, Sous Chef and the rest of the kitchen team to process daily kitchen activities, including overseeing staff, ensuring food is of consistently high quality and freshness, and monitoring ordering and mise en place for your section. It is important that you are able to maintain high standards of cleaning and personal hygiene.

We are an expanding business specialising in a fully plant based offering, we pride ourselves on creating a health conscious seasonal menu that is constantly evolving.

The Role

• Producing a consistently high standard of food
• Working across a range of different kitchen sections
• Ensuring the highest levels of hygiene, cleaning and kitchen safety
• Adhere to current food policy and strategy in the company, including strict allergen information
• Ongoing personal career development

About you?

You will have experience of working in a busy establishment where consistency and quality were key requirements. You will be diligent, committed and with a desire to continually learn and improve.

You will be proactive with a positive attitude, have a flexible approach to work and working hours whilst being punctual.

A team player with the ability to communicate, motivate, and inspire others with good interpersonal skills. Your ability to bring creativity and flair into the everyday will be valued.

Responsibilities:

• Follow guidance from the Head Chef/ Sous Chef on recipe improvement and presentation
• Follow health and safety, food safety and allergen procedures at all times
• Have experience in managing and maintaining a section within the kitchen, teach and develop less experienced members of the kitchen team
• Ensure food is cooked, chilled and stored properly
• Oversee and organise kitchen stock, rotating accordingly
• Manage time effectively to ensure sections are ready for service
• Ensure all food preparation and presentation meets restaurant standards