Chef de Partie

The Alexander Hotel Collection; East Grinstead; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement (4–5 weeks)

Bank holidays (8)

Free car parking

Employee uniform

Hotel discounts

Spa discounts

Food & beverage discounts

Birthday leave

Overnight stays

Job summary

Alexander House Hotel & Utopia Spa in East Grinstead is seeking a Chef de Partie to join our kitchen brigade. You will work across Restaurant, Brasserie, Fine Dining, Bar, Room Service and Afternoon Tea, delivering dishes to rosette standards.

The role offers £29,000 per year plus a monthly service charge, 42.5 hours per week and paid overtime, with generous holiday entitlement, free car parking and uniform. Benefits include hotel discounts, spa discounts and staff perks.

Qualifications

• Work 42.5 hours per week with paid overtime.
• Demonstrate ability to produce plated dishes to rosette standard during a trial shift.
• Experience to manage multi-menu requirements.
• Live locally or be able to relocate with own transport.

Responsibilities

• Produce food for Restaurant, Brasserie, Fine dining, Bar, Room Service and Afternoon Tea.
• Prepare and serve food to required standards in a timely manner.
• Assist with daily/weekly orders and stock control as directed by Head/Sous Chef.
• Receive and store all relevant food and non-food items.
• Assist in menu planning and design for restaurant, afternoon tea and banqueting.
• Deputise for Head/Sous Chef when needed including supervision and meetings.
• Maintain hygiene: HACCP, food hygiene and safety compliance.

Skills

Shift work

Rosette standard

Menu management

Relocation readiness

Job description

Chef de Partie

Alexander House Hotel & Utopia Spa, East Street, Turners Hill, East Grinstead, Turners Hill, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH10 4QD

About the role

£29,000 per annum + monthly service charge payment + 42.5 hrs + paid overtime

• 4 weeks holiday increasing to 5 weeks with service
• 8 Bank holidays
• Free car parking
• Employee uniform

In addition you will benefit from a range of company benefits including:

Discounted hotel accommodation for yourself and your family at all hotels

Discounted hair treatments at our two Utopia Spas

Discount off all food & beverage at all hotels

Discount of individual treatments booked in our two Utopia Spas

Discount on retail products in our two Utopia Spas

Refer a friend staff recruitment scheme In additional you will enjoy a range of other benefits when you celebrate your 1 yr, 3 yr and 5 yr anniversary including; your birthday off paid, complimentary overnight stays, complimentary lunch/afternoon tea and service related holiday

The Place

Alexander House Hotel & Utopia Spa, part of Alexander Hotels a private group of quality hotels of distinction just outside London.

5 Red Star, Award winning Utopia Spa, 58 bedrooms including the new luxury Cedar Lodge development and a 2-bedroom self-contained Gatehouse are available for guests.

2 Award winning restaurants, Reflections Restaurant (2 Rosettes x 60 covers), AG’s Restaurant (3 Rosettes x 38 covers) together with a range of conference and banqueting and private dining rooms catering for 8 to 95 guests.

Please see our website for a full list of facilities and also to see sample menus for our restaurants and lounge operations.

Join Alan White, our Executive Chef and his team creating award winning dishes across a range of fresh menu choices. Our Kitchen Brigade creates dishes for our 3 Rosette Grillroom, 2 Rosette Reflections Restaurant as well as our Banqueting, Room Service and Lounge operations.

The Role

Duties will include;

• Producing food for all service periods in the Restaurant, as well as Brasserie, Fine dining , Bar food, Room Service and Afternoon tea
• Preparation, production and service of food to the standard required in a timely and efficient manner
• Assist with the preparation of daily/weekly orders for food and kitchen supplies adhering to stock control procedures as directed by the Head/Sous Chef
• Be responsible for receiving and storing of all relevant food and non-food items
• Assist Head/Sous Chef with daily menu planning and composition as and when required
• Supporting the Head and Sous Chef with the design of menu items for restaurant, afternoon tea, as well as banqueting menus
• To deputise for the Head Chef/Sous Chef in their absence as and when required including supervision of the kitchen, internal communication / attending meetings
• Practice and promote effective teamwork and communication amongst your direct work colleagues and colleagues in other departments
• Carry out daily cleaning duties within the kitchen as directed by the Head/Sous Chef in addition to following a ‘clean as you go’ policy
• Ensure compliance with inhouse HACCP and food hygiene, health and safety systems to ensure compliance.
• Completing duties in a culture and with an attitude of always striving to exceed standards to promote improvements and raise the quality of feedback from all diners across the hotel

Requirements

• Working 5 shifts per week 42.5 hrs per week with paid overtime
• Demonstrate during a trial shift the practical ability to be able to produce plated dishes to a rosette standard
• Hold the experience to manage the multi menu requirements
• Live locally or have the ability to relocate to the area with own transportation