Chef de Partie

wilson vale; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading contract caterer in the UK seeks a Chef de Partie to join their vibrant kitchen team in Surrey. The position offers the opportunity to utilize culinary skills creatively while ensuring food quality for approximately 100 daily customers. Benefit from excellent working hours, supportive training, and a fun work environment promoting work-life balance.

Benefits

Work-life balance

Career development opportunities

Bespoke paid training

Employee Assistance Programme

Online employee benefits scheme

Birthday off after one year

Qualifications

• Experience with fresh ingredients and creativity in cooking.
• Knowledge of food hygiene is essential.

Responsibilities

• Take charge of your own section and create weekly menus.
• Assist chefs in dish creation and manage stock efficiently.

Skills

Culinary skills

People skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Education

NVQ level 2 or equivalent

Job description

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We are currently recruiting for a Chef de Partie to join our team at one of our workplace restaurants in Surrey KT7.

This is a permanent role, working32 hours a week, Monday to Thursday, 7am to 3:30pm.

You'll join a dynamic kitchen with full creative freedom to design fresh, seasonal, and exciting dishes. This vibrant site offers hot breakfast and lunch, a deli bar, live theatre cooking, an integrated grab & go counter, a salad bar, and fresh cakes daily. As Chef de Partie, you'll take charge of your own section, bringing a solid background in working with fresh ingredients. The site caters for approximately 100 people daily, along with occasional hospitality service.

Wilson Vale is an established, quality-led contract caterer. We work with amazing clients across the UK who place huge value on great food as a key part of their culture and community. We work in office restaurants, independent schools and at conference venues with the same high-end ethos throughout.

We are looking for a positive, honest and reliable employee to join our friendly and hardworking team. We can offer good training and prospects within our team for the right candidate.

• Have excellent people skills
• Have general knowledge of food hygiene, NVQ level 2 or equivalent
• Be passionate about food and customer service
• Have superb culinary skills
• Have good organisational and communication skills
• Be able to work on your own initiative and as part of a large team
• Be eligible to work in the UK

You will be able to create and develop our dishes and will assist the Chefs in creation of weekly menus. A knowledge and understanding of the important of stock and food wastage is essential.

WILSON VALE PERKS:

• Our working hours are some of the best you'll find in catering - we are strong believers in work-life balance
• Our working environment is fun and inspiring, with excellent career development opportunities
• Craft Works – Free craft-focused career development training programme
• Paid training bespoke to you
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme- your wellbeing is very important to us
• Online employee benefits scheme -monetary savings on everyday items!
• Your Birthday off every year after 1 years’ service.