Chef De Partie

Thomas Franks; Greater London; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals on duty

Cycle to work scheme

Career progression

Job summary

Thomas Franks is seeking a talented Chef De Partie to join our team at a prestigious Burberry location in London. You will work in a fast-paced kitchen, preparing fresh seasonal dishes from scratch and adhering to brand standards.

The role requires prior CDP or junior sous chef experience, strong teamwork, and a genuine passion for great food. You’ll benefit from our training, meals on duty, and career progression.

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced kitchen at CDP or junior sous chef level.
• Experience working with fresh seasonal ingredients and bespoke menus.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills.
• Ability to follow brand standards and manage wastage.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a chef team to provide catering at Burberry Customers.
• Prepare food for service using fresh ingredients and from-scratch methods.
• Adhere to company food standards and control wastage.
• Follow Food Hygiene and Health & Safety policies and allergen control procedures.

Skills

Team player

Food hygiene

Creativity

Attention to detail

Food cost awareness

Customer service

Job description

A British luxury fashion house headquartered in London. Catering for between 500 - 1000 people daily and we offer a full service all day Coffee Bar and Restaurant along with Daily fruit deliveries and some high end hospitality. Additional benefit of this location is great transport links to the location.

We are looking for a talented Chef De Partie to join our team at one of our prestigious locations in London Burberry HQ.

You will have previous experience of working within a fast-paced kitchen at CDP or junior sous chef level.

You will be excited to work with fresh seasonal ingredients & regularly changing bespoke menus. You will be creative and have the opportunity to showcase your skillset.

Key responsibilities

• To work well in a team of chefs providing catering services to Burberry Customers
• To produce food for service using fresh ingredients, cooking from scratch and following the companies brand standards
• Ensuring company food standards are adhered to and wastage controlled
• Ensuring all Food Hygiene and Health & Safety policies and allergen control procedures are followed

You will have the following skills

• A genuine interest in food & excellent customer service
• An all-round team player
• Innovation and passion for great food
• An organised Chef with attention to detail
• Understand the basics of food cost and wastage

Knowledge / competencies

• Ability to demonstrate reasonable / good understanding and use of verbal English
• Ability to demonstrate reasonable / good standard of written English and reading skills
• Similar experience of customer and / or food preparation environment is preferred

Benefits

• Wider wallet scheme (discounts at major retailers, restaurants, gyms etc).
• Free meals on duty
• Volunteers leave - up to one day per year.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Recommend a friend bonus.
• Unrivalled individual training and development.
• Well established apprenticeship programme.
• Team & company social events.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Workplace pension.
• Excellent career progression within a leading independent contract caterer.

All applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this role.

About us

Thomas Franks is a founder led, fresh food catering business with a focus on excellence and service delivered with individuality, passion and style. We are unique in every approach and our clients, and our people are paramount to our daily success.

Diversity and Inclusion at Thomas Franks

We actively encourage applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds and continue to develop a culture of growth and inclusion and would like to invite applications from groups who are currently under-represented, because we believe greater diversity leads to exceptional results and provides a better working life.