Chef de Partie

HLG-Kitchen; Horley; On-site; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent hotel chain in Horley is seeking a Chef de Partie to craft exceptional culinary experiences. Responsibilities include managing a busy kitchen section, ensuring top-notch dish quality, and guiding junior chefs. Ideal candidates will have experience in a similar role at a 4-star hotel, with a culinary arts qualification being an advantage. The position offers opportunities for career growth and a range of perks, including free meals and discounts on hotel services.

Benefits

Free meals on duty

Uniform offered and dry cleaned

Discounted employee friends & family rates at Arora Hotels

Food and beverage discounts

Christmas gifts and employee parties

Introduce a friend scheme

Cycle to work scheme

UK attraction discounts @ Merlin Entertainments

Taste card

Life assurance scheme

Wage stream

Employee assistance programme

Arora star employee recognition

Long service recognition award

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role within a 4-star hotel is a significant advantage.
• Degree or certificate in culinary arts is a plus.
• Strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Running a busy section in the kitchen.
• Ability to cook delicious dishes to a very high standard.
• Ensure that presentation, taste, texture, and quality are always maintained.
• Help impart your knowledge to junior chefs.

Job description

Salary – £29,835 plus service charge

Holiday – 28 days holiday, enhanced after 5 years of service.

But there's more...

• Free meals on duty.
• Uniform offered and dry cleaned.
• Discounted employee friends & family rates at Arora Hotels.
• Food and beverage discounts.
• Christmas gifts and employee parties.
• Introduce a friend scheme.
• Cycle 2 work scheme.
• UK attraction discounts @ Merlin Entertainments.
• Taste card.
• Life assurance scheme.
• Wage stream.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Arora star employee recognition.
• Long service recognition award.

About us...

Connected to Gatwick South terminal, Hilton London Gatwick has 821 bedrooms and an exciting selection of restaurants and bars, including a Japanese Steakhouse. The hotel has a fitness centre and 23 meeting rooms that can host large conferences.

A bit about what you will do...

Chef de parties in our teams create a culinary experience for our guests through an eye for detail and passion for flavours.

• Running a busy section in the kitchen.
• Ability to cook delicious dishes to a very high standard.
• Ensure that presentation, taste, texture and quality are always maintained.
• Help impart your knowledge to junior chefs.

More about you...

• Providing high quality service comes naturally to you.
• Adopt a flexible approach to assist in different areas of the kitchen as needs indicate.
• Strong attention to detail.
• You value being part of a team and supporting your colleagues.
• Most of all, you have an approachable, positive, and proactive manner.
• Experience in a similar role within a 4-star hotel is a significant advantage.
• Degree or certificate in culinary arts a plus.

Grow with us...

We are growing rapidly and with growth comes advancement opportunities. Being part of the Arora group there are exciting opportunities for career progression and development across our properties and brands.