Chef de Partie

Olympic Studios; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a vibrant and historic venue as a Chef de Partie, where your culinary skills will shine in a supportive team. This role offers the chance to work with a modern European menu, focusing on quality and creativity. You will collaborate closely with the Head Chef and the kitchen team to deliver exceptional dining experiences while mentoring junior chefs. Enjoy unique perks like staff cinema screenings and discounted dining, all within an environment that values passion for food and teamwork. Be part of a place that celebrates culture and community, where your contributions will be appreciated and recognized.

Benefits

Staff cinema screenings

Free cinema tickets

Discounted dining

Career progression

28 days holiday

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience as a Chef.
• Great knowledge of health and safety, especially food safety.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high standards in food quality and presentation.
• Train and mentor junior chefs in the kitchen.
• Ensure compliance with food hygiene and safety policies.

Skills

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

Passion for food

Education

Culinary training or equivalent experience

Tools

Kitchen equipment

Food safety standards

Job description

The 'preamble'. Before we get started on the usual jargon about how good we are, let's be real about this. We've got a pretty nice vibe here and we do genuinely care about hiring great people and treating them well so that they will stay and grow with us, but as most hospitality businesses know, we can't offer you a sweet little Monday to Friday gig with a million posh perks (like big banks do!). We're lucky to have a very decent owner, 3 pretty cool locations, and a nice team of humans who are here to provide an amazing service to our guests first and foremost, and also to have a great time working with a solid team. Now, who would choose a bank over that?!

Who are we? A cultural landmark with a rich history in music and film, Olympic Studios has been lovingly restored back to film as an independently owned, boutique three-screen cinema with a buzzy Café & Dining room on the ground floor, and private Members Club upstairs.

What are we looking for?

We are looking for a motivated, versatile and experienced Chef de Partie to join our busy kitchen, delivering a modern European menu to both upstairs members’ club and the cafe and bistro on the ground floor.

What will you be doing day to day?

1. Working with the Head Chef and the kitchen team to maintain high standards in the quality of food both in its flavour, preparation and its presentation.
2. Ensuring that each dish is prepared and cooked with pride, according to our standards.
3. Working as part of a great team to ensure a smooth and high-quality service in a supportive environment.
4. Training, guiding and mentoring other junior chefs (DCDP and Commis chefs).
5. Maintain a detailed knowledge of the full menu and be able to explain dish descriptions/allergens.
6. Ensuring stock is rotated and labelled correctly within your sections.
7. Ensure your work areas/spaces are clean at all times.
8. Assist filling out daily due diligence checks and checklists to assist your team in subsequent services.
9. Making sure all checklists and cleaning rotas are adhered to.
10. Working in all areas of the kitchen depending on the daily needs. Preparation of a whole range of food but with a particular emphasis on pastry.
11. To observe all Company Food Hygiene and Health and Safety policies in line with required food safety standards.
12. To assist the Head Chef, to check the completeness of all food and kitchen equipment sent to each function.
13. To assist the Head Chef to check the completeness of all suppliers’ deliveries and the correctness of their invoices.
14. To set out, maintain and monitor high standards of cooking and presentation.
15. Ensuring that all completed food is correctly wrapped, labelled, and put in out-fridge for each event.
16. To ensure that all completed jobs are fully checked off before it leaves the unit.
17. To work closely with Head Chef and other chefs at each event to ensure that the function runs smoothly.
18. To liaise and work closely with the Café and Restaurant teams.

What we are looking for (if you do not fill all of these criteria, we may still have opportunities for you):

1. A minimum of 2 years’ experience as a Chef.
2. Great knowledge on health and safety, especially food safety.
3. Willingness to play a key part in a well performing team.
4. Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
5. Commitment and drive.
6. The ability to attend and undertake all required training.
7. A genuine passion for food.
8. Confident communication skills.
9. Attention to detail.

How can you apply?

What do we offer?

1. Staff cinema screenings and free cinema tickets (see? this is unique!).
2. Discounted dining (we would expect nothing less).
3. A really (honestly) great and supportive Head Chef (not a scary one).
4. Career progression (as expected).
5. 28 days holiday (we wish we could offer more).
6. Cycle to work scheme (the usual jargon- look, we're trying to improve at least!!!)

Experience: Required
Employment: Full-time
Schedule: 5 days per week, 45-48 hours
Salary: £14 – £15.38 hourly

About Olympic Studios:

Olympic Studios has been lovingly restored back to film as an independently owned, boutique three-screen cinema with a popular Members' Club upstairs, buzzy Cafe and Bistro downstairs and a music studio soon to be relaunched!