Chef de Partie

The Ideal Collection; Romsey; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A charming café and award-winning events venue in Romsey seeks a passionate Chef de Partie to enhance their culinary team. The role emphasizes food quality, presentation, and teamwork, offering competitive pay and substantial employee benefits, including tips and supplier trips.

Benefits

28 days holiday, increasing after 3 years

Free meals on duty

Early pay options

Friends and family discounts

Epic staff parties

Qualifications

• Proven background working with fresh food.
• Passionate and positive mindset.
• Ability to learn and progress in the role.

Responsibilities

• Ensure food consistency and presentation of dishes.
• Organize and maintain a clean working environment.
• Support front of house teams collaboratively.

Skills

Food presentation

Team collaboration

Organizational skills

Job description

Kimbridge Barn, a rustic haven is the perfect blend of a charming cosy cafe and tea room with an award-winning wedding/events venue, set on the outskirts of Romsey.

We are renowned within the Community for delivering events which bring people together with delicious food and warm and welcoming service. Our events range from weddings, to outdoor cinemas and not forgetting our famous social events, where we turn the place from a barn into a cool Bar with a DJ and dancers!

What really makes Kimbridge special is our kind, supportive and collaborative team who make work feel more than just a job but a place you can expect to build connections, have fun and learn a lot along the way.

How we define success of a Chef de Partie

• Food consistency, you want to ensure that every customer’s plate looks top notch and you understand that presentation is just as important as taste
• Highly organised and ensure that your set up for success for service, in a clean and hygienic environment
• You care about the teams you work alongside and work to support them when needed
• Understand the measures and controls needed to make a good GP
• You collaborate and foster a great relationship with your front of house teams
• You are chomping at the bit to learn everything you can to progress to the next level

What you can expect from us as Chef de Partie

• Fantastic tips – we believe every person should have an equal share, yes they are the same as Front of House
• We pay you for every hour you work
• Amazing supplier trips (The wine trips are the most fun)
• 28 days holiday, increasing after 3 years of service
• No expectations to work on Christmas or Boxing day
• Reduced evening work throughout winter
• Free staff parking
• Free food, no need to bring in a soggy Sandwich, we provide you a meal using the same ingredients and fresh local produce we use for our customers
• Friends and family discounts to enjoy in any of our 5 venues
• Early pay – If you are slightly tight on bills you can claim a percentage of your accrued pay before pay day
• Epic staff parties
• Really quite lovely people, our business is completely devoid of corporateness – we want to do the right thing by you and people at a human level

So if you’re looking for your next step as Chef de Partie and come with bags of passion, a positive mindset and a proven background working with fresh food then we would love to hear from you.