Chef de Partie

The University of Edinburgh; Scotland; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the growing kitchen team at The University of Edinburgh Hotels collection as a chef. This full-time opportunity offers a competitive salary, industry-leading work-life balance, and the chance to develop your culinary skills within a world-class organization. You'll work in a vibrant community and be part of an environment dedicated to inclusion and diversity.

Benefits

40 days annual leave per year

Industry leading pension package

Comprehensive staff benefits

Staff discounts and family-friendly initiatives

Qualifications

• Passionate about food and looking to progress career.
• Experience in preparing and delivering food for various meals.
• Ability to work in a calm but professional kitchen environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and deliver food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
• Ensure health and safety requirements are met during shifts.
• Maintain impeccable standards and eye for detail in food preparation.

Skills

Kitchen experience in a hospitality setting

Impeccable standards

Attention to detail

Understanding of Health & Safety requirements

Job description

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Accommodation, Catering and Events / Business Development, Hotels.

Open Ended Contract - Permanent.

Full Time - 35 hours per week.

The Opportunity:

We have an amazing opportunity to join our growing kitchen team at the University of Edinburgh Hotels collection. We are looking for a highly motivated chef wanting to further their career in a role with an industry leading work-life balance.

Have you got a passion for food? Are you seeking to progress your career within a world class organisation and develop your culinary skills further? This is a fantastic opportunity to learn and develop with the best equipment in a calm but professional working environment.

The Hotel Collection at the University of Edinburgh comprises of four hotels, with kitchens at three of the properties. You will be based at either The Scott Hotel, or The Scholar Hotel, both are properties with a great, fresh food offering – The Brasserie at the Scholar and the newly opening Bonnar’s at The Scott.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Kitchen experience in a hospitality setting.
• Impeccable standards and an eye for detail.
• Ensure that all Health & Safety requirements are met whilst on shift to ensure a safe working environment.
• Prepare and deliver food for breakfast; lunch and dinner to the highest possible standards.

As a valued member of our team, you can expect:

• A competitive salary of £22,214 - £24,248 + 15% premium band for working weekends and a variety of shifts.
• 40 days annual leave per year.
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
• Industry leading pension package.
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits.

Championing equality, diversity and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

Interviews will be held within 2 weeks of the closing date.

On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.