Chef De Partie

Wentworth Club; Trumps Green; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

40% food discount across outlets

20% Spa & Pro Shop discounts

Private health insurance for senior/ H

Corporate gym and spa membership

Enhanced sick pay

Cash plan with WPA

Company pension scheme

Company bonus scheme

Job summary

Wentworth Club, a world-class private members golf and country club, seeks a skilled Demi Chef de Partie to join its luxury kitchen team. You will deliver exceptional menus and maintain top standards while supporting Head and Sous Chefs across sections.

You will train juniors, manage stock and portion control, and adapt to a changing seasonal menu, with a strong focus on quality and hygiene in a 40-hour week plus service charge environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years’ experience as a Demi Chef de Partie.
• NVQ Level 2 or 3 Culinary/Chef qualification.
• Demonstrates high standards of cleanliness and safety.

Responsibilities

• Produce food within designated section and oversee junior chefs.
• Know menu items for your section and manage recipes and quantities.
• Control stock, storage, rotation, and report irregularities to Head Chef.

Skills

Chef de Partie experience

Team player

Food hygiene

Education

NVQ Level 2/3 Culinary

Job description

Wentworth Club is one of the world’s finest private members Golf and Country Clubs, famous for its outstanding three Championship golf courses, in addition to a luxury Tennis & Health Club. The Club is surrounded and entwined within the Wentworth Estate, one of the most prestigious private estates in the London suburbs where many of the world’s premier golfers have their home.

As our Chef De Partie, you will work as part of our large culinary team. You will deliver exceptional service to our Members and Guests. Provide culinary excellence, ensuring that we are meeting expectations and consistently WOWING our Members. To assist the Head Chef, and Sous Chefs in the preparation and service of food, ensuring that the highest standards of quality and hygiene are maintained at all times As a Chef De Partie, you will be given the opportunity to work on all sections of the kitchen, serving exceptional food in a luxury Members Club. Using fresh produce with a seasonal changing menu and an emphasis on local produce.

Full-time 40 hours per week (salary plus service charge)

Key Areas of Activity

• Producing food within your designated section whilst also supervising junior chefs and checking all dishes before they are sent.
• Being fully knowledgeable about all food outlet menus, in particular items which are the responsibility of your section and of their recipes and quantities.
• Ensuring correct stock control procedures are adhered to, including the appropriate storage, rotation, and retention of stock and that any irregularities are notified to the Head Chef.
• Assisting the Sous, Senior Sous, and Head Chef with the ordering of food items for the section.
• Carrying out on-the-job training for staff within your section, completing the relevant training records.
• Assisting the Sous, Senior Sous, and Head Chef in identifying opportunities to improve the profitability of the section.
• Ensuring the effective use of utilities (gas, electricity, and water) and equipment within the Kitchen, reporting any maintenance issues at the earliest opportunity.
• Working in close liaison with all sections of the kitchen to ensure efficient service and maintain a high level of communication with colleagues and other staff.
• Adhering to all statutory requirements regarding, fire, health and safety, and hygiene.

Key Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Previous experience in a luxury hotel or restaurant, would be beneficial but not essential
• Someone who is fanatical about standards and genuinely cares about the quality of the food they prepare
• A self-motivated and hardworking individual who is a team player
• An individual with impeccable cleaning standards, who is dedicated in maintaining a safe and pleasant environment
• A minimum of two years’ experience as a Demi Chef de Partie.
• NVQ Level 2 or 3 Culinary/Chef qualification.
• Must be a team player and work well with and train others.
• A desire to produce food to the highest quality and presentation.
• Having the ability to adapt efficiently to member requests

Key Personal Attributes

• Able to communicate effectively with all stakeholders across the Club.
• Ability to work independently and use initiative
• Demonstrate great teamwork
• Flexible and adaptable to the changing demands of the business.
• Attention to detail and the ability to spot and correct errors
• Previous similar experience within a 5* luxury hotel or restaurant environment is desirable.
• Interest and passion for learning.
• Use of Golf and Tennis Facilities
• 40% discount on all food items in the Tennis & Health Club Café and the Wentworth Dining Restaurant
• 20% discount in the Spa and Pro Shop
• Discount on wine and alcohol
• Corporate Gym and Spa Membership at the Berystede Hotel
• Enhanced Company Sick Pay
• Cash Plan with WPA
• Private Health Insurance for HOD level and above with Vitality Health
• Company Bonus Scheme
• Company Pension Scheme with Standard Life