Chef de partie - 1st Floor Kitchen - Kitchen (Royal Lancaster)

Royal Lancaster London; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious hotel in London is seeking a passionate Chef de Partie to join their kitchen team on a permanent basis. The role includes responsibilities such as preparing dishes according to company standards, training junior chefs, and ensuring compliance with food safety policies. Along with an attractive salary of £30,763.20 plus service charge, the benefits include extensive discounts, complimentary stays, and opportunities for professional development. Join a supportive team that values happiness and community.

Benefits

Pension scheme with contributions

50% discount in restaurants

Free meals on duty

Complimentary stay after probation

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in food safety and health policies.
• Ability to train and develop apprentice chefs.
• Strong preparation skills compliant with standards.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve dishes per departmental SOP.
• Ensure mise en place is stored and date coded.
• Complete daily food safety check and temperature recording.
• Train team members to departmental standards.
• Comply with food safety and health policies.

Skills

Food safety compliance

Team training and development

Mise en place management

Job description

Join the team that Always Cares!

Are you the type of person that gets out of bed on the right side every day? If so, we would like you to come and join us as a Chef de Partie at the Royal Lancaster London, where we encourage your personal development and growth. We are located next to Lancaster Gate tube station, and a short distance from Paddington, Bayswater and Marble Arch stations.

Benefits

Some of our fabulous benefits you will enjoy as a Chef de Partie are:

• Salary: £30,763.20 + service charge
• Pension scheme with company contributions
• 50% discount in all our restaurants and Spa’s across our properties
• Team member and Friends & Family rates across our properties
• Complimentary stay after passing probation
• Extensive discounts on our benefits platform
• Access to private medical insurance
• Support through development plans, apprenticeships and world‑class management development programmes including educational sponsorship to be the best you can be
• Interest free season ticket loan
• Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 online GP, mental health support and virtual wellbeing
• Bike to work scheme
• Recommend a Friend incentive
• Complimentary laundry
• Free meals on duty
• Opportunity to join our taskforces to contribute to the business focuses, community and environment
• Employee recognition schemes and Social Committee events including gala dinners and much more!

We are currently looking for a passionate Chef de Partie to join our Kitchen team on a permanent basis, with an immediate start to join us in consistently delivering memorable moments and five star service to our guests and each other. It is important to us that everyone in the team brings positive energy to support our happy and fun environment, as we strive to build a community of diverse backgrounds and life experiences, where we care about careers and not just jobs.

Responsibilities

As a Chef de Partie, your main duties and expectations for the role will include:

• Be compliant in the preparation and service of dishes as laid down by the departments SOP and in line with company red star standards.
• To ensure all mise en place is stored, date coded and rotated in line with company food safety policy.
• To complete daily food safety check sheet temperature recording and fridge temperature recording.
• Carry out all reasonable requests ensuring the quality of work is in line with company standards.
• Train and develop the team below your position including the apprentice chefs to the highest standard in line with the departmental standards and SOP’s.
• Ensure you are compliant with all Food safety and health and safety policies.

You will be required to work 40hours per week, on a shift rota.

Why Join Us

• Best Employer for 2021 at Springboard’s Excellence Awards
• One of the happiest hotels in London
• Earth Check Silver Certified 2023
• 2 rosettes
• Hoteliers’ Charter Approved
• Preferred Hotels & Resorts member

We are more concerned with what’s in the glass, not whether its’ half full or empty, so if you feel this Chef de Partie role is for you, come and pour some happiness into yours by joining our award winning family today!

All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK