Chef De Partie - A Great Career

First Contact Chefs; Rugeley; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A stylish hotel is seeking an enthusiastic Chef de Partie to join their team. In this role, you will lead a section of the kitchen, sharing your passion for cooking, supervising junior staff, and ensuring high culinary standards are met. Benefits include complimentary accommodation during shifts and a competitive salary package.

Benefits

Complimentary nights with breakfast

50% discount on services

Team awards and incentives schemes

Complimentary meals while on duty

Qualifications

• Experience in an AA Rosette establishment preferred.
• Stable CV with excellent references required.
• Right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Plan and oversee day-to-day running of kitchen section.
• Supervise and lead a team of Commis and Demi Chefs.
• Conduct daily food line inspections to ensure quality.

Skills

Cooking techniques and styles

Food hygiene and safety

Communication (verbal and written)

Education

NVQ levels 2 & 3

Hygiene certificate

Job description

This stylish and elegant hotel is searching for an enthusiastic Chef de Partie to join their kitchen brigade working with a highly talented Head Chef.

As a Chef de Partie, you will be an integral part of the team, leading a section in the kitchen to create the finest dishes and work to the highest standards.

The key focus of your role is to share your passion for cooking and food with your team, and help train and develop them. You will work in the more informal restaurant within the establishment, but still be required to produce dishes to a high standard.

Main Duties:

1. Plan and oversee the day-to-day running of your section to meet service requirements
2. Follow all health and hygiene standards
3. Supervise and lead a team of Commis and Demi Chefs
4. Sample, smell, and observe food to ensure conformance to recipes and standards
5. Take orders from the Sous Chef and assign tasks to Commis and Demi Chefs, ensuring they are carried out correctly
6. Write daily wine, dry storage, food requisitions, and kitchen transfers for approval by the Sous Chef to maintain high stock rotation
7. Maintain a clean and efficient kitchen section, ensuring maximum utilization of food
8. Participate in food production, portion meats, fish, vegetables, and desserts, and utilize food surpluses to control costs
9. Communicate with and assist back-of-house personnel to maintain efficient food production
10. Conduct daily food line inspections to ensure quality is maintained

Requirements:

• Ideally NVQ levels 2 & 3
• Experience working in an AA Rosette establishment
• Hotel or restaurant background
• Good knowledge of cooking techniques and styles
• Understanding of food hygiene and safety
• COSHH knowledge
• Good verbal and written English
• Computer literate
• Right to work in the UK

Benefits:

• Complimentary nights with breakfast and 50% discount
• Team awards and incentives schemes
• Great training and development opportunities
• Complimentary meals while on duty

If interested in this opportunity, please send your most recent CV. Feel free to apply if you need further information about this role.

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This is a permanent position.

Applicants should have a stable CV with excellent references, experience in fresh produce, and possess NVQ levels 1 and 2 or equivalent, along with a hygiene certificate.

You must be working in or residing in the UK, with proof of right to work. Candidates should be UK/EU citizens with ILR/PR or valid work permits with at least 2 years remaining.

Applications will only be responded to if they meet the criteria. If not contacted within 72 hours, your application was unsuccessful.

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