Chef De Partie - A Great Career Future

First Contact Chefs; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hotel is looking for a passionate Chef de Partie to join their kitchen brigade. You will lead a section, supervise a team, and ensure high cooking standards while training your team. This permanent position offers great benefits, including complimentary meals and award incentives.

Benefits

Complimentary meals during shifts

Team awards and incentives schemes

Excellent training and development opportunities

Complimentary nights with breakfast and 50% discount

Qualifications

• Experience in a Michelin star or AA Rosette establishment preferred.
• Stable CV with excellent references.
• Legal right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Plan and oversee daily running of the kitchen section.
• Supervise team of Commis and Demi Chefs.
• Manage stock and maintain kitchen cleanliness.

Skills

Cooking techniques and styles

Food hygiene and safety standards

COSHH knowledge

Verbal and written English skills

Computer literacy

Education

NVQ Level 2

NVQ Level 3

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, helping to 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 team members, ensuring they are carried out correctly.
6. Manage stock by writing daily wine, dry storage, food requisitions, and kitchen transfers for approval.
7. Maintain a clean and efficient kitchen section, ensuring maximum utilization of food.
8. Participate in food production, portioning meats, fish, vegetables, and desserts while controlling food costs through surplus utilization.
9. Communicate with back-of-the-house personnel to maintain efficient food production.
10. Conduct daily food line inspections to ensure quality is maintained.

Requirements:

1. Ideally NVQ Levels 2 & 3.
2. Experience working in a Michelin star or AA Rosette establishment.
3. Background in hotel or restaurant settings.
4. Good knowledge of cooking techniques and styles.
5. Understanding of food hygiene and safety standards.
6. COSHH knowledge.
7. Good verbal and written English skills.
8. Computer literacy.
9. Legal right to work in the UK.

Benefits:

1. Complimentary nights with breakfast and 50% discount.
2. Team awards and incentives schemes.
3. Excellent training and development opportunities.
4. Complimentary meals during shifts.

Application Process:

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your most recent CV to [contact email or link]. Feel free to apply if you need further information about this role.

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This is a permanent position.

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

You must be working in or residing in the UK and be able to prove your right to work, holding UK/EU citizenship, ILR/PR status, or a valid work permit/visa with at least 2 years remaining.

We thank all applicants for their interest. Only those matching the criteria will be contacted within 72 hours. Unsuccessful applications will not receive individual responses.

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