Demi Chef

Virgin Hotels Edinburgh; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Virgin Hotels London Shoreditch is seeking a Demi Chef de Partie to join a passionate kitchen team. You will work under the Head Chef across sections to maintain high cuisine standards, bringing imagination and a genuine passion for ingredients.

The role requires a stable career history in similar establishments and a proactive, guest-focused attitude. You will thrive in a busy, fresh food environment, delivering consistently excellent results while supporting a friendly, family-like team

Qualifications

• Current Right to Work in the UK.
• Experience in a 4/5 star or high-profile events environment.
• Gracious, friendly and fun demeanor.
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment with high attention to detail.
• Strong verbal and written English communication.
• Maintain positive and productive work.
• Ability to work independently and with others to promote teamwork.
• Organized and able to prioritize in a busy environment.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with staff to production and service of food.
• Assist in preventing pilferage from stores and refrigeration.
• Control wastage by maintaining stock levels and rotation.
• Assist other kitchen sections and cleaning duties as required.
• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene in work areas and stores.
• Ensure recipes and files are updated, and quality is to standard.
• Provide clear handovers during shift changes.
• Report problems to Head Chef or Sous Chef promptly.

Skills

Multitasking

Fast-paced environment

Verbal communication

Written communication

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Tools

Kitchen equipment knowledge

Job description

Your mission:

Should you choose to accept it…

We have arrived and are open, please come on in. Virgin Hotel London Shoreditch!

The service is casual, friendly and very natural, making customers feel as if they were in their own homes, never forgetting that our main intention is to excite and remain in guest’s memory as a place of happiness.

Demi Chef de Partie with imagination and a genuine passion for working with amazing food and ingredients is needed to join the passionate kitchen team. The Demi Chef de Partie will work alongside a friendly happy team, led by the Head Chef on all sections to maintain the high standard of cuisine and ensure the quality is second to none.

The Demi Chef de Partie must have a stable career history within a similar establishment, be willing to learn?and deliver their very best at all times. As an eager-to-learn Demi Chef de Partie you will preferable have experience working in a busy, fresh food environment and have an incredible chance of improving your current skill-set. The kitchen environment is busy, food focused but friendly, fun and rewarding.

Who we are:

We love what we do and what we do is important! We believe that everyone should leave feeling better - this means not just our guests, but also our teammates. Everyone should go home feeling better because they learned something new or had fun working that day. Therefore, we hire unique individuals who work together to create amazing experiences for our guests. We recognise that every team member contributes to the whole hotel's success. No one is more important than anyone else, and unless we are in it together, we can't create that special experience for our guests.

Role Responsibilities:

What exactly you will be doing…

General Accountabilities:

• Liaise and co-operate effectively with all other associated members of staff in relation to all aspects of the production and service of food.
• To assist in the prevention of pilferage from the dry stores and refrigeration within the department.
• To control wastage by maintaining the correct stock levels and rotation from dry stores and avoid the over production of food and mis en place.
• To assist other sections of the kitchen in the production and service of food or the cleaning down of the section as and when required due to the workload.
• To ensure all working areas of the kitchen, dry stores and refrigeration are maintained in a clean and hygienic condition at all times, and especially after your shift has finished.
• To make sure, in conjunction with your team that all section files and recipes are maintained and updated.
• To maintain constant quality control of all food prepared and cooked ensuring it is to the Head Chef’s and Restaurant standards.
• To ensure all main cool rooms are tidy and clean at all times, especially after each service, so the Duty Chef can carry out daily ordering.
• To provide a clear handover during shift changes
• To report any problem relating to the smooth operating of staff within the section or the non cooperation from another section of the kitchen immediately to the Head Chef or Sous Chef.
• To report all accidents or kitchen equipment defects to the Head Chef or Sous Chef and complete all relevant documentation.
• To ensure all working areas of the kitchen, dry stores and refrigeration are maintained in a clean and hygienic condition at all times, and especially after your shift has finished.
• Constantly communicate and maintain mutual understanding with all other hotel departments.
• Maintain and build communication with all Department Managers and answer their queries promptly, professionally and courteously.

Health & Safety

• Ensure that all potential and real hazards are reported immediately and rectified.
• Ensure that you and your colleagues within the department work in a manner which is safe and unlikely to give risk of harm or injury to self or others.
• Have a general awareness of health and safety in relation to all tasks and activities undertaken in the department.
• Ensure that the work area (front and back of house), materials and equivalent are clean and well-maintained at all times, and to report defective materials and equipment to your department head

Background must-have:

• Current Right to Work in the UK
• Experience in an 4/5 star or high profile events environment
• Possess a gracious friendly and fun demeanour
• Ability to multitask, work in a fast paced environment and have a high level attention to detail
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English
• Maintain positive and productive work
• Ability to work independently and to partner with others to promote an environment of teamwork
• Maintain a sense of organization and ability to prioritize in a busy environment

We believe that our team should be reflective of the world. We welcome all, regardless of race ethnicity, country of origin, sexual orientation, gender, disability, spiritual beliefs, or any other component of identity. Virgin Hotels celebrates diversity and welcomes teammates from all backgrounds. We are proud to be an inclusive and Equal Opportunity Employer