Demi Chef de Partie

Ham Yard Hotel - Kitchen; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly rate £15.50–£16.50,

Service charge included

Wagestream access

Health cash plan

Discounted cinema tickets

Complimentary meals on shift

Referral bonus

Flexible scheduling

Dry cleaning service

Enhanced holiday allowance

Season ticket loan

English lessons

Social events

Design Hotels discounts

Job summary

Firmdale Hotels' Ham Yard Hotel in London is seeking a Demi Chef de Partie to join our dynamic culinary team. You will support breakfast, lunch and dinner service, ensuring consistency in presentation and flavour across all dishes.

You will supervise a small kitchen brigade, monitor stock levels, and uphold the highest standards of hygiene and safety. A genuine passion for food and strong organisational and communication skills are essential to thrive here.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar role within a high-pressure, busy environment.
• Genuine passion for food and a keen eye for detail.
• Proven ability to supervise and motivate a small team.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced team environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the preparation and order of service for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
• Supervise and support a small team, ensuring smooth kitchen operations.
• Monitor stock levels and manage ordering within your section.
• Maintain exceptional attention to detail in food preparation and presentation.
• Collaborate effectively with the team, demonstrating strong organisational and communication skills.
• Uphold the highest standards of hygiene and safety in the kitchen.

Skills

Supervise team

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Passion for food

Job description

Are youpassionate about food and thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment? FirmdaleHotels is seeking a dedicated Demi Chef de Partie to join our exceptionalculinary team at the prestigious Ham Yard Hotel. This is your chance to shinein a role where your talent and enthusiasm for culinary excellence will bevalued and nurtured.

FirmdaleHotels is renowned for its unique blend of luxury, style, and impeccableservice. With a collection of award-winning boutique hotels in London and NewYork, we pride ourselves on creating unforgettable experiences for our guests.Our commitment to excellence extends to our culinary offerings, where innovationand quality are at the heart of everything we do.

As a Demi Chefde Partie, you will play a crucial role in our kitchen operations, ensuring thehighest standards of food preparation and presentation. You will work closelywith our talented team to deliver exceptional dining experiences acrossbreakfast, lunch, and dinner services. Your creativity, attention to detail,and dedication to culinary artistry will contribute to our reputation foroutstanding cuisine.

Responsibilities

• Assistwith the preparation and order of service for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
• Superviseand support a small team, ensuring smooth kitchen operations.
• Monitorstock levels and manage ordering within your section.
• Maintainexceptional attention to detail in food preparation and presentation.
• Collaborateeffectively with the team, demonstrating strong organisational andcommunication skills.
• Upholdthe highest standards of hygiene and safety in the kitchen.

What you Need

• Previousexperience in a similar role within a high-pressure, busy environment.
• A genuinepassion for food and a keen eye for detail.
• Provenability to supervise and motivate a small team.
• Strongorganisational and communication skills.
• Abilityto thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced team environment.

What We Offer

• Competitive hourly rate from£15.50 to £ 16.50 (£ 36,500 - £38,500 p.a.) inc Service Charge
• Access to Wagestream ourfinancial wellbeing app. Stream your accrued earnings before pay day,benefit from everyday savings and real time financial coaching.
• Health cashplan(including contributions towards dental, optical, alternativeand complementary therapies)
• Discounted cinema tickets,gym membership, travel, retailers and restaurants
• Complimentary meals on shift
• Referral bonus scheme forrecommending top talent
• Flexible scheduling withoutsplit shifts
• Dry cleaning service forwork attire and discounted personal dry cleaning
• Enhanced holiday allowancebased on length of service
• Season ticket loan forconvenient commuting
• Ongoing training,professional development, and fully funded English lessons
• Regular social events, teamactivities, and fitness sessions
• Benefits like cycle to workscheme and annual long service awards
• One allocated paid day peryear for volunteering work
• Exclusive discounts atDesign Hotels, staff sales, spa discounts, and product perks
• And much more!!

Why join Firmdale Hotels?

Firmdale Hotels is an international, award winninggroup of 11 luxury hotels and 10 bars and restaurants in London and New York.World renowned for their unique interiors and exceptional service, the hotelsare trailblazers in hospitality and design.

We are delighted to have been recognised by thehospitalityand travel industries for the great work our teams haveachieved. To name a few of our recent awards and accolades:

• Proud winners ofThe Times Best Places to Work for both 2024 and 2025
• The Kings Award for Enterprise 2024 foroutstanding contribution to International Trade
• Manager of the Year – Helle Jensen –Cateys 2024
• Food & Beverage Manager of theYear - Pedro Paulo - Hotel Cateys 2024
• Hotel Chef of the Year Finalist - JamieAtkinson - Hotel Cateys 2024
• Haymarket Hotel & The Soho Hotel –One AA Rosette for Culinary Excellence and AA Breakfast Award 2025
• Covent Garden Hotel – One AA Rosette forCulinary Excellence 2025
• Dorset Square Hotel – AA Breakfast Award2025
• Ham Yard Hotel, Covent Garden Hotel andHaymarket Hotel – Two Michelin Keys 2024
• Charlotte Street Hotel, The Soho Hotel,Knightsbridge Hotel and Number Sixteen Hotel – One Michelin Key 2024
• Ham Yard Hotel - two AA Rosettes forCulinary Excellence, Ham Yard Bar & Restaurant, 2024 as well as an AABreakfast Award
• Dorset Square Hotel – One AA Rosette forCulinary Excellence, The Potting Shed, 2024
• Warren Street Hotel - Travel &Leisure ‘IT List’ best hotels in the world
• Whitby Hotel, Crosby Street and WarrenStreet - Michelin keys
• Number Sixteen - Best Boutique Hotels inLondon, The Times, 2024.

You can see a full list of our awards and accolades here: https://www.firmdalehotels.com/b/awards-accolades/

Firmdale Hotels welcomes applicants from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive workplace. Please let us know if you need adjustments during the recruitmentprocess.

In line with the Asylum andImmigration Act 1996, we do require all applicants to have the eligibility to live and work in the United Kingdom. Documentation will be required atinterview stage.