Demi Chef de Partie - 1st Floor Kitchen

Royal Lancaster; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme with companyCon tribu

50% discount in restaurants and spas

Team member/friends & family rates

Complimentary stay after probation

Private medical insurance

Bike to work scheme

Free meals on duty

Job summary

Royal Lancaster London is seeking a passionate Demi Chef de Partie – 1st Floor Kitchen to join our kitchen team on a full-time, 40-hour weekly schedule. You will work on the 1st Floor Kitchen, delivering five-star service and memorable experiences to our guests.

The role requires compliance with SOPs, strict food safety practices, and the ability to train junior chefs. We offer development opportunities and a supportive, vibrant work environment in central London.

Responsibilities

• Be compliant in the preparation and service of dishes as laid down by the department SOP and in line with company red-star standards
• Ensure all mise en place is stored, date coded and rotated in line with company food safety policy
• Complete daily food safety check sheet temperature recording and fridge temperatures recording
• Carry out all reasonable requests ensuring the quality of work is in line with red-star standards
• Train and develop the team below your position including the apprentice chefs to the highest standard in line with departmental standards and SOPs

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 Demi Chef de Partie – 1st Floor Kitchen 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.

Some of our fabulous benefits you will enjoy as a Demi Chef de Partie – 1st Floor Kitchen are:

Annual earnings up to £36,500.00 (£27,358.59 base salary + non-contractual tronc)

• 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 Demi Chef de Partie – 1st Floor Kitchen, to join our kitchen department 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.

As a Demi Chef de Partie – 1st Floor Kitchen, your main duties and expectations for the role will include:

• Be compliant in the preparation and service of dishes as laid down by the department SOP and in line with company red-star standards
• To ensure all mis 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 temperatures recording
• Carry out all reasonable requests ensuring the quality of work is in line with red-star 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.

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

We are …

• 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
• Top 100 in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2025

We are more concerned with what’s in the glass, not whether its’ half full or empty, so if you feel this Demi Chef de Partie – 1st Floor Kitchenrole 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