Senior CDP

Mountain; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading restaurant in Soho is seeking a Senior Chef de Partie to join their kitchen team. The role involves high standards of food preparation, team training, and ensuring excellent food safety practices. With numerous benefits including annual leave, training access, and discount perks, this position offers great opportunities for career development.

Benefits

28 days of annual leave

Access to courses and training

50% discount at all restaurants

Enhanced maternity leave

Pension scheme

Subsidised mental health support

Cycle-to-work scheme

Refer a Friend scheme

£300 contribution for work laptop

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in a fast-paced kitchen.
• Passion for cooking and training junior staff.
• Full UK right to work documents.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage your assigned kitchen section.
• Develop training plans for junior staff.
• Ensure compliance with hygiene and food safety standards.

Skills

Food preparation

Team training

Food safety

Job description

About Us:

Mountain is a buzzy, expansive Soho restaurant centred around the regional cookery of Catalonia and the produce of the Welsh terroir. With an atmospheric wood grill and wine bar, we value strong relationships with our farmers and growers. We take pride in ensuring our team is well informed about the exceptional ingredients we use. Our 600+ bottle wine list is industry acclaimed, alongside our Michelin star and other accolades. With initiatives like our grain and cheese programme, we’re passionate about staff development and career satisfaction.

We’re seeking a Senior CDP to join our Kitchen Team!

What you’ll be doing:

• Collaborate closely with our senior kitchen team to maintain consistently high standards of food preparation and presentation, ensuring guest satisfaction.
• Oversee and manage your assigned kitchen section, coordinating daily prep schedules and ensuring smooth operations.
• Lead daily briefings for your section team to set expectations and assign responsibilities.
• Develop and implement comprehensive training plans tailored to the needs of junior staff, focusing on essential skills such as food preparation, presentation, and efficient workflow.
• Monitor progress and assess training effectiveness, adjusting programmes as needed to ensure continuous improvement and high performance.
• Conduct routine inspections of your section to ensure compliance with internal and external hygiene and sanitation standards.
• Ensure that all team members strictly adhere to food safety practices, including proper handling, storage, and labelling of ingredients.
• Serve as primary support to Sous Chefs during high-volume service periods, providing backup and troubleshooting as required.
• Address any issues that arise during service quickly and efficiently to maintain consistent quality.
• Maintain knowledge of our produce and suppliers to ensure high-quality ingredient selection.
• Ensure a strong understanding of food safety standards and legislative requirements to uphold a 5-star EHO rating.

What you’ll bring:

• Passion and knowledge of restaurants, good cooking, good sourcing of food and drink are a great headstart. But most important is the appetite to learn, grow and be a part of building the most exciting restaurant group in London.
• 2 years of experience in a fast paced kitchen, where excellence is consistent on every plate.
• You’re confident in training and developing junior team members.
• A love for cooking and creating unique dishes.
• Flexibility to work varied shifts across 5 out of 7 days.
• Full UK right to work documents.

What’s in it for you:

• 28 days of annual leave, including bank holidays.
• Access to courses, resources, and training to enhance your career.
• 50% discount at all our restaurants, along with complimentary staff meals during your shifts.
• Discounted dining at various local establishments near Super 8 Restaurants.
• Enhanced maternity leave, pension scheme, subsidised mental health support, and a cycle-to-work scheme.
• Refer a Friend scheme—recommend someone to join Super 8 and receive a bonus!
• Opportunities for both international and national travel to visit our suppliers and learn about sourcing ingredients and beverages.
• £300 contribution towards the purchase of a work laptop for all salaried staff members.

If this role sounds like a great fit for you, we’d love to see your application! Please keep in mind that it may take us 1 to 2 weeks to get back to you due to the high volume of applications. Thanks for your patience!