Senior Chef de Partie

Le Beaujolais; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tronc share

28 days holiday

Pension

Meals on duty

Christmas closure

Job summary

Le Beaujolais is a French wine bar and private members' restaurant in London seeking a passionate Chef de Partie to join our small, focused kitchen team. You will run a section from prep to service without supervision, and cover other sections when needed, working closely with the sous and head chefs.

Trained in classical French cooking with fine-dining experience advantageous, you should have two years on a section in a good restaurant.

Qualifications

• Trained in classical French cooking; fine-dining experience is an advantage.
• Two years or more on a section in a good restaurant kitchen.
• Organised, consistent, and wants to learn the French repertoire properly.

Responsibilities

• Able to run a section from prep to service without supervision, and to cover other sections when needed.
• Clean, organised and consistent. You will work directly with the sous chef and head chef every service.
• Title and pay depend on experience: Chef de Partie, or Junior Sous for someone ready to step up.

Skills

French cooking

Section experience

Job description

Chef de Partie – £34K–£38K Base + Tronc | 40 Hours/Week. . Le Beaujolais is a French wine bar and private member's restaurant dedicated to delivering high-quality, seasonal dishes that complement our carefully curated wine list. We’re now looking for a passionate and reliable Chef de Partie to join our small, focused kitchen team.. .

Tasks.

• Able to run a section from prep to service without supervision, and to cover other sections when needed..
• Clean, organised and consistent. You will work directly with the sous chef and head chef every service..
• Title and pay depend on experience: Chef de Partie, or Junior Sous for someone ready to step up..

Profile.

• Trained in classical French cooking; fine-dining experience is an advantage..
• Two years or more on a section in a good restaurant kitchen..
• Organised, consistent, and wants to learn the French repertoire properly..

We offer.

• 34,000–£38,000 base, depending on experience and title.
• Tronc share, currently around £6,000 a year.
• 28 days’ holiday, including the paid Christmas closure.
• Closed 24 December to 4 January every year.
• Pension.
• Meals on duty. .

Additional Information.

• Right to work. You must have the right to work in the UK..
• Trial shift. Paid, one service, arranged around your current job..
• Start date. Start as soon as possible, but we will wait for the right person’s notice period..
• Getting there. Two minutes from Leicester Square station..
• Schedule. 40 hours - Tuesday to Saturday - Closed Sundays and Mondays - The kitchen - 32 covers maximum, single sitting.. Service finishes by 11pm at the latest, often earlier. On quiet days you go home rather than being kept in to make up the hours..
• Space. Small kitchen with low ceilings in places. It is compact and physically tight.

Experience: Required
Employment: Full-time
Salary: £38,000 – £42,000 yearly
Benefits: Tronc
Starting time: Immediate start!

About Le Beaujolais:

Le Beaujolais is a French wine bar playing cool Jazz and Blues music and a private members' only restaurant. We specialise in classic French terroir and offer an extensive french wine list. A great place to work for food and wine lovers.