Chef de Partie

Avoca

Dublin

On-site

EUR 28,000 - 36,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Pension Scheme

Day time hours only

No split shifts

Professional Development

Employee Referral Bonus

Complimentary & concession staff meals

Family Friendly Policies

Employee Assistance Programme

Life Assurance Benefit

Cycle To Work Scheme

Health & Wellness Programmes

Job summary

Avoca Monkstown is seeking a Chef de Partie to prepare dishes to Avoca standards in a busy kitchen. The role requires 1-2 years' professional kitchen experience and a relevant culinary qualification.

You will assist with menu planning, costings and food orders while maintaining HACCP, hygiene and food safety records. You will lead a small team, ensure high standards of presentation, and collaborate with the Head Chef on deliveries and quality control.

Qualifications

Relevant culinary qualification or experience.
1-2 years' experience in a professional kitchen.
Experience of HACCP documentation.
Experience of menu planning.
Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
Maintain high standards of personal hygiene.
Professional and courteous manner.
Ability to manage multiple tasks.
Ability to deal and communicate effectively with staff and customers at all levels.
Ability to follow accurately and issue instructions, written or oral.

Responsibilities

Maintain the highest standards in food hygiene, service & presentation (HACCP & Health & Safety Legislation).
Assist with menu planning and menu costings to ensure that the budgeted Gross Profit Margin is achieved, eliminating waste where possible.
Assist with food orders in line with company purchasing policy, ensuring that only suppliers from the approved supplier list are used.
To ensure that any Food Safety/Quality records assigned to you are being carried out daily within the kitchen and related areas, without exception.
To lead the performance of the team to deliver the highest standards of food for our clients.
To share responsibility with the Head Chef for the checking, probing, and signing of all food deliveries to ensure that only the highest standards of produce is accepted into the unit.
To ensure that food presentation is innovative, and at the required temperatures are recorded on the appropriate charts.
To assist with carrying out stock takes as appropriate.
To review the kitchen hazard list every week with the Head Chef
To maintain good communications and working relationships with your client, customers, and all staff.

Skills

HACCP documentation

Menu planning

Kitchen experience

Teamwork

Hygiene standards

Education

Culinary qualification or equivalent

Job description

Avoca operates in 13 locations across the country. After all this time, the ethos of Avoca remains the same. We cherish our time-honoured traditions, which have been lovingly passed down through several generations. Our skills might be steeped in a long and rich tradition, but our attitude is to look to the future. We are now heralded as one of Ireland's most exciting retail stores, with a host of award-winning cafes, restaurants and food markets crammed with artisanal ingredients from near and far.

Chef de Partie - Avoca Monkstown

Job Specification

A Chef de Partie's role is to prepare food, dishes and recipes in line with Avoca standards and quality.

Key Responsibilities:

Maintain the highest standards in food hygiene, service & presentation (HACCP & Health & Safety Legislation)
Assist with menu planning and menu costings to ensure that the budgeted Gross Profit Margin is achieved, eliminating waste where possible.
Assist with food orders in line with company purchasing policy, ensuring that only suppliers from the approved supplier list are used.
To ensure that any Food Safety/Quality records assigned to you are being carried out daily within the kitchen and related areas, without exception.
To lead the performance of the team to deliver the highest standards of food for our clients.
To share responsibility with the Head Chef for the checking, probing, and signing of all food deliveries to ensure that only the highest standards of produce is accepted into the unit.
To ensure that food presentation is innovative, and at the required temperatures are recorded on the appropriate charts.
To assist with carrying out stock takes as appropriate.
To review the kitchen hazard list every week with the Head Chef
To maintain good communications and working relationships with your client, customers, and all staff.

Key Requirements:

Relevant culinary qualification or experience
1-2 years' experience in a Professional kitchen.
Experience of H.A.C.C.P. documentation
Experience of menu planning
Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
Maintain high standards of personal hygiene
Professional and Courteous manner
Ability to manage multiple tasks
Ability to deal and communicate effectively with staff and customers at all levels
Ability to follow accurately and issue instructions, written or oral

Why work with us?

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