Chef de Partie

Paylocity; San Diego, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health insurance

Discounts for family & friends

401k matching

On-demand pay

Free parking

Meals provided

Job summary

Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa in San Diego seeks a Chef de Partie to support all kitchen operations, including saucier, butcher, and cold production, ensuring food quality and service standards.

The ideal candidate brings strong culinary basics, knife skills, and teamwork, thrives under pressure, and enjoys contributing to a luxury hospitality experience. Experience in hotel or resort settings is preferred; the team emphasizes guest satisfaction, training, and adherence to safety standards.

Qualifications

• Complete knowledge of culinary basics including knife skills, stocks, soups and sauces, butcher work.
• Garde Manger methods; salads, dressings, sauces, marinades.
• Proficiency in multiple cooking methods and high volume service.
• Strong written and verbal communication and guest-relations skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in all culinary operations for the hotel kitchens, including main kitchen and commissary functions.
• Perform saucier, butcher and cold production tasks to ensure quality and consistency.
• Ensure food quality, service, and offerings meet established standards while achieving financial goals.

Skills

Culinary skills

Knife skills

Butchery

Food safety

Guest relations

Education

Culinary degree or equivalent

Job description

ABOUT US:

From the hacienda-style architecture to the lush gardens and scattered artwork, Estancia La Jolla is a true Southern California escape. This former ranch dates back to the late 1800s, a history the property celebrates and honors. In Estancia's 210 casually elegant rooms and suites, this AAA Four Diamond boutique hotel feels like home.

THE JOB:

As a Chef de Partie, you will assist in all aspects of culinary operations for the hotel. Full operations of main kitchen and commissary functions to include saucier, butcher, cold production. To ensure that food quality, services and offerings are commensurate with guests' expectations and consistently enforcing the established standards while achieving all established financial goals.

YOU:

To be successful in this position, we're looking for an amazing people connector, who thrives on creating experiences and problem-solving. This role as Chef de Partie requires skills such as patience, empathy, and a desire to provide excellent service for our guests.

OUR CULTURE:

Be part of our award-winning team named TOP Workplace in San Diego 2022-2025 and TOP Workplace USA 2023-2026 by our Team Members. Estancia La Jolla is a part of Noble House Hotels and Resorts offering a collection of luxury hotels and resorts in the Americas. To provide our guests with exceptional service and the most memorable experiences, we look for team members who share our core values. People who best fit Estancia La Jolla are sharp, hardworking team players. We look for candidates with experience in having fun!

THE OFFER:

• competitive pay
• health insurance benefits
• Team Member and Family & Friends hotel and restaurant discounts within the Nobel House Hotel & Resorts family
• Matching 401k (After 1 year)
• On-Demand Pay (Earned wage access before payday!) PTO
• Complementary Parking
• and Meals.

Requirements

• Complete knowledge of all culinary basics; knife skills, stocks, soups and sauces, butcher (meat & fish).
• Garde Manger Methods; salads, dressings, sauces marinades, displays.
• Cooking methods; broiling, grilling, roasting, smoking, braising, blanching, sauteing, poaching, steaming.
• Extensive knowledge of Food and Beverage etiquette, guest relations and service standards.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to analyze guest needs and resolve any and all guest challenges.
• Basic mathematical skills to complete reports and working knowledge of financial statements and forecasting techniques
• Ability to work under pressure and deal with stressful situations during busy periods.
• Ability to stand for long periods of time.
• Ability to work on AM, PM, weekend, and holiday shifts as required by operational needs.

The ideal candidate will have:

Experience within a hotel/resort environment

At Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa, we take pride in supporting our initiatives towards Diversity, Equity Inclusion, and Accessibility. We have established a hotel committee to bring together a variety of thoughts, perspectives, and expressions – and we would love for you to share yours with the team!

Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa is an equal opportunity employer M/F/V/D

EEO Statement

Noble House Hotels & Resorts are proud to encourage and support an environment where everyone can be a successful team member (come as they are) as their true authentic self. We are an equal-opportunity workplace and employer that does not discriminate based on race, color, disability, gender/sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, veteran status, or any other protected status. We are committed to building a team (rooted in family) and a workplace where we are all able to be successful based solely on our individual qualifications, experience, abilities, and job performance.