Chef de Partie

Pullman Hotels & Resorts; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Pullman Hotels & Resorts in South Africa seeks a Chef De Partie to join the kitchen team, handling cooking, baking, pastry, or butchering tasks. You’ll prepare breakfast, lunch, and dinner for a la carte, room service, and events, upholding high quality and presentation while maintaining hygiene.

You will work with a dynamic team to ensure menu items meet standards, supervise apprentices, and contribute to a positive guest experience in a fast-paced luxury hotel environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year in a 5-star or luxury hotel setting.
• Culinary school or hospitality diploma is an asset.
• Food hygiene and safety training.
• Strong communication skills.
• Enthusiastic, guest-driven and able to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and present menu items with variety and flair within budget.
• Ensure stock rotation and minimum waste; implement stock control.
• Coordinate with chefs to order ingredients and plan menus.
• Supervise apprentices and ensure mise en place is ready.
• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene per brand standards and regulations.
• Assist and liaise with chef on duty; maintain consistent food quality.

Skills

5-Star hotel experience

Strong communication

Guest oriented

Fast paced environment

Food hygiene

Education

Culinary school or hospitality diploma

Job description

Company Description

Join a hotel that is a member of the Accor network, whose group brings together more than 45 brands, 5,500 hotels, 10,000 restaurants and lifestyle destinations. Here, we believe in you and what you bring to the table. There are many opportunities for development and advancement. Every gesture, every smile, every action, contributes to creating a positive and memorable impact for our customers, our colleagues and also for our planet. Together, we embody the vision of responsible hospitality. Take the opportunity to become a Heartist®, and let your heart guide you in this world where life beats faster.

Job Description

Scope of Position:

A Chef De Partie works as part of the kitchen team, engaged in cooking, baking, pastry cooking or butchering duties. This position involves food preparation and presentation with flair for breakfast, lunch and dinner for A la Carte, room service, functions and buffet service. The Chef De Partie maintains a clean and hygienic work environment whilst ensuring a product of high quality and presentation standards, demonstrating commitment to customer service for internal and external customers.

Responsibilities

Specific duties, responsibilities & Key performance areas

• Prepare and present menu items showing variety and flair, within the cost margins specified by the hotel.
• Ensure strict stock rotation and minimum wastage. Have stock control procedures implemented and maintained.
• Order necessary foods according to proposed business demands. Consult with Executive Sous Chef/Head Chef/Executive Chef for guidance and authorisation of order.
• Liaise with Restaurant employees regarding the availability of menu items, additions to the menu and any relevant changes.
• Work with and co-ordinate the work of apprentices in the preparation and production of food as required.
• Prepare and ensures availability of mis en place as required.
• Support/Coach/Lead & Motivate kitchen colleagues
• Actively share ideas, opinions & suggestions in daily shift briefings
• Ensure storeroom requisitions are accurate to minimize repeat visits
• Ensure all kitchen colleagues are aware of standards & expectations
• Promote Health and Safety at all times ensuring proper hygiene as per municipality requirements, local regulations and brand standards
• Ensure all grooming, spot check and temperature control sheets are filled as required
• Maintain cleanliness and proper rotation of product in all chillers
• Minimize wastage/ spoilage
• Maintain consistent on the job training sessions for culinary colleagues
• Liaison daily with Outlet Chefs to keep open lines of communication & guest feedback
• Strives to maintain & improve all food preparations & presentations
• Strives to improve TrustYou results for Food Quality
• Act as an extension of kitchen managers to communicate food consistency & quality
• Assign and follow – up tasks as dictated by business volumes
• Performs any other reasonable duties as required by the department head.
• Keep all working areas clean and tidy. Ensure all equipment is maintained, serviced and cleaned. Report any problems to the Executive Chef.
• Assist and liaise with chef on duty as required.

Qualifications

• Has worked in a 5 Star Hotel or luxury brand Hotel for a minimum of 1 year. Previous culinary experience an asset.
• Culinary School and/or Hospitality diploma is an asset
• Food Hygiene and Safety trained
• Strong communication skills
• Enthusiastic and with outgoing personality who is very guest driven
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment