This stylish and elegant hotel is searching for an enthusiastic Chef de Partie to join their kitchen brigade working with a highly talented Head Chef. As a Chef de Partie, you will be an integral part of the team, leading a section in the kitchen, creating the finest dishes, and working to the highest standards. The key focus of your role is to share your passion for cooking and food with your team, helping to train and develop them. You will be working in the more informal restaurant within the establishment, but still required to produce dishes to a high standard.
Main Duties:
1. Plan and oversee day-to-day running of your section to meet service requirements
2. Follow all health and hygiene standards
3. Supervise and lead a team of Commis and Demi Chefs
4. Sample, smell, and observe food to ensure conformance to recipes and standards
5. Take orders from the Sous Chef and assign tasks to team members, ensuring proper execution
6. Write daily wine, dry storage, food requisitions, and kitchen transfers for approval
7. Maintain a clean and efficient kitchen section, maximizing food utilization
8. Participate in food production, portioning meats, fish, vegetables, and desserts, and controlling food costs
9. Communicate with and assist back-of-the-house personnel to maintain efficient food production
10. Conduct daily food line inspections to ensure quality standards are met
Requirements:
* Ideally NVQ levels 2 & 3
* Experience working in a Michelin star or AA Rosette establishment
* Hotel or restaurant background
* Good knowledge of cooking techniques and styles
* Good understanding of food hygiene and safety
* COSHH knowledge
* Good verbal and written English
* Computer literacy
* The right to work in the United Kingdom
Benefits:
* Complimentary nights with breakfast, and 50% discount
* Team member awards and incentives schemes
* Great training & development opportunities
* Complimentary meals whilst on duty
Application Process:
To apply, please send your most recent CV to [email protected] For more opportunities, visit firstcontactchefs.com. This is a permanent position. Applicants must have a stable CV with excellent references and experience with fresh produce. NVQ level 1 & 2 or equivalent, and hygiene certificates are required. Applicants must be in or able to reside in the UK and prove their right to work. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required. We appreciate your interest; only suitable candidates will be contacted within 72 hours.
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