Chef de Partie

Salary dependent on experience

Daventry, Northamptonshire

40 hours per week - working 5 from 7 days per week

Permanent

Our Daventry based client, a prestigious Hotel & Golf resort close to Daventry are offering an exciting opportunity to join their culinary team as a Chef de Partie.

Chef de Partie role:

To assist in running the kitchen, contributing to the overall success of the restaurant, outlet and banquets, in accordance with our clients standards and financial goals.

Chef de Partie responsibilities:

• Organises and sets up the assigned section of the Food, Beverage and Kitchens as efficiently as possible to increase speed and maximise productivity.

• Ensures that all dishes from that section are prepared consistently and according to standard recipes.

• Assists the Sous Chefs and Exec Chef in ensuring that all culinary standards in that section comply with company and Hotel Policies and Standard Operating Procedures.

• Monitors food and operating costs and controls these by reducing waste.

• Trains the kitchen porters in that section of kitchen in the skills necessary for them to perform their function.

• Works in any sections of kitchen when necessary or as requested by the Senior Sous Chef or Exec Chef.

• Is familiar with all sections of the kitchen to facilitate the flexible use of colleagues..

• Provides fast, friendly, professional and responsive customer service to the restaurant service delivery team.

• Ensures that set ticket times are met and communicates to management if not met.

• Uses and applies proper kitchen safety procedures and basic cooking skills.

• Sets up, operates and cleans all kitchen machinery/equipment and stores it in its proper place.

• Must have the ability to work a flexible schedule and late hours when necessary.

Chef de Partie requirements:

• It would be preferable for the Chef de Partie to have previous experience of working within a similar sized kitchen.

• You will need excellent organisational skills alongside the ability to work both independently as well as part of a team.

• It is essential that you can follow instructions whilst using your own initiative to prioritise tasks in a very busy working environment.

Please apply in the first instance with a copy of your CV

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