Job Details
The Company and the Role:
An award winning 4 Star Hotel is seeking a full time permanent Demi Chef de Partie, in the beautiful surrounding countryside of an established and well-known Manor House Hotel located in Central Hampshire, working 45 hours per week and the option of ‘Live In’.
The Hotel restaurant offers an organised brigade structure, allowing talented and motivated Chefs to progress up the career ladder, learning and developing their skills and knowledge during their career tenure, offering long term employment stability and security.
The Hotel is part of a small chain of well-known and established destination resorts located across the English Counties, in areas known for their natural beauty, relaxing and calming environments.
As Demi Chef de Partie, it is your duty to ensure all food is prepared to the highest standard and providing a fine dining experience to guests, whilst assisting and developing the skills of the team.
The Company will offer support, progression, personal development and salary review opportunities to the right talented Chef, who is able to prove their worth to the business, who is emotionally robust, and who can take direction and consistently perform to the company standards.
Key Features of the Role:
As Demi Chef de Partie, you will work in conjunction with service staff to ensure a high level of service is received by the guest. Maintaining channels of clear communication between all Teams and Departments. Contracted for 45 hours per week.
Responsible for the food preparation and presentation of breakfast and lunch buffets, as well as café and dinner menus to the standards expected by the Hotel and Guests.
Ensuring all food items are reasonably stocked and available, implementing healthy eating philosophy, Company standards and offering a personal service to all guests.
You will assist other Chefs when necessary, taking responsibility for minimizing food cost and wastage, cleanliness, hygiene, stock control, organization and section standards.
Knowledge and Skills:
You will be expected to have NVQ Level 1 + 2, Food Hygiene Certificate Level 2 is preferred but not essential, Commis Chef experience in a high quality establishment working to strict Health and Hygiene regimes with covers of 100+.
You must be self-motivated, able to motivate others, excellent organisational, communication and interpersonal skills that you can demonstrate in a trial interview, attention to detail and high standards.
You must have a good understanding of all applicable Health and Safety legislation, Budget and Stock Control, Nutritional and Allergy knowledge and food control experience.
You must have worked in a fresh food kitchen, having carried out your own food preparation and you must be experienced cooking from scratch.
Re-heating and working with pre-packed, pre-made frozen food menu items is not the background required.
What’s on Offer?
A competitive basic salary of £17,550 per annum and attractive benefits package will be offered if you are successful at your trial interview.
Contracted for 45 hours per week.
Live In option is available.
Contracted 28 days / shift annual holiday including bank holiday, which increases with service.
Generous staff discount, Discounted Club Membership, Subsidised meals whilst on duty.
Employee and family member discount for mid-week residential breaks.
Complimentary staff facility use on successful completion of probation period.
Childcare vouchers.
Participation in Wider Wallet shopping discount scheme.
Options to join private healthcare scheme.
Training and personal development opportunities.
Free parking.
Please do not apply for this vacancy unless you are an experienced Demi Chef de Partie or similar Chef level candidate, with your own transport.
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