Chef de Partie

Job description
***luxury hotel in Dorset***

Incredible Benefits

We are looking for a Chef de Partie. This is a full-time role and will be reporting into the Executive and Head Chef.

Working pattern: Shift work / Monday to Sunday / 5 days per week with 2 days off / rotas are done on a weekly basis.

Salary: Up to £30k including service charge

We are looking for someone who has a strong background in a culinary environment, either as a Chef de Partie or Commis Chef with over 2 years’ experience. A skilled professional with the ability to oversee specific kitchen sections and with a proven track record of upholding the highest standards of culinary excellence and contributing to the overall success of the dining experience.

As a Chef de Partie you will be responsible for:
• ensuring guests are always receiving an exceptional dining experience
• working with Head Chef to plan creative menu and correct food preparation
• ensuring that all food items are prepared as per standard recipe cards
• maintaining portion control and minimizing waste
• checking the food stock levels within the culinary department areas
• checking quantity and quality in relevance to the hotel occupancy
• supervising Chefs and Kitchen Porters and their activities within the kitchen
• training team members on RCH culinary standards and inspire team members to produce imaginative TNTs, thus creating a memorable guest experience

Red Carnation Hotel Collection is a family-owned hotelier business with 18 stunning properties all over the world.

We are proud to be AA's Hotel Group of the Year (2024)! We have won numerous awards such as Best Employer (2023) and Sustainable Business (2023) at The Cateys. We are proud in our commitment to developing our own and were honoured to have won for the third time a Princess Royal Training Award (2017, 2020, 2023) by HRH The Princess Royal and City & Guilds and proud to be the first privately owned company retaining its Platinum Investors in People accolade globally. To further enhance our standing we have won Top Employer (2024) for the United Kingdom which certified our excellent in employee conditions.

The charming Acorn Inn transports you to the pages of a Thomas Hardy novel, as this 16th century coaching inn features in Tess of the d’Urbervilles. This four star hotel has 10 rooms, an award-winning restaurant and bar, a skittles alley.

What is in it for you?
• Professional, award winning training and development opportunities
• Recommend friend and family bonus scheme worth up to £600
• Free meals on duty
• Discount of 30% off on food and 25% off on beverages in any Red Carnation Hotel outlets
• Complimentary uniform and dry-cleaning services
• Holiday allowance increasing with length of service up to 25 days
• Two paid volunteering days each year
• Free access to Employee Assistance Programme
• Hotel based recognition incentive (Employee of the month up to £200)
• Discounted accommodation rates with The Red Carnation Hotel Collection
• Staff Appreciation Party and other Employee Recognition Events

Join us in this incredible new opportunity and apply now!

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