Chef de Partie

The Ideal Collection; Winchester; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading restaurant group in Winchester is seeking a dedicated Chef de Partie to ensure food consistency and presentation. You will collaborate with a positive team to deliver excellent service and maintain high culinary standards. Benefits include fantastic tips, equal pay for all hours worked, amazing staff perks and a supportive work environment free from corporate pressures.

Benefits

Fantastic tips

28 days holiday, increasing with service

Free food during shifts

Staff discounts at all venues

Epic staff parties

Early pay option

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role with fresh food.
• Passion for culinary excellence.
• Positive mindset and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Ensure food consistency and presentation.
• Organise kitchen operations for service.
• Support team members as necessary.

Skills

Food consistency

Highly organised

Team support

Understanding GP measures

Collaboration with front of house

Desire to learn and progress

Job description

The White Horse is A beautifully styled pub-restaurant with a cosy laid-back atmosphere, in the heart of Otterbourne which sits in between Southampton and Winchester. A pub well loved by the Community due to our family events, fantastic fresh cooked food and warm and welcoming service.

At the heart of our success lies our collaborative, supportive and positive team who come together to ensure our customers get the balance of warm traditional pub service whilst offering an elevated dining experience with our 1 Rosette cuisine.

How we define success of a Chef de Partie

• Food consistency, you want to ensure that every customer’s plate looks top notch and you understand that presentation is just as important as taste
• Highly organised and ensure that your set up for success for service, in a clean and hygienic environment
• You care about the teams you work alongside and work to support them when needed
• Understand the measures and controls needed to make a good GP
• You collaborate and foster a great relationship with your front of house teams
• You are chomping at the bit to learn everything you can to progress to the next level

What you can expect from us as Chef de Partie

• Fantastic tips – we believe every person should have an equal share, yes they are the same as Front of House
• We pay you for every hour you work
• Amazing supplier trips (The wine trips are the most fun)
• 28 days holiday, increasing after 3 years of service
• No expectations to work on Christmas or Boxing day
• Reduced evening work throughout winter
• Free staff parking
• Free food, no need to bring in a soggy Sandwich, we provide you a meal using the same ingredients and fresh local produce we use for our customers
• Friends and family discounts to enjoy in any of our 5 venues
• Early pay – If you are slightly tight on bills you can claim a percentage of your accrued pay before pay day
• Epic staff parties
• Really quite lovely people, our business is completely devoid of corporateness – we want to do the right thing by you and people at a human level

So if you’re looking for your next step as Chef de Partie and come with bags of passion, a positive mindset and a proven background working with fresh food then we would love to hear from you.