Restaurant jobs in Coleraine

Overview

We are seeking a skilled and passionate Chef de Partie to join our dynamic kitchen team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in food preparation and cooking, with a commitment to maintaining high standards of food safety and quality. As a Chef de Partie, you will play a crucial role in meal preparation, ensuring that each dish is crafted to perfection and served promptly.

Key Responsibilities

• To present a professional and courteous attitude, to include professional presentation of uniform and hygiene.
• To ensure that all tasks are completed within the allocated time frames, maintaining the standard expected of the hotel and producing the food to the required standard of the hotel.
• To maintain effective communication and relationships with other hotel departments to ensure effective operation and guest satisfaction.
• To liaise with the Head Chef and Sous Chef about the daily requirements of the section and to help plan the workload of the section on a weekly basis, assisting in ordering specific goods to run the section.
• To attend all training, meetings, and courses to upskill and refresh food prep skills, to be trained to a Basic Food Hygiene standard.
• To ensure a high level of cleanliness in your section and ensuring kitchen porters are using cleaning schedules – Restaurant kitchen & Grill Bar
• To have a full working knowledge of the section and general knowledge of all the other sections.
• To be able to train Commis and apprentice chefs in basic skills and in specific other skills.
• To take responsibilities in making decisions in the absence of the sous Chef or Head Chef.
• To record food temperatures and file way, in line with company policies
• To comply with all Safety Rules and Policies and Procedures as outlined in The Employee Handbook.

This job description is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities. The post holder will be required to undertake any other reasonable duties which will be discussed with and directed by the Head Chef and / or General Manager.

Candidate Criteria

To successfully fill this role, you should maintain the attitude, behaviour, skills and values that follow:

Essential

You should have and be able to demonstrate:

• Previous experience in a similar role
• The ability to work under pressure to achieve objectives within timescales, without compromising accuracy and quality.
• Must be extremely organised, with the ability to make intelligent decisions when faced with competing priorities.
• Excellent at both verbal and written communication, with great interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate at all levels.

Desirable

It would be advantageous in this position for you to demonstrate the following capabilities and distinctions;

• Level 2 in basic food hygiene (training provided)

Pay: £15.00 per hour

Expected hours: No more than 40.0 per week

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• On-site parking
• Store discount

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Coleraine BT52 1NF: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Chef de Partie: 1 year (preferred)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person