Chef de Partie
Location : Devizes, Wiltshire, England
Job Ref : HA97
Consultant : Holly Arman
Sector : Education
Salary : Market related
Description
HA97: Chef De Partie
Location: Devizes, Wiltshire
Salary: Competitive DOE
Overview:
First Military Recruitment are currently seeking a on behalf of one of our clients.
Reporting to the Sous Chef and Chef Manager, the candidate will work as part of a team preparing, cooking and serving over 1200 meals a day.
Our client encourages applications from ex-military personnel however all candidates will be given due consideration.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- To carry out and the preparation, cooking, presentation and service of all meals using a variety of cooking equipment and methods.
- To ensure a high standard of professional practice throughout all procedures, from preparing and presenting at the hot plate or table.
- To be conversant with craft skills and be creative in design and presentation of the finished product.
- To be responsible for the hygiene standards of all areas of the catering department and ensure quality control is monitored and standard maintained
- To provide nourishing, balanced, attractive, varied and tasty meals as required, including special dietary needs, medical, religious or other (vegetarians).
- To ensure all mealtimes are adhered to, whilst preparing the food in different batches to allow for different service times.
- To garnish all food attractively and serve with traditional accompaniments.
- To liaise with the Sous Chef & Chef Manager to ensure all stocks are properly stored and rotated in accordance with manufacturer’s guidelines.
- To prepare daily lists of stores and accepting responsibility for these items after issue from the stores.
- To ensure all temperatures are logged throughout the receiving, cooking and serving processes.
- To ensure that all food stored in refrigerators and deep-freezers is wrapped correctly labelled as to its contents, date of opening/storing “use-by” date etc.
- To actively contribute to the cleaning of the kitchen and the serving of food.
- To adhere to a kitchen and equipment cleaning rota.
- To monitor the servery during mealtimes ensuring the choice is not limited, presentation standards are maintained, and you are smartly presented.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Educated to GCSE level
- City & Guilds 706 1 & 2 or NVQ equivalent
- Health & Safety certificate
- Immediate Food Hygiene
- Full clean driving licence
- Experience • Minimum of 2 years within the catering industry
- Previous experience within a boarding school
- An interest in patisserie or other speciality culinary areas
Location: Devizes, Wiltshire
Salary: Competitive DOE
