At a Glance
- Tasks: Cook delicious meals using fresh produce and manage kitchen operations.
- Company: Join a vibrant team at allpay, focused on quality and work-life balance.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay, tips, private healthcare, gym access, and flexible hours.
- Other info: Great opportunities for learning and development in a supportive environment.
- Why this job: Be part of a creative kitchen and make a real impact with your culinary skills.
- Qualifications: Experience as a Commis or Chef de Partie and strong culinary skills required.
About The Role
Are you passionate about working with great produce and cooking to order along with achieving the work life balance that is so rare in the industry? If yes, please read on for your next adventure.
Due to the continuing popularity of the Sidings First Class café carriage we are looking to recruit an energetic chef that loves to cook with the best ingredients. We offer an à la carte brunch style menu opening between 9am - 4pm, 7 days per week. There is flexibility with rotas for 2 days off per week and with occasional evening work for our special events.
The right candidate will be confident in cooking to order and be excited to use fresh produce from our very own kitchen garden.
We offer great onsite facilities including subsidised restaurant and free on site gym, group pension scheme, income protection, life assurance, private healthcare, free parking with access to charge electric cars.
In this role, you will be:
- Setting up the kitchen prior to opening.
- Ensuring adequacy of supplies at the cooking stations.
- Preparing ingredients that should be frequently available.
- As food orders come into the kitchen, start preparing the portions of the order in your section.
- Controlling and managing stock.
- Wrapping unused items and storing them in proper areas at the end of the shift.
- Cleaning the kitchen before the restaurant closes.
- Enforcing strict health and hygiene standards.
We offer on top of your salary a share of tips as well as other benefits.
About The Candidate
The ideal candidate will have/be:
- Previous experience in a Commis or Chef de Partie role.
- Proven experience in prep and culinary skills.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Proven excellent use of various cooking methods, ingredients, equipment and processes.
- Ability to multi-task and work efficiently under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
- Knowledge of best cooking practices.
- Proven organisational skills.
- Proven listening and communication skills as well as written skills.
- Ability to quickly learn new recipes and new cooking procedures.
- Proven effective time management skills.
- Ability to solve problems quickly.
- Food Hygiene certificate.
- Ability to be flexible with working hours.
If you have what it takes to join our kitchen brigade working with our Executive Head Chef, Nick Briggs, then click on apply.
About The Company
People are at the heart of allpay and we reward our employees with a competitive benefits package which includes a defined contribution group pension scheme, income protection, life assurance, an array of health and wellbeing options including private healthcare cover and an onsite gym. This is coupled with our excellent Learning and Development offering.
We are a company committed to Equal Opportunities. All roles at allpay Limited are subject to successful background checks including a DBS and Credit Check.
Chef de Partie - Day time hours 37.5 hours per week employer: allpay Limited
allpay is an exceptional employer that prioritises both technical excellence and employee well-being. With a strong focus on innovation and continuous improvement, we offer a supportive work culture where you can lead and mentor a talented team while driving our Cloud First strategy. Located in a vibrant area, our employees enjoy unique on-site amenities such as a subsidised café, gym access, and a farm shop, alongside a competitive benefits package that fosters personal and professional growth.
