At a Glance
- Tasks: Prepare ingredients, manage stock, and ensure kitchen cleanliness while cooking to order.
- Company: Join the Sidings First Class café carriage, known for its a la carte brunch menu.
- Benefits: Enjoy subsidised meals, free gym access, private healthcare, and a share of tips.
- Other info: Occasional evening work for special events may be necessary.
- Why this job: Experience a rare work-life balance with daytime hours and flexibility in rotas.
- Qualifications: Previous experience as a Commis or Chef de Partie and a Food Hygiene certificate required.
The predicted salary is between 25000 - 30000 £ per year.
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 a 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 and free parking with access to charge electric cars.
- Setting up the kitchen prior to opening.
- Ensure adequacy of supplies at the cooking stations.
- Prepare ingredients that should be frequently available.
- As food orders come into the kitchen start preparing the portions of the order in your section.
- Control and manage stock.
- Wrapping unused items and storing them in proper areas at the end of the shift.
- Cleaning the kitchen before the restaurant closes.
- Enforces strict health and hygiene standards.
We offer on top of your salary a share of tips as well as other benefits.
About You
- 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.
Equal Opportunity
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Chef de Partie - Day time hours 37.5 hours per week in Hereford employer: Job Search Place Limited
Located at the Sidings First Class café carriage, we pride ourselves on using fresh produce from our kitchen garden. Our team values work-life balance, offering flexible rotas and great onsite facilities like a subsidised restaurant and free gym access.