Restaurant Associates UK
Chef De Partie
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Calling Chef de Parties - Earn up to £34K - Borough Market!
We’re looking for an experienced Chef de Partie to join a large-scale contract catering operation within a leading media company, serving up to 4,000 people daily across staff dining, hospitality, coffee bars and events.
This is a high-volume, fresh-food environment with live cooking stations, rotating pop-ups, terrace BBQs and events for up to 400 guests. It’s a great opportunity for a chef who thrives in a busy kitchen, enjoys variety and wants to develop their experience within a premium contract catering setting.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Running your own section within a busy, fresh-food kitchen
- Preparing and cooking high-volume breakfast and lunch services
- Supporting live cooking stations and rotating pop-up concepts
- Assisting with hospitality, banqueting and event food preparation
- Following recipes, specifications, portion controls and presentation standards
- Maintaining quality, consistency and speed throughout service
- Working across different sections and supporting the wider brigade
- Getting involved with terrace BBQs, seasonal activations and special events
- Maintaining excellent food safety, hygiene and kitchen standards
- Contributing ideas and helping create an engaging food offer for customers
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What You’ll Need
- Previous Chef de Partie experience within contract catering, events, banqueting, production or another high-volume kitchen
- Strong fresh-food cooking skills and a good understanding of modern food trends
- Experience working in busy, high-volume service environments
- Ability to follow recipes, specifications and costing controls
- Confidence working across different sections and adapting to changing service requirements
- A positive, hands-on attitude with strong teamwork skills
- Excellent organisation and the ability to remain calm under pressure
- Passion for quality food, live cooking and delivering a great customer experience
If you’re an ambitious Chef de Partie looking for a varied role in a high-volume contract catering environment, we’d love to hear from you.
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About Us
Restaurant Associates provides brilliant hospitality through our food, drink and services. We work with our partners and collaborate with our clients to achieve great things together. Every day, our teams of passionate hospitality professionals strive for excellence in delivering employee dining and hospitality to some of the UK's leading workplace as well as inspiring exceptional experiences in iconic cultural and heritage destinations.
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Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive - because diversity is our strength!
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