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Chef de Partie
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Ready to take the next step in your culinary career without sacrificing your work–life balance?
Aramark UK is looking for an enthusiastic and talented Chef de Partie to join our vibrant team at RNLI College, Poole, Dorset, BH15 1HZ.
This is your chance to work with a world leading organisation that’s passionate about great food, great people, and creating opportunities to grow. With Aramark, you’ll be part of a team that takes pride in high quality food production, strong brand standards, and supporting each other to deliver exceptional results every day.
Why join us?
- Uniform provided and free on-site parking
- Access to our Employee Benefits app: online GP, Employee Assistance Scheme, and hundreds of discounts (including supermarket savings and weekend treats)
- Salary: £15.03 per hour
- Permanent, full-time position, 37.5 hours per week, with paid overtime as the business requires (overtime is not guaranteed). 5 days over 7 (to include early starts and late finishes).
- Breakfast chefs start at 5.30am - evening chefs can finish about 10.30pm. 8-hour shift between those times inclusive of an ½ hour unpaid break.
- Company benefits: life assurance, pension contributions, generous holiday allowance (with the option to buy more)
- Career development: we love to promote from within and offer apprenticeships and training to help you grow.
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What you’ll do:
Working closely with the Sous Chef and wider kitchen team, you will:
- Take the lead on food production to maintain quality, consistency, and minimal wastage
- Prepare fresh, delicious dishes for our workplace dining facilities and events
- Support with stock checks, analysis, and shift opening/closing processes
- Ensure compliance with all Health and Safety regulations
- Work to established procedures, ensuring smooth and safe kitchen operations
- Complete relevant training to continue developing your skill.
What we’re looking for:
You’ll fit right in if you have:
- A relevant culinary qualification, at least NVQ level 2 with ideally 5 years experience
- Experience working in a similar role in a busy kitchen environment (modern hotel/restaurant)
- Food Safety certification (or willingness to complete via our eLearning)
- A positive attitude, effective communication skills, passion about great customer service and a real team spirit
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About Aramark UK
At Aramark UK, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone is valued and empowered to thrive. As a proud Disability Confident and Forces Friendly employer, we actively encourage applications from individuals of all abilities and are dedicated to supporting employees with disabilities throughout their career journey.
We ensure our recruitment process is accessible, and reasonable adjustments are available at every stage, from application to interview and employment. If you require any accommodations or have any questions, please reach out to our recruitment team – careers@aramark.co.uk.
All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.
If you are applying for this role and you already work for Aramark, you must notify your line manager before submitting your application.
Job reference: 653043.
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