Chef de Partie

We are looking for 2 Chef de Parties to join our Catering & Retail Services (CRS) Office at House of Lords. This is a position where you will lead a team and manage every aspect of service delivery in one of our outlets being a cafeteria, formal dining, private dining, and banqueting services.
You will manage a busy, pressured, and demanding environment whilst demonstrating tight financial controls supporting the Departments commitment to reduce costs, improve commercial viability and to promote a proficient and responsive hospitality service maintaining the highest levels of customer service.
As a member of the kitchen operational management team, you will have an essential role in achieving CRS strategic objectives and developing ambitions for the future on behalf of the Administration, the House and patrons.
This is an opportunity to work in a unique venue on-site at Parliament! This is an exciting opportunity to deliver high levels of creativity, production, and service. Your passion will shine through the dishes you help create and feel comfortable to work in a fast-paced professional environment.
Youll be accountable to:
Ensure that legal and company requirements are adhered to in respect of Hygiene, Health & Safety, Employment Law, and Food Safety Law for all staff, visitors and customers.
Ensure that all dishes are presented to the highest standard in terms of colour, content, balance, freshness and flavour seasonality.
Ensure that cooking and presentation of food is to a constant high standard according to specifications.
Have good time keeping and punctual as outlined on rotas, and to work to daily rota set by Line manager.
Continually strive to offer new food trends and ideas to the client with the overall purpose of developing exciting menus and ensuring that the unit is continually offering new products.
Ensure area of responsibility is kept clean and tidy at all times.
Take on customer and client feedback to further develop The Houses of Lords standards and reflect market changes.
Be available to work on functions which may take place outside normal working hours.
To have an excellent knowledge of H.A.C.C.P and C.O.S.H.H.
If this sounds like something you would like to hear more about, please apply below.
What were looking for:
Whilst proven experience and ability are more important than technical qualifications, you will have formal chef qualifications up to level 2 (or equivalent) in Professional Cookery. You will also be fully qualified in all essential health and safety legislation including food safety to level 2 as a minimum requirement.
The job description provides full details about the role and what we are looking for.
What youll get in return:
30 days annual leave (increasing to 35 after one years service).
Chef uniform for work.
Generous pension scheme.
Discounts from well-known brands and retailers.
On the job training and support.
External learning and training Courses.
Parliamentary health and wellbeing programme.
The opportunity to witness history in the making!
The work we do is vital to House of Lords, and you will be a pivotal member in the team strengthening the work of the House. The House of Lords is the second chamber of the UK parliament. It is independent from and complements the work of the House of Commons to:
Make laws.
Check and challenge the actions of the government through questions and debates.
Investigate public policy and provide a forum of independent expertise.
Please complete your online application by 23:55 on Sunday 9th June 2024 .
If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application process, please contact HL Recruitment.
Job offers are standardly offered at the minimum of the salary range.
The House of Lords Administration is committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all candidates regardless of their age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender/sex, gender reassignment/trans status, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation and socio-economic status. The Administration will also consider flexible working arrangements and reasonable adjustments.
We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. For this role we particularly welcome applications from groups which are currently underrepresented within the team, including applications from Black, Asian and ethnic minority candidates and candidates with disabilities.

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