Romantic Castles of Ireland, RCOI, are hiring for Chef De Partie's to join our team!

This is a unique opportunity to join our professional kitchen team our 4 properties as follows;

Thruppence Ltd T/A Bellingham castle, Castlebellingham, co. Louth A91 RP44

Ballyline castle ltd, T/A Ballyseede castle, Ballyseede, Tralee, Co. Kerry V92 VW30

Kingscourt castle ltd, T/A Cabra castle hotel, Kingscourt, Co. Cavan A82 EC64

Kilcumney Arms ltd, T/a Markree castle, Collooney, co. Sligo F91 AE81

Requirements for the positions:

3 years relevant experience

Fluent spoken & written English

Position details:

Commencement date: 28/09/2026

Salary: €36,605 per annum

Contract: Permanent full time: 39 hours per week

Chef de Partie Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Takes care of daily food preparation and duties assigned by the superiors to meet the standard and the quality set by RCOI Exec head chef.
2. Follows the instructions and recommendations from the immediate superiors to complete the daily tasks.
3. Coordinates daily tasks with the Sous Chef.
4. Responsible to supervise junior chefs or commis.
5. Able to estimate the daily production needs and checking the quality of raw and cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.
6. Ensure that the production, preparation and presentation of food are of the highest quality at all times.
7. Ensure highest levels of guest satisfaction, quality, operating and food costs on an ongoing basis.
8. Knowledge of all standard procedures and policies pertaining to food preparation, receiving, storage and sanitation.
9. Full awareness of all menu items, their recipes, methods of production and presentation standards.
10. Follows good preservation standards for the proper handling of all food products at the right temperature.
11. Operate and maintain all department equipment and reporting of malfunctioning.
12. Ensure effective communication between staff by maintaining a secure and friendly working environment.

full job description available upon request

Applicants to specify which property they are interested in when applying

• All applications being handled by HR department at Head office - located at Kingscourt castle Ltd.