Chef de Partie

at  Kings College London

Job id: 104286. Salary: £30,148 to £33,081 per annum inclusive of London Weighting.
Posted: 16 January 2025. Closing date: 02 February 2025.
Business unit: Estates Trading. Department: Catering Services - Denmark Hill.
Contact details: Vikram Razdan. Vikram.razdan@kcl.ac.uk
Location: Denmark Hill. Category: Professional & Support Services.
About us:
Kings Food provides a range of retail and hospitality services through our restaurants and coffee shops across The Strand, Waterloo, Denmark Hill, Guys and St Thomas campuses.
The department has a strong commitment to providing excellent customer service and aims to ensure best value for money for its customers and the College.
About the role:
We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Chef de Partie to join our busy team at the Western Education Centre on our Denmark Hill campus . Reporting into the Head Chef you will be responsible for assisting with the day to day running of the kitchen operations focusing on quality and consistency.
This is a hands-on role and ideally you will have experience at a similar level and above all else have the drive to deliver excellence of service. This is a busy and challenging role, and the ideal candidate will possess the following skills:
Have a strong craft background
Eye for detail
Be passionate about food
The ability to lead by example
Excellent organisational skills
Aware of current food trends
The contract is offered on a five out of 7 days basis and will involve working evenings and weekends.
This is a full-time post (35 Hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

• Hold a recognised catering qualification
• Hold a food handlers’ certificate – Intermediate level
• Knowledge of food preparation, cooking and portion control
• Experience of food preparation for large numbers
• Experience of hospitality and events catering
• Excellent cooking skills
• Passionate about food
• Experience of working as part of a team

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of food allergens
• Knowledge of special diets

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We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.
We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King’s.We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.
We are not able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK

Please refer the Job description for details