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Our Chef de Partie will have experience preparing delicious dishes and have a desire to innovate and be creative. Their main responsibility will be to assist the Head Chef in the kitchen operation and ensure Novellino's Brighton reputation for food quality is maintained at all times. All Kitchen and Front of House staff are responsible for complying with Health & Safety regulations, Alcohol licensing and our KLBD supervision.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Plan, prepare and cook dishes in your designated section according to the restaurants recipes and standards.
- Carry out the smooth and efficient running of your section as appropriate.
- Work closely with the Head Chef / Sous Chef in developing new menu items.
- Assist with stock taking when required.
Customer Service:
- Ensure that customers are given prompt and efficient service and expectations are consistently exceeded.
- To be customer focused at all times, approachable and quick to exceed expectations in
- fulfilling customer needs.
People:
- Be a team player, assisting other team members when necessary.
- Treat members of the team at location as you would expect to be treated.
- Demonstrate in food preparation and cooking skills to others in the kitchen as directed by the Sous / Head Chef
Financial Management:
- Compile all food orders for sections under your supervision, ensuring food standards and costs are agreed with the Head Chef; to ensure stock, deliveries and wastage are all checked and recorded in line with company and food standards.
Health & Safety, Food Safety, the Environment:
- Adhere to the restaurants Hygiene, Health and Safety policies and ensure the highest standards are maintained in the kitchen.
- Rigorously follow the restaurant cleaning schedules.
- Ensure that food storage areas are maintained in accordance with the restaurants Hygiene, Healthy and Safety policies and procedures.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Take responsibility for contributing towards your own development with the guidance of the Sous / Head Chef and attend training courses as identified.
- Show commitment to Novellino Brighton values in all aspects of your role.
- Act as a positive ambassador for the business.
Person specification
- Right to work in the UK
- A minimum of 3 years experience as Chef de Partie or significant experience as a Commis Chef.
- Strong knowledge of Food Hygiene and Health and Safety standards.
- Attention to detail and a passion for creating high-quality dishes.
- Excellent customer service and communication skills.
- Excellent time management skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and resolve conflicts effectively.
- Ability to work flexible hours including evenings, weekends and holidays.
