Chef de Partie
Job Summary
This role supports the Sous Chef/Senior Sous Chef by maintaining food quality, managing kitchen operations, training staff, controlling costs, and ensuring compliance with hygiene and safety standards.
Responsibilities
- Maintain food quality standards and ensure mise en place meets hotel requirements
- Contribute ideas for menus, daily specials, and food promotions for special occasions
- Direct and coordinate kitchen crew activities to ensure efficient food service
- Oversee kitchen operations during the absence of the Sous Chef/Senior Sous Chef
- Apply standard recipes aligned with hotel service standards
- Minimize food wastage by exercising proper food portioning techniques
- Maintain high hygiene standards and comply with National Environment Agency (NEA) safety and hygiene regulations
- Prepare inter-kitchen transfers and verify quality and quantity of food received from market orders, food stores, and sub-departments
- Select appropriate service dishes and present food according to hotel standards before serving
- Manage and train kitchen crew to enhance performance and service quality
- Control stock levels and monitor costs to optimize kitchen operations
- Perform ad-hoc tasks as assigned by Supervisor
Required competencies and certifications
- National Food Safety certification
- Minimum 3 years of experience in Western or local food preparation
- Good communication skills to effectively coordinate kitchen activities and team training
- Willingness to work on weekends and public holidays