We are seeking a Chef De Partie to join our Culinary Team.
Please note: candidate must currently reside in the UK and be able to work in the UK without sponsorship.
What You’ll Do:
We’re looking for a Chef De Partie to join Convene’s prestigious culinary team. This position requires experience in high-volume environments with a focus on presentation and conference style catering. As a Chef De Partie, you will be responsible for assisting in maintenance of budgeted food cost, ordering, menu development, sanitation and overall food quality and presentation, as well as assisting in daily ordering and inventory.
- Maintain full knowledge of menus, recipes, and other pertinent information
- Participate in company-wide cost savings initiatives
- Cooperate with implementation of cooperative training programs
- Display passion for increasing knowledge of the culinary field through collaborative development and curation of menus and specials
- Responsible for constant sanitation, organization, and proper food handling
- Cultivate a kitchen environment conducive to learning and growth opportunity through a pattern of hands-on leadership skills inclusive of the ability to delegate and follow up
What We Look For:
- Minimum 5 years of progressive culinary/kitchen management experience, depending upon formal degree of training
- Fine dining experience highly desirable
- Knowledge of café operations is a plus
- Extensive catering including high volume, complex foodservice operations experience desirable
- Comprehensive knowledge of food and catering trends with a focus on quality, production, sanitation, food cost controls, and presentation
- Must be willing to participate in client satisfaction programs/activities inclusive of following up with front of house teams
- Leading pre-shifts and recurring property leadership meetings
- Flexible and long hours are sometimes required; rotating work schedules that may include nights and weekends
- Move, lift, carry, push, pull and place objects weighing less than or equal to 25 pounds without assistance
- Reach overhead and below the knees, including bending, twisting, pulling, and stooping
- Stand, sit, or walk for an extended period of time
- Operate common kitchen equipment
Who We Are:
Convene is a global hospitality company that manages a growing portfolio of lifestyle brands focused on revolutionizing the way people meet, work, and gather. It creates hospitality-driven experiences and uniquely designed destinations across its various brands with the singular mission of fostering human-to-human connection. The Convene portfolio comprises Convene, etc.venues by Convene, and Convene Signature, offering clients multiple products including event venues, meeting rooms, flexible office spaces, and building amenity centers. With hospitality at its core, each brand and product offers on-site culinary, in-room A/V, production services, and dedicated hospitality staffing resources.As the largest single provider of dedicated meeting and event venues in the U.S. and UK, and with a growing footprint of flexible office space, the Convene portfolio has a network of nearly 40 locations across nine global cities.
Learn more at https://convene.com/.
We’re Here For You:
At Convene, you’ll receive:
- Generous paid time off, including an extra day off for your birthday
- Participation in our pension scheme with contributions from Convene
- Professional development support
- Wellness subsidy to support your wellbeing
- Savings on bikes and equipment through Convene’s Cycle to Work programme
- A chance to be part of a dynamic, growing team
- The opportunity to have a significant impact on your team and the business in the work that you do
Convene is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcome people from all backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives.
