Job Description Job Role - Chef De Partie Rate of pay - £34,000 Hours - 37.5 Hours Location - Windsor (Must Drive) To ensure the smooth running of the kitchen in the absence of the Head Chef or Sous Chef To assist in the preparation and presentation of all meals at the required times and to the required standard To assist with menu planning, orders, checking and storing deliveries, and rotas, as directed by the Head Chef To assist the Head Chef to minimise food loss and wastage To ensure compliance with all cleaning schedules required for the kitchen To assist with the training and development of the kitchen staff To record daily costings of menu items when required To ensure the security of the stores during working hours, and that they are securely locked at the end of the shift To ensure that all temperature checks and records are kept on a daily basis To ensure that statutory regulations, including Food Safety and COSHH, are adhered to in the absence of management To prepare for and assist at special functions which may sometimes be outside normal working hours To report and where possible take action on customer and client complaints or compliments To report and where possible take action on any incidents of accident, fire, loss, theft, damage, unfit food or other irregularities To attend meetings and training courses as may be necessary from time to time. This job description is designed to help you in the understanding of your role and is not intended to be a definitive list of your duties as flexibility in meeting business needs is required by all employees. Person specification The applicant must be a hard working individual with good all round kitchen skills and be an excellent cook Previous experience in a similar role Ability to supervise and share knowledge and skills with junior kitchen staff Willing to be customer facing and serve groups within the dining room Flexibility to work a varied shift pattern Applicants must have access to a vehicle as Cumberland Lodge is located remotely in Windsor Great Park with no public transport options nearby. Benefits Excellent working conditions Meals on duty Standard Life contributory pension (currently 7% contributions to support 5% personal contributions, with the option to increase personal contributions over and above 5%) Death-in-service benefit 25 days annual leave in a calendar year plus eight days bank/public holiday (or alternative days in lieu if it is necessary to work a public holiday) Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people.