Assistant Kitchen Manager / Senior Chef de Partie (fixed-term)
The Pancake House is an all-time guest favourite. This popular restaurant serves savoury and sweet pancakes cooked in traditional Dutch style on a griddle, as well as freshly cooked omelettes. Set in a beautiful location overlooking the lake, The Pancake House is a fabulous family venue.
ASSISTANT KITCHEN MANAGER / SENIOR CHEF DE PARTIE | Circa £30,700 per annum
All colleagues working in the following restaurants: Rajinda Pradesh, Huck's American Bar and Grill, The Pancake House, Sports Café, The Lakeside Inn, Foresters' Inn and Vitalé Café Bar will benefit from the discretionary service charge we add to bills. The majority of our guests are happy to reward our colleagues for their excellent service.
You will assist with leading a kitchen brigade dedicated to providing a first-class service and excellent food quality to our guests.
Responsibilities will include:
1. Assisting the Kitchen Manager / Head Chef in the effective and efficient management of the kitchen and team
2. Ensuring the kitchen operates within its agreed budget through analysing and rectifying food costs and margins
3. Monitoring guest satisfaction levels on the quality of food and taking action to remedy shortfalls
4. Playing a key role in the Department’s compliance with food safety legislation
5. Preparing and presenting food to the determined specification
HOURS OF WORK
This is a fixed-term role until 5th November 2025.
Working straight shifts, you will be contracted to work 150 hours per 4-week period on a flexible basis. This means that your days and hours of work could vary each week, but you will always receive at least your contracted hours each period. Shifts will fall between 6am and 6pm.
As our village is open 365 days of the year, your working hours will include public / bank holidays and during Christmas and / or New Year on a rota basis.
EXPERIENCE, SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS
Essential requirements:
6. Ability to lead a team in a busy commercial kitchen environment
7. Good financial awareness – stocktaking / work schedules / wastage
8. Previous experience as a Chef de Partie with supervisory and training responsibility for a team of chefs in a large organisation OR as a Head Chef / Sous Chef in a smaller establishment
9. Excellent communicator
10. Excellent organisational and time management skills while working under pressure
11. Some knowledge of financial targets and controls
Desirable requirements:
12. Experience of back of house systems for stock management and ordering
ABOUT THE BENEFITS
Center Parcs is a fantastic place to work and the benefits are as impressive as they are unique. Here are just a few:
13. Colleague Bonus Scheme
14. Pension Scheme with Life Assurance
15. Colleague Recognition and Reward Scheme – offering a choice of Center Parcs and High Street vouchers
16. Free use of our leisure facilities
17. Discounted Center Parcs breaks
18. 20% discount in our restaurant and retail outlets
19. Access to Perks at Work Portal - offering a wide range of retail and leisure discounts
20. An Employee Assistance Program - providing support on financial, health and legal matters
21. Excellent opportunities for career development and progression with the opportunity to gain externally recognised qualifications