Chef de Partie

Chef De PartieThe Wood House is a delightful pub situated at the top of the leafy Sydenham & Dulwich Woods. The Wood House boasts a huge pub & a large garden, but also cosy through the winter months with warm fires helping to set the ambience. Our pub features an outside bar & Burger Shack, heated huts with private screens & a heated garden which makes our pub a great event space all year round.The Wood House is an extremely popular destination to watch sports such as Six Nations, World Cup, Euros & Wimbledon with 10 TV screens inside & out.The pub has continued to go from strength to strength with a great kitchen team, led by our talented Head Chef Jaun & our General Manger Boyd who recently achieved General Manager of the Year at Young's.We have a handsome pub dog Copper & a beautiful pub baby, Sebastian, we are a personable & unique team always looking at new opportunities to strive, whether it be events such as our yearly Christmas Market or developing our new afternoon tea & breakfast menu.The Wood House is a great place to work because it feels like you are outside of London even though you are close to the centre, it's a destination pub, but also a great community pub with fantastic regulars! 7 minutes on the train to Brixton & 12 to Victoria. Our team is friendly & hardworking & its a great and busy pub to develop your skills.We have a fantastic reputation for being family-friendly, dog-friendly & having great Sunday roasts!The Wood House is certainly somewhere to be proud to work!What we offer our Chefs de Partie:Access to our CDP - Sous Chef development programme and beyond: The majority of our Head Chef appointments are internal.Access to our Apprenticeship Scheme - Gain a nationally recognised qualification while you work.Access to our Culinary Masterclasses to sharpen your skills.20% discount in all Young's Pubs and HotelsFree mealsWeekly paySharesave SchemeCompany Pension Scheme28 Days holiday per year What we look for in a Chef de Partie: We are looking for an existing Chef de Partie or an excellent Commis Chef looking for their next step, who considers themselves to have a passion and flare for producing quality fresh food in an environment that makes people feel welcome. As the successful Chef de Partie you will: Have experience championing excellent service through quality foodDemonstrate a passion to deliver fantastic food every timeBe an active hands-on Chef de Partie / Kitchen SupervisorShow willingness to learn new skills, be an active team player with excellent communication skillsWorking alongside your Head Chef, you will be able to demonstrate your creativity and ability by helping to design and deliver new dishes for our menus and daily specialsDemonstrate great planning and organisational skills, necessary to maintain effective controls with regard to both GP and labourHave a pro-active approach to driving sales and delivering growth, through engagement with both kitchen and front of house teams