The Menu Partners is a diverse food business supplying hotels, pubs and restaurants up and down the UK with whole, prepared or cooked food. Within our group of businesses, we also have Absolute Taste, a leading event catering company, Absolute Taste Inflight our Private Jet catering business along with two farm shops, a pub and so much more.

Come and join an exciting company which is expanding very quickly and looking for the right people to come and join our teams. In return, we develop individuals to be the best they can be and help them along their career paths.

Our Type of Restaurant:

160 seat Restaurant / Coffee Shop within the Fenwick retail store of the Royal Victoria Centre serving Classic Seasonal British Cuisine & Main Course Salads. From Eggs Royal to Fully Loaded Burger to Beetroot Salad with Za’Atar Spice. In addition, Cakes, Brownies and Pastries and lighter bites to accompany a coffee or a more elaborate Signature Afternoon Tea.

We have the exciting opportunity to join our Fenwick, Tunbridge Wells team, as a Chef de Partie. We at Absolute Taste are passionate about personal development and giving the tools to employees to help them become the best they can be.

Joining Absolute Taste as a Chef de Partie, you will be working alongside a great team based in our clients fantastic state-of-the-art site. If you’re looking for your next exciting challenge and passionate about consistently producing high-quality food then this is the role for you.

Based between the hours of 07:30 and 15:30, you will be supporting our core day shift team. No evenings will be required with regular Saturday and Sundays off on a rotational basis.

You will put forward menu ideas to the Sous Chef/Head Chef ensuring that you follow and achieve the Absolute Taste quality and style with regard to our food and service delivery. You will adhere to the weekly rotational menus as specified, ensuring that all items outlined on the menu is produced. You will also assist in supervising and coaching the team in areas throughout the day as appropriate.

You will ensure that work is conducted in a clean and tidy way, monitoring on a continual basis. You will ensure that all legislative and Government guidelines are adhered to including the Food Safety Act, Health & Safety at Work Act, COSHH and Fire Regulations.

Working with the Sous Chef, you will ensure that all food is produced within the cost parameters set by the budget, regularly monitoring stock control and wastage. This includes ensuring that month end stock takes are completed accurately and in a timely manner.

You will maintain a positive working environment where teamwork, co-operation and respect is reinforced by leading with example

Experience working in a similar fast paced environment.

You will be customer focused and a team player.

Being reliable and flexible to working hours is important as well as following Company Codes of Conduct and Company policies.

You will have a ‘can do and will do’ attitude, ethical and honest.

Absolute Taste is renowned as an award winning international event design and catering company. Since our very beginning, we have been fanatical about providing fabulous home-made food and world-class service. Our diverse business includes bespoke events, private aviation, restaurants, cafes and performance sports.

We can offer you :

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  Retails hours
  

• Always closed Easter Sunday, Christmas and New Years Day

• Quietest time of the year is summer, allowing you to have summer holidays!

• Central location, on bus routes and close to train station

• Free off street parking close by

• 25 days holiday + 8 days Bank Holiday

• 50% staff discount on food and drink

• 25% Fenwick discount card

• Chef uniform and shoes provided

• Light and bright working environment

• Excellent brand association with the well established Fenwick

• Large kitchen very well ventilated with good facilities and storage

• Good development and training

• Contributory Pension Scheme*

• Life Insurance Cover*

• 24/7 telephone health & well-being support & counselling service*

• Paid Sick Leave (up to 10 days)*

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  T&Cs apply to all of the above

This job description is intended to illustrate the main duties and responsibilities of this job. It is not intended to be exhaustive and you are advised that the duties and responsibilities may change from time to time.