Job Description
COME AND JOIN US . . .
We are currently seeking a creative, passionate and enthusiastic Chef de Partie to join our Culinary team part-time for 24 hours per week.
The on target earning potential for this role is £15.50 / per hour - comprising a base hourly rate of £13.53, plus a qualified estimate of £1.97 per hour in gratuities and service charge.* As a member of the Gleneagles team, you will also enjoy a fantastic range of perks, benefits and rewards
ABOUT GLENEAGLES
The Gleneagles Hotel is rich in history, for almost 100 years we’ve been sparking adventure across the Glorious Playground, our luxury hotel and country estate in rural Perthshire. Gleneagles Townhouse has arrived in the city creating a new chapter in our history, bringing our countryside flair to life on St Andrew Square, in the heart of Edinburgh. Recently crowned ‘Best New Urban Hotel’ in National Geographic Traveller's 2022 Hotel Awards, everything we do is about surpassing expectations and creating exceptional hospitality experiences for our guests.
WORKING AT GLENEAGLES
We’re devoted to making our people feel as valued as our guests. In this way, we strive to support the whole ‘you’ – not just the professional part but the personal part too. People join our team for all sorts of reasons. Some work here to develop a career, some work full-time, while others have a part-time schedule to fit around their personal commitments. However long you plan to stay with us and whatever hours you’d prefer to work, we’re open to flexible working requests and offer hours, shift patterns and contract types to suit everyone.
If you are our next Chef de Partie please forward your most recent CV to us today!
Here's a bit more detail on what we see you doing in this role:
Working with the best Scottish ingredients using both classic and modern cooking techniques
Bringing delicious flavours to our guests’ tables, running your own section in our busy, fast paced and inspiring kitchen
You’ll be crucial to making sure our operation runs without hitch, orders and deliveries are coming and going as needed, our service is slick and our food hygiene standards are sky-high
Supporting our Head Chef on ideas and techniques that make our kitchen a creative, ever-changing environment where we’re always looking to come up with new, delicious combinations of taste
Nurturing and developing the talent of the kitchen team, creating an environment that brings out the best in them and where they can be themselves
Interacting with our guests, always warm, professional, helpful and doing everything you can to exceed their expectations; playing your part in making their stay with us 5 star in every way
The kind of person we're looking for:
Previous experience working as part of a fast-moving, quality driven, culinary team, as either a Chef de Partie, Demi Chef de Partie or 1st Commis Chef
Passion for food is a given; a love for our particular flavours a definite advantage
City and Guilds Qualified 706/1 706/2 or an equivalent, although we value attitude and skill over qualification; most importantly, you will want continue to build experience within a quality driven environment
You have a positive “can do” attitude to solving problems in a professional and courteous manner
Highly motivated and possessing an immense sense of pride in your work; you're passionate about delivering the high standards for our guests in line with the Gleneagles brand
You have a positive “can do” attitude to solving problems in a professional and courteous manner
A strong team player with great communication skills and an enthusiastic approach; you're well organised and punctual with an eagle eye for detail
You want to be part of a team that works hard, supports each other and above all has fun along the way
What’s in it for you:
Our culinary colleagues are contracted to 46 hours per week
Overtime is paid at your hourly rate should you be required to work more than your contracted hours
Time to let your hair down
30 days holiday (including bank holidays) that increases with service
Seasonal parties and local social events
50% discount on Food & Beverage, Country Pursuits, Spa and Hair Salon (Mon-Thurs) and the Golf Driving Range
Golf Membership (with access to all 3 championship courses) for £50.00 per annum
Treats in your pocket
Flexi points into your Perkbox wallet to spend as you choose. The points can be spent immediately, or you can save them up over a number of months, for perks that cost that little bit more. All this gives you greater choice, so you can pick the things that mean the most to you!
Free ‘pay day’ lunch and monthly drinks offers
A generous ‘refer a friend’ scheme
Be our guest
Stay with us as a guest at Gleneagles for 2 nights per year at £65.00 per room B&B per night
Friends & Family rate of £95.00 B&B per night
Enjoy discounted rooms and restaurants rates with up to 50% off across the wider Ennismore brands and hotels, located across some spectacular locations, including London, Paris, Rome, Dubai, Doha, Rio, NY, Chicago and LA...to name just a few
Subsidised, single occupancy, en-suite accommodation available on our estate
Investment in your development and wellbeing
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programme, offering support and confidential advice for you and your family when you need it most
Ongoing investment in your personal development with access to internal and external training qualifications and programmes
Internal career opportunities across a wider range of specialisms and departments
Monthly recognition programme
Volunteering day every year with a charitable partner of your choice
Complimentary access to our staff gym
Gleneagles Cycle Scheme to spread the cost of the bike that you really want and reduce your carbon footprint
- About gratuities & service charge:
Gratuities (tips) and service charge (an additional charge added to our room rates and services across the hotel that is passed directly to our employees) are paid on a pro-rata basis regardless of your role.
It is estimated that in 2023, our part-time employees can expect to receive around £1.97 in addition to their hourly rate