Culinary Kitchen Specialist

3 weeks ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Convene Full time
Responsible Culinary Team Member

We are seeking a highly skilled Chef De Partie to join our prestigious culinary team. This role requires experience in high-volume environments with a focus on presentation and conference-style catering.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Maintain full knowledge of menus, recipes, and other pertinent information to ensure seamless service.
  • Participate in company-wide cost savings initiatives to optimize food costs.
  • Cooperate with implementation of cooperative training programs to enhance knowledge and skills.
  • Display passion for increasing knowledge of the culinary field through collaborative development and curation of menus and specials.
  • Responsible for constant sanitation, organization, and proper food handling to maintain a clean and safe kitchen environment.
  • Cultivate a kitchen environment conducive to learning and growth opportunities through hands-on leadership skills inclusive of delegation and follow-up.
Requirements:
  • Minimum 5 years of progressive culinary/kitchen management experience, depending on formal degree of training.
  • Fine dining experience highly desirable.
  • Knowledge of café operations is a plus.
  • Extensive catering experience, including high-volume, complex foodservice operations, is desirable.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of food and catering trends with a focus on quality, production, sanitation, food cost controls, and presentation.
  • Ability to participate in client satisfaction programs/activities, including following up with front-of-house teams.
  • Leading pre-shifts and recurring property leadership meetings.
  • Flexible and long hours are sometimes required; rotating work schedules that may include nights and weekends.
  • Ability to move, lift, carry, push, pull, and place objects weighing less than or equal to 25 pounds without assistance.
  • Ability to reach overhead and below the knees, including bending, twisting, pulling, and stooping.
  • Ability to stand, sit, or walk for an extended period.
  • Ability to operate common kitchen equipment.
About Convene:

Convene is a premium hospitality company that designs and operates meeting, event, flexible office, and membership spaces. With a network of 38 locations across nine cities in the U.S. and UK, Convene thoughtfully combines beautiful yet intuitive design, fully integrated technology services, and a warm and welcoming environment to create a turnkey solution for extraordinary meeting and work experiences.

What We Offer:
  • Generous paid time off, including an extra day off for your birthday.
  • Participation in our pension scheme with contributions from Convene.
  • Professional development support.
  • Wellness subsidy to support your wellbeing.
  • Savings on bikes and equipment through Convene's Cycle to Work programme.
  • A chance to be part of a dynamic, growing team.
  • The opportunity to have a significant impact on your team and the business in the work that you do.

Convene is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcome people from all backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives.



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