Job Description

Senior Chef de Partie

• Pay - 313.15 per hour (330,771 per year for a 45 hour week)
• Plus up to 37,500 per year in tips (paid weekly, based on last years earnings), giving total potential earnings of 338,271 per year.
• Flexible shifts with part and full time options
• A Top 100 Best Company to work for

We are looking for an experienced Senior Chef de Partie to join our friendly kitchen team at our lovely Sandbanks restaurant in Poole, Dorset.
We see ourselves as being in the 'cheering up industry' trying to make people smile with great food, drink and experiences. As we are in the Top 25 Best Hospitality Companies to Work For, we think we are pretty good at making our team smile too. We believe in supporting our teams and embracing diversity and are a Disability Confident Committed Employer.
Family is the foundation of our business, and we understand the importance of work/life balance and flexibility.
What youll be getting up to

• Leading sections during service
• Developing & inspiring junior kitchen team members
• Supporting the team to ensure that Ricks dishes, vision and desire for quality delivers a fantastic dining experience for our guests.
• Gaining valuable experience for your personal development and career progression

Check us out!
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Grow your career with us
We're not just passionate about food, we're passionate about developing our people too. Many of our Head Chefs worked their way up through the chef ranks from Kitchen Porter so they know exactly how to support and develop your chef career with us. 75% of our managers have been promoted from within and we want to help you fulfil your potential. We'll invest in you with:

• Craft skills and training (wine and food tastings, supplier visits) to develop your knowledge and confidence
• Opportunities to move between parts of our business
• Encouragement to apply for bigger roles when the time is right
• Regular encouragement and support from your manager

Perks
We want to impress you, as much as youll impress our guests, so we offer a range of perks for all our staff.

• Flexible shifts. Family time and work/life balance are important to us. Well work with you to find the shifts that work for your lifestyle.
• Significant tips. On top of your wage, youll earn tips and youll even get tips when youre on holiday!
• Staff discounts. Youll get 50% off in our restaurants, 20% in our shops and online and discounted hotel stays and cookery courses. You can also order wine at cost price.
• Free meal for two. After each full year with us, youll get a complimentary 3 course meal for two people in one of our restaurants.
• Social events. Youll get the chance to meet Rick and the family at fun social events and parties.
• Wellbeing support. Youre able to access all of Hospitality Actions Employee Assistance Programme services for free at any time, such as a 24-hour phone line and help sheets.
• Recommend a friend bonus. If you successfully recommend us a new employee, youll receive a bonus from us as a thank you.
• Pension scheme. To help save for your future, youll be automatically enrolled in our pension scheme after your first 3 months.
• Staff surprises. We like to make you smile, so there'll be little treats from us throughout the year.
• Holiday. You'll get 28 days paid holiday every year which increases after 2 years.
• Volunteering day. After each full year with us, youll get 1 paid day to volunteer for a charity thats important to you.

Our Story
Rick and Jill Stein started our family run business back in 1975, and today we employ over 600 happy staff. The business has grown from the first flagship Seafood Restaurant in Padstow to 10 restaurants across the south of England, plus hotel rooms, cookery school, shops and an online shop. Rick and Jill are still heavily involved in the business, as are their three sons Ed, Jack and Charlie.
Our Values
We are proud to be a values-led company which you will learn more about upon joining us, the values that we live and breathe here at Stein's are:

• Hospitality is from our hearts.
• Enjoy learning & improving.
• Right thing, right way.
• Bring out the best in each other.
• Show great team spirit.

Good to know...

• Uniform- we provide our kitchen teams with chef whites.
• We can provide support with local parking permit
• Access to discounted taxi rates

Say Hello
We'd love to hear from you - to apply email your cv to razvanncraescu[at]rickstein.com or click apply to submit a quick application
If you would like any additional support or need any reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know.
Rick Stein Sandbanks was opened by Rick Stein and Jill Stein in November 2015, a beautifully bright restaurant enjoying views across the water on Sandbanks Road. Guests can enjoy a casual lunch with classic dishes such as crab salads and moules marinixc3xa8re, alongside seafood dishes including dover sole meunixc3xa8re, turbot hollandaise and fruits de mer.0-...'
About Company: Rick Stein Sandbanks was opened by Rick Stein and Jill Stein in November 2015, a beautifully bright restaurant enjoying views across the water on Sandbanks Road. Guests can enjoy a casual lunch with classic dishes such as crab salads and moules marinixc3xa8re, alongside seafood dishes including dover sole meunixc3xa8re, turbot hollandaise and fruits de mer.0-...'