Senior Chef de Partie

Job Description -Senior Chef De Partie

Company: Crafted

Reporting to: Executive Head Chef

Salary: 32200 P/A plus tronc

Location: Powdermills Hotel Battle

Type: Full Time

Were not hiring people to fill a seat or add to ourheadcount. Were hiring people to craft our culture ethos and success. This isa big deal for us and we know its a big deal for you: a new role defines howyou spend your days who you spend them with and what your future lookslike.

Together well shape each others entire deserves thoughtfulness empathy and respect. Its why this jobdescription is deliberately detailed. We want you to know exactly what yourestepping into. The challenges the opportunities the quirks of the role andthe kind of impact youll have.

Us

Crafted is a series of life-friendly hotels and spaceswhere guests can be themselves and fill up on the good stuff: nature foodwellbeing craft people and play. We hope to open several hotels in the comingyears with our first coming in summer 2025: Crafted at Powdermills EastSussex.

More specifics will follow as planning and pieces fallinto place. So for now heres the sentiment behind Crafted

Its easy to get overwhelmed by life. To switch toautopilot and go through the motions. Were busy but not on the things we lovedoing we spend more time on our phone and we misplace our bounce andspark.

In short Dr Evils stolen our mojo.

We all need a tune up now and again. To escape tosomewhere that makes us feel totally at ease. Not so we can step away fromlife but so we can come back to it. This is where Crafted comes in.

Our aim is to create a network of connected destinationsthat people come back to again and again because its where they feel goodabout life. Somewhere to work on life come together and connect locally.

You

Crafteds culture will be inclusive and agile but withambitious goals and a start-up mentality. We need to execute brilliantly fromday one and every team member will contribute wherever they are able.

As Senior Chef De Partie youll besupporting the kitchen team in delivering a bold ingredient-led menu thatreflects our values thoughtful sourcing generous hospitality and a realsense of place. Youll be responsible for shaping a food offering that balancesconsistency with creativity running a tight ship day-to-day while nurturing apositive ambitious kitchen culture. This is a hands-on role for a chef wholeads from the front works clean and calm and wants to be part of buildingsomething special from the ground up.

That said as a Senior Chef De Partie yourprimary responsibilities will be to:

Inspire the kitchen team in delivering a seasonal produce-drivenmenu aligned with the Crafted ethos.

Manage daily kitchen operations including prep service orderingstock control and health & safety compliance.

Work closely with the Exec Chef Exec Sous Chef and RestaurantManager to ensure smooth coordination between kitchen and front of house.

Champion sustainability and local sourcing wherever possiblebuilding strong supplier relationships.

Develop and train junior chefs setting a tone of mutual respectprofessionalism and growth.

Upholdhigh standards of cleanliness organisation and attention to detail throughoutall service periods

Were looking for someone with:

Proven experience leading a kitchen team ideally in a boutiquehotel restaurant or lifestyle-focused hospitality setting.

A track record of delivering quality consistency and creativeinput under pressure.

Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate mentor anddevelop others.

A collaborative low-ego approach to working with front of housesuppliers and leadership.

Solid knowledge of kitchen operations food safety cost managementand sustainability best practice.

A genuine love of food hospitality and creating memorable guestexperiences.

Champion sustainability and local sourcing wherever possiblebuilding strong supplier relationships.

Develop and train junior chefs setting a tone of mutual respectprofessionalism and growth.

Uphold high standards of cleanlinessorganisation and attention to detail throughout all service periods.

Together

We hire people with personality who have a desire tocontinuously learn. Each person should bring themselves to work to shape ourculture and keep us real interesting and original.

To create a comfortable environment for all guest andstaff we prioritise teamwork over titles: no ones too important to lend ahand or to new to have a good opinion. We need low egos but high expectations:people who are humble enough to jump in and serious about making an impact.

Three values well expect you to live by:

1. Enjoy it: its still work but if youre having fun then so are our guests. Its ok if youre humming behind the bar or moving with the music.
2. Own it: whoever you are and whatever your role someones enjoyment is in your hands. Always keep an eye out.
3. Improve it: ask for feedback (and dont be scared of what follows) and be curious. Well give you plenty of chances to learn and develop.

Note: positive Environmental Social andGovernance (ESG) principles are integrated across these three values.

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