Overview
Avoca operates in 13 locations across the country. Our ethos remains the same: uphold time-honoured traditions while looking to the future. Avoca is renowned as one of Ireland\'s most exciting retail stores with award-winning cafes, restaurants and food markets offering artisanal ingredients from near and far.
We are looking for experienced Chef De Partie to join our Avoca Dunboyne location. Day-time hours only.
Role
A Chef de Partie will assist the Executive Chef in proactively managing kitchen operations to ensure consistently high levels of friendly and professional service, meeting guest and business needs across all food outlets. The ability to lead a team, be conscientious, and demonstrate a passion for quality, along with good communication and strong organisation skills, is very important for this role.
The ideal candidate will:
* Have previous notable experience working in a busy restaurant environment
* Be happy to work in a team
* Have a great work ethic
* Lead by example
Roles and Responsibilities
* HACCP - Food systems management should be up to date and compliant with HACCP and EHO guidelines. Rotation of stock should be regularly practiced (FIFO - First in, first out). Ask questions, make sure you are up to date with HACCP training.
* Food Preparation - Daily and Weekly food preparation should be undertaken to ensure preparation for the following day or week is of a high standard and sufficient.
* Kitchen Setup/End of Day Duties - ensuring all counters and surfaces are clean, along with storage shelves and storage fridges.
* Food storage - Along with HACCP, food should be stored in appropriate, clean, dry containers and labelled with date of production AND use by date.
* Food Presentation - Ensure that all food/dishes are presentable in keeping with Avoca standards or as directed by your line manager/Head Chef.
Competencies
* Cleanliness/Organization - cleanliness in day-to-day duties is an important aspect of this role, along with organization skills to ensure all food is properly stored, rotated, and in keeping with health and safety regulations
* Timekeeping - Adhere to the sick leave policy and absence policies, using correct notification methods (to a direct supervisor). Holidays should be pre-approved before booking
* Multi-tasking - the ability to focus on more than one thing at a time is important as food needs to be prepared in a timely manner, e.g., keeping an eye on items in the oven while preparing another dish
* Flexibility - The nature of the business requires flexibility such as roster changes or covering on days that are short-staffed in different kitchen areas. Every effort will be made to notify you in advance.
Why work with us?
We\'re always on the lookout for like-minded folks to join our team. In addition to working with amazing teammates, we offer the following benefits:
* Daytime only hours
* Pension Scheme
* Professional Development
* Health & Wellness Programmes
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Employee Share Purchase Plan
* Employee Referral Bonus
* Family Friendly Policies
* Life Assurance Benefit
* Cycle To Work Scheme
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