Manage dinner service at The Lane Restaurant to ensure quality and efficiency

Chef De Partie

We have an opportunity for a Chef De Partie to support our busy dinner service.

We are seeking a Chef De Partie to join our friendly kitchen team at The Lane Restaurant in Salisbury Street, adjacent to Sudima Christchurch City.

The Lane is a modern, all-day Canterbury bistro serving up delicious, relaxed fare. Buffet breakfast and à la carte lunch and dinner.

This is a full-time role with a guaranteed minimum of 30 hours per week. Rosters are flexible across morning and evening shifts across 7 days.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Produce excellent quality dishes to brand standards for the restaurant, bar, conferencing and room service on a day to day basis
  • Organising the shift, prep completion and supporting the team to ensure the kitchen is always well prepared, clean and hygienic for each shift
  • Support the Head Chef and where appropriate guide junior kitchen team members
  • Foster a great team environment of cooperation and respect between co-workers
  • Assisting with the planning menus, estimating costs, and ordering food supplies.
  • Monitoring quality of dishes at all stages of preparation and presentation
  • Discussing food preparation issues with Managers and the Food and Beverage team
  • Demonstrating techniques and cooking procedures
  • Preparing, freezing, preserving and cooking
  • Understanding and enforcing hygiene regulations
  • Assisting with selecting and training team members