Job Description
Demi Chef
Department: Kitchen Non-Halal
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: London Heathrow
Compensation: £13.35 / hour
Shift pattern: This role will need to work across all shifts and requires weekend working.
About the role
The Demi Chef de Partie plays an important role in supporting the Chef de Partie by managing a defined kitchen station with accountability for quality, consistency, and compliance. This position requires skilled food preparation and cooking in accordance with flight catering protocols, combined with leadership in supervising junior staff and ensuring adherence to hygiene and safety regulations.
Key Responsibilities
What you’ll be doing
- Execute cooking and preparation duties with accuracy, following recipes and strict portion controls
- Carry out taste checks to maintain flavour consistency in line with client and airline standards
- Monitor cooking processes, including times and temperatures, to comply with food safety regulations
- Ensure proper labelling, batch tracking, and documentation to uphold food traceability standards
- Support and maintain kitchen hygiene compliance and ensure cleaning schedules and safety audits are completed correctly and on time
- Maintain cleanliness and hygiene in all food preparation, storage, and service areas
- Handle inventory checks, stock rotation, and proper storage of food and catering equipment as instructed by the Sous chef
- Oversee and drive initiatives to reduce food wastage and contribute to budget management
- Update safety records accurately and participate actively in HACCP and safety programs
- Mentor and support junior kitchen staff, promoting teamwork and professional development
Please note your duties will include but are not limited to the above
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
What we're looking for
- Relevant experience in a professional kitchen, food production, or flight catering environment
- In-depth knowledge of food safety, hygiene, and quality assurance standards
- Good leadership, organisational, and problem-solving skills
- Capacity to perform efficiently under pressure while maintaining attention to detail
Benefits
- Free breakfast, lunch and dinner on site, including refreshments
- Free on-site parking
- £60 towards both, dental and optical cover through our Simply Health Cash Plan
- £150 if you Refer a Friend
- Discounted gym membership at over 2000 gyms nationwide
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Opportunity to enhance your learning through our inhouse apprenticeship programme
- Pension scheme and life cover
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which offers counselling and advice on a wide variety of issues, 24 hours a day, seven days a week
