What You'll Do:

Assist the Head Chef in preparing, delivering, & presenting all food & beverages, aiming for the highest level of client service within budget.

Food Preparation

• Ensure prompt service of all meals & services at required times, meeting company standards & delegate satisfaction.
• Under the Head Chef's instruction, prepare & present food for restaurant consumption & be available during service periods.
• Ensure preparation & presentation methods comply with current recognized catering standards, under the Head Chef's guidance.
• Prepare & assist at special functions, which may fall outside normal working hours.

Operational & Customer Service

• Attend daily menu briefings.
• Promptly respond to client requests & comments, reporting them to the Head Chef.
• Assist the Head Chef with serving at hot counters, ensuring catering standards are met, operations run in accordance with the booking schedule, & all client requirements are met & exceeded.

Financial

• Work alongside the front-of-house team to ensure an effective stock rotation system within the department.
• Accurately record wastage and, under the Head Chef's guidance, take appropriate steps to minimize it.

Health & Safety

• Adhere to all venue & statutory regulations pertaining to health, safety, & fire at all times.
• Maintain a standard of personal & general cleanliness & hygiene to comply with venue & statutory regulations.
• Wear the correct standard of dress or uniform at all times.
• Adhere to company & statutory regulations pertaining to safety & hygiene operations of the kitchen & ancillary areas at all times.
• Immediately report any defective & hazardous equipment to the Head Chef.
• Ensure stores & other areas of potential loss are secured at all times.
• Immediately report any loss to the General Manager.
• Adhere to all regulations pertaining to COSHH & HACCP at all times.

Other Responsibilities

• Carry out any reasonable management requests, including duties normally undertaken by the Chef de Partie in their absence.
• Build good working relationships with all other areas of the venue team.
• Support the venue team, including assisting with client events that may fall outside of normal working hours & weekends.
• Attend any company events as requested.

Were Here For You:

• Training & development

• Competitive rate + holiday pay 

• Flexibility to choose your shifts 

• Family lunch - healthy, nourishing food

• A chance to be part of a dynamic, growing team

• The opportunity to have a significant impact on your team & the business in the work that you do

• A culture of GRIT (Genuine, Relentless, Integrity & Teamwork)

Who We Are:

Convene is a global hospitality company that manages a growing portfolio of lifestyle brands focused on revolutionizing the way people meet, work, & gather.  It creates hospitality-driven experiences & uniquely designed destinations across its various brands with the singular mission of fostering human-to-human connection. The Convene portfolio comprises Convene, etc.venues by Convene, & Convene Signature, offering clients multiple products including event venues, meeting rooms, flexible office spaces, & building amenity centers.  With hospitality at its core, each brand & product offers on-site culinary, in-room A/V, production services, & dedicated hospitality staffing resources.As the largest single provider of dedicated meeting & event venues in the U.S. & UK, & with a growing footprint of flexible office space, the Convene portfolio has a network of nearly 40 locations across nine global cities.

Learn more at https://convene.com/. 

Convene is committed to building an inclusive & diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer & welcome people from all backgrounds, experiences, abilities & perspectives.