Chef de Partie – Hot Section - UK
3 hours ago
London
Big Mamma is a French Italian restaurant group founded by Victor Lugger and Tigrane Seydoux. For over a decade, we have been bringing bold Italian flavours, 100% homemade food and vibrant, high energy kitchens to life across our restaurants worldwide. Our mission? To share authentic Italian dishes in beautifully designed spaces, always with big smiles. Join our amazing team as our Chef de Partie -- Hot Section. YOUR MISSION You will be part of a BIG MAMMA kitchen team. You will oversee the hot section, preparing our authentic Italian dishes from scratch with consistency, speed and precision. You will: • Oversee the hot section during prep and service, • Prepare dishes following our authentic recipes and quality standards, • Communicate regularly with kitchen management, • Support onboarding and training of new chefs, • Ensure the section runs smoothly during busy services, • Respect health and safety standards at all times, • Maintain cleanliness and organisation in the kitchen, • Bring leadership, energy and a problem solving mindset to every shift, • Help create the best moment of our guests' day, one plate at a time You will embody Big Mamma values: warm and professional attitude, strong team spirit and the ability to support your colleagues during busy services. YOUR SKILLS • Big smile and real passion for Italian food, • Previous experience as a Chef de Partie in a large and busy section, • Excellent knowledge of Italian cuisine, • Strong teamwork, leadership and communication skills, • Proactive attitude and great energy during high volume services, • Flexible availability, including evenings and weekends OUR OFFER • Permanent, full time position, • 5 working days per week with 2 days off, • Tasty staff food served family style and 15% employee discount, • Open Up. Free, confidential mental health and wellness support, • Wagestream. Financial well being platform that allows you to access your wages between paydays, • Regular training and real growth opportunities, • Mobility across our UK restaurants with opportunities to work worldwide BIG MAMMA is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, colour, religion, national origin, disability, age or any other characteristic protected by law.