Description
By joining Princess Cruises as a Chef De Partie, you will be part of a team that delivers exceptional culinary experiences to our guests. This role involves working in a fast-paced kitchen environment, ensuring the highest standards of food quality and presentation. You will be responsible for supervising a team of chefs, managing inventory, and maintaining a clean and safe working environment.
Key responsibilities include:
- Ensuring product quality in your area of responsibility by regularly monitoring tasting panels and inspecting mise en place during preparation periods.
- Assuring food production of the assigned area and giving the right instructions to team to maintain the food production up to standard and Assures minimum food spoilage.
- Supervising product delivery, ensuring quality and consistency, adequate production quantities, correct execution methods, and picture presentation as the minimum standard.
- Effectively supervise assigned Galley Staff during operational activity, including monitoring compliance with production and storage requirement such as temperature/ blast-chiller log recording.
- Always participate to the daily meeting with the Galley management and organizes staff meetings to deliver information on the menus, upcoming production, and events, according to Company Standard.
- Always controls food consumption in the assigned food production areas trough portions and production control, ensure batch cooking/ preparation process is practice and always meet the cost target.
- Thinks strategically. Has abroad and forward-thinking approach, focuses on financial results.
- Continually trains the staff in correct production methods and skills, culinary techniques, menu and recipe knowledge, product holding techniques, and presentation and delivery of the product.
- Ensures appropriate training and orientation is provided to new-to-vessel / first contract Galley staff.
- Maintains current, accurate knowledge of public health standards and ensures continuous compliance with all hotel related public health policies.
To be successful in this role, you will need to have a minimum of five years of relevant culinary experience, including at least one year as Chef de Partie in a high-volume production environment within international hotels, resorts, or the cruise industry. Previous cruise ship experience is mandatory for this position.
The ideal candidate will have a formal qualification in Culinary Arts or an equivalent credential from a recognized culinary training institution. They will also have proven ability to lead and supervise a multicultural team in a dynamic environment, proficiency in MS Office applications and other job-related software, and strong communication skills in English, both verbal and written.
This position involves regular physical activity, including standing for extended periods and lifting or moving heavy items in line with operational requirements.
As part of the Princess Cruises team, you will enjoy a competitive salary package, your own comfortable double cabin, company-paid travel to and from the ship, access to exclusive areas and benefits onboard, a vibrant recreation and welfare program, access to exceptional learning and development opportunities, the chance to travel the world, and a welcoming, inclusive, and dynamic work environment.