A lifestyle Hotel based on London’s eccentric South Bank. With 354 bedrooms, award-winning food and drink outlets and an electric energy, Sea Containers London is a destination where glamour meets brutalism – and it's your London anchor on the River Thames.
Who we are…Lore Group is an international hospitality company that designs, transforms, manages and operates hotel and food and drink concepts in notable cities across Europe and the United States. We deliver approachable and inspired spaces to our guests from around the world – thoughtful design, intuitive service, and stories that last is at the core of everything we do. Our diverse portfolio of award-winning properties includes Pulitzer Amsterdam and Sea Containers London, Riggs Washington D.C. We believe passion, a clear vision and best-in-class talent leads to extraordinary results.
The Senior Chef de Partie
The Senior Chef de Partie at Sea Containers Hotel is a skilled culinary professional responsible for leading a specific section of the kitchen. This role involves overseeing the preparation and presentation of dishes, training junior staff, and ensuring the high quality and consistency of culinary offerings. The role will report directly to the Sous Chef and will have a dotted reporting line to the Head Chef at the location the position is based at.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage a kitchen section, overseeing preparation, cooking, and presentation
- Maintain exceptional standards of quality, consistency, and recipe adherence
- Train, mentor, and support chefs de partie, cooks, and kitchen assistants
- Execute menus to brand and culinary standards, contributing to menu development
- Conduct tastings and inspections to ensure quality and address issues promptly
- Collaborate with Head and Sous Chefs on planning, organisation, and improvements
- Support stock management, ordering, and inventory control
- Assist with food cost control and contribute to commercially sound decisions
- Maintain exemplary hygiene, food safety, and health & safety standards
- Work closely with front-of-house, sales, and other departments to optimise guest satisfaction
About You
- Proven experience as a Chef de Partie or Senior CDP within a hotel or high-end kitchen
- Confident leader with a passion for developing people
- Strong organisational, communication, and problem-solving skills
- Commercially aware while uncompromising on food quality
- Comfortable collaborating across departments in a luxury hospitality environment
- Knowledge of the luxury / lifestyle hotel sector is an advantage
- A strong ambassador for the Lore Group values of family, discovery, detail, and spirit
At Sea Containers London we are committed to giving our employees the skills and support required to deliver extraordinary experiences, and most importantly, to grow in their careers. On top of this we also like to offer our teams a wide range of benefits including:
Guest experience including dinner and drinks
6 complimentary nights a year at any Lore Group hotel
Lore Group Employee & Immediate Family Rates
Lore Group Friend and Family Rates
50% Employee discount and 25% Friends and Family discount at over 800 partner hotels via Lore Discovery
50% discount in Lore Group restaurants and bars
Discounts in our spa and cinema
Contribution towards Health - Cash Plan
2 days paid volunteering leave per year
Life Assurance
Length of service incentives (additional holiday)
Bespoke training programmes
Free meals on duty
Incentives such as Ride-to-Work and season ticket loan
Quarterly employee award ceremony and company staff parties
Employee assistance programme
Location: London