Chef de Partie

Chef de Partie

Princess sails the world connecting guests to what matters most their loved ones, destinations and each other. We proudly deliver memorable cruise vacations to millions of guests each year, visiting all seven continents and hundreds of ports of call.

As a worldwide leader in premium cruising, Princess now offers the MedallionClass experience, an even more personalized vacation. Our smart ships feature everything from TrulyTouchless embarkation to on-demand delivery of drinks, food and more that makes cruising effortless and supports the wellbeing of our guests and teammates.

Our Princess team lives by our Shared Purpose and Core Values of Respect, Protect and Connect. We seek out people who want to share their passion for travel, work with the latest technology and join a friendly, diverse team to serve our guests and show them the world. We understand our responsibility to safeguard our teammates, our guests and our oceans, and our highest priority is to operate in a safe and socially responsible way every day.

Join our team and enjoy an adventurous career with great incentives, unlimited growth and worldwide travel opportunities. As a Chef de Partie, you will assist the Sous Chef in ensuring the designated job duties are always completed correctly and promptly according to our company standards, policies and procedures.

Job Responsibilities:

• Supervises product delivery in assigned Galley station, ensuring quality and consistency by always requiring adherence to Company recipes, adequate production quantities, correct execution methods, and picture presentation as the minimum standard.
• Continually ensures product execution in the assigned section through control of mise en place during the preparation and frequent tasting, as instructed by the Executive Chef or his / her representative.
• Always ensures that assigned section recipe files are maintained and available to assigned staff.
• Effectively supervises assigned Galley staff during operational activities, as directed by the Executive Chef or his / her representative, including monitoring compliance with production and storage requirements such as temperature / blast-chiller log recording.
• Always creates an effective and efficient daily production schedule for assigned section, under the direction of the Executive Chef or his / her representative, as required by the itinerary and various outlets.
• Continually trains and coaches assigned staff correct production methods and skills, culinary techniques, menu and recipe knowledge, product-holding techniques, and presentation and delivery of the product.
• Ensures batch cooking/preparation process is practiced to eliminate waste.
• Always meets cost targets as directed by the Executive Chef or his/her representative.

Qualifications:

• Must have at least five years of experience in the galley with at least two years of experience as Demi Chef de Partie a high production culinary environment at a large Food and Beverage establishment and or Cruise Ship
• Must possess a formal qualification in culinary arts from a recognized culinary training institution

• Must possess the ability to supervise multicultural crew members
• Proficient knowledge of MS Office and job-related computer software
• Command of the English language, both verbal and written

Princess Cruises offers many benefits. This position is afforded comfortable, shared cabin accommodations, meals, exceptional amenities, and extensive learning and recreational programs available to all of our teammates.

Regardless of the rank or role, we are all one Princess team. Princess Cruises is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.