Chef de Partie (f/m/d) - for the summer season 2025
Department: Kitchen
Employment Type: Seasonal - Full Time
Location: Switzerland - St. Moritz
Reporting To: Junior Sous Chef
Description
Under a name rich in tradition, Kempinski, hoteliers since 1897, has traveled the world in search of fascinating destinations without ever forgetting its traditions and European heritage. The spacious resorts as well as the stylish city and wellness hotels reflect an individual and unique character, especially for guests who appreciate 5-star service and luxury on their business or private trips.
What actually makes a grand hotel? It is ahead of its time, it creates traditions and maintains them. Would you like to develop your own traditions and use your area to strengthen the positioning as the sporty, invitingly warm and refreshingly uncomplicated 5-star hotel?
Then we are looking for you for our creative and dynamic Culinary Team as Chef de Partie for this summer season 2025.
Your main tasks
- Preparation of food, drinks, material and equipment for service
- Cooking and serving dishes
- Supervision of kitchen assistants, including commis, cooks, kitchen assistants and stewards
- Cleaning and preparing the work area
- Conducting shift meetings in the absence of the manager
- conducting training courses
- Participation in probationary period and development discussions
- Ensuring correct induction into the company
- Coaching, advising and disciplining employees for violations of hotel policies and department procedures, providing constructive feedback to improve performance
- Collaborate with supervisor in preparing and managing the department's budget and meeting financial goals
- logging of safety incidents and accidents
Desired skills and qualifications
For this role you have:
- Completed training as a cook or pastry chef and several years of professional experience in upscale gastronomy
- Expertise, creativity and attention to detail, as well as a very high level of quality awareness
- Structured and organized way of working
- Great interest in team-oriented work
- Very good knowledge of German and English
Waiting for you
- Living and working in the middle of the Engadin Alps
- Diverse design options
- Pleasant working atmosphere in a young and dynamic team
- International career prospects and development opportunities
- Outstanding employee benefits in all Kempinski hotels
- Staff accommodation in the immediate vicinity of the hotel including laundry facilities, fitness & common room, kitchen and a wide range of food in our staff restaurant
- Free use of the in-house daycare center for the care of employees' children
- Monthly employee activities such as ski, snowboard and cross-country skiing courses, hiking trips as well as spa evenings and German courses
- Internal “Feel Good Committee” to help shape all welfare issues
About Grand Hotel des Bains Kempinski St. Moritz
An icon of alpine glamour.
Grand Hotel des Bains Kempinski is the most glamorous gateway to St Moritz, offering timeless European luxury in a breath-taking mountain setting. Its celebrated alpine spa, impeccably styled suites, and award-winning restaurants draw guests and gastronomes from around the world, while its location at the foot of the legendary Hahnensee ski run offers unrivaled access to the slopes of the Engadin Valley.
A seasonal property, our employee experience caters to the adaptable hotelier who values a more flexible and dynamic lifestyle. With four months on in the winter and summer seasons, our employees enjoy the opportunity to travel, study, or take on international assignments in the offseason. In addition to a diverse suite of learning programs, including culinary workshops under our Michelin Star chef, we encourage our employees to truly take part in their St. Moritz experience with complimentary ski and snowboard lessons, access to housing, and fitness facilities, and an array of organized social activities. Surrounded by natural beauty, living and working in St. Moritz is a luxury in itself. This magical setting provides the perfect stage for Kempinski's beautiful performance, and yours.
