We are looking for a driven and passionate Chef De Partie to join our busy team at the extremely popular BABA Restaurant in Edinburgh!

BABA restaurant sits within Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel and is an exciting mix of mezze, charcoal grill dishes and a unique cocktail and wine list. Popular with both locals and those from far-and-wide visiting Edinburgh, we can host between 250 and 400 covers a night. This role perfect for those who love a thrilling, fast-paced environment… you can be plating up to 1000 dishes a night between the team of up to 5 chefs each shift!

As a Chef De Partie at BABA Restaurant, you will be contracted to 40 hours per week guaranteed, spaced over 3 and a half days– giving you more days off to spend doing what you love. We are lucky to have an open kitchen with a charcoal grill, allowing you to work within a large kitchen team with plenty opportunity to learn and grow within our organisation (and the perk of working alongside our talented Executive and Head Chefs!). 

Alongside your hourly rate, we pay all hours worked overtime PLUS generous tronc paid on a monthly basis…

What do you need to be a Chef De Partie? We are looking for someone who has…

• Availability to work 40 hours over 3 to 4 shifts (starts from 9am and finishes up to 11pm)
• Passion for providing excellent culinary experiences and experience working in various sections of the kitchen 
• Experience working as a CDP in a 4/5* Hotel or restaurant (ideally 2 years as a minimum) 
• City & Guilds 706/1 or NVQ equivalent 
• Drive to produce results, we work together within the Kimpton family to continue to provide our guests with extremely personal experiences and human connection. 
• A warm and authentic personality, with a can-do attitude and commitment to service. 
• Overall, you will be willing to work within our team to embrace our service and delight our guests!

As part of joining Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel, we can also offer you…

• Financial security - £16.00 per hour (£33,280.00 per annum), guaranteed hours, paid overtime, a free meal on shift, paid holidays, subsidised unsocial hour travel support and enhanced sick pay! Plus Tronc paid monthly if in eligible role.
• Growth and development – extensive training, opportunities for career progression across the world, plus 2 paid days volunteering per year with a cause of your choice.
• Colleague perks  - worldwide discounted room rates and discounted F&B whilst on employee rate (IHG has over 6,000 hotels and growing), plus generous friends and family rate. Discounts through our portal on your supermarket shop, experiences and loads of retailers on our perks portal. 
• Wellbeing – generous maternity/paternity pay and subsidised childcare support, employee assistance programme available 24/7 and access to mental health first-aiders 
• Hotel specific benefits – complimentary stay for you+1 in our Hotel upon successful completion of probation, generous discounts across our F&B outlets at Kimpton Charlotte Square and InterContinental Edinburgh The George Hotel plus Spa and gym discounts at our Kimpton property.

Check out our Instagram @babaedinburgh to get a feel for our menu and the environment of our restaurant, if this sounds like the role for you – please don’t hesitate to apply today!

You must meet the legal requirements to work in the UK.

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We firmly believe that all our colleagues deserve to be treated equally and have the same opportunities to develop and grow their skills within our business and provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and colleagues without regard to an individual's, race, colour, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.