Senior Chef De Partie/ Sous Chef

Senior Chef de Partie

Location: Glasgow

Hours of work: 40

Contract Type: Permanent

Our Tradeston Campus is an urban playground, and we are the facilitators who ensure every colleague is safe and every visit is memorable. We prioritise diversity, inclusion, culture, and community, alongside learning and innovation.

Your empathy and naturally thoughtful approach towards clients, guests, and colleagues makes us unique. As a key member of the campus team, you’ll develop in-depth knowledge of the site and be the go-to person for solutions and innovative working practices.

At ISS, we believe work should be a space where every individual can thrive and bring their full self. We’re on a mission to create a working life that supports each ambition, need, and desire, and you will play a crucial role in making this happen.

Job Description

As the Senior Chef de Partie, you will report to the Lead Food Architect and support the Deputy Food Architect in day-to-day operations.

You’ll work closely with the service team to deliver an exciting, exceptional, and inspirational food experience at all times.

You’ll play a key role in the daily running of the shift, using your culinary skills and creativity to ensure both customer and company requirements are met.

In the absence of the DFA, you will step in to deputise. With your passion for food, showmanship, and ability to stay on top of culinary trends, you’ll help make our Tradeston Campus a place where people build not just a living, but a life. Excellent organisational and communication skills are essential for this role.

This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your career within contract catering, working on one of ISS’s largest and most innovative accounts.

You'll be based on an exciting, cutting-edge site, where your passion and skills can grow within a forward-thinking environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the senior team to deliver the Campus food strategy
• Organise & control the efficient and effective running of the service whilst inspiring the team members
• Utilise a “hands on” approach whilst maintaining a strategic eye for the development of business, and team members
• Work alongside other work streams, e.g. the Curated Experience team to deliver events and experiences that are literally the talk of the Campus and the town
• Oversee the standard and quality of all food & drink; you and your team are responsible for ensuring the items that leave the kitchen are to spec, and have the “wow” factor
• Keep your ear close to the ground! Tell us what the customer wants and how we keep our clients happy and coming back - shout about your successes!

Professional and Personal Competencies/Qualifications

• SCQF Level 8 minimum or equivalent cookery qualification
• Exceptional leadership skills with core competencies around kitchen operational and service excellence, delivering a

vision, personable leadership and team engagement

• Experience in a similar role in large scale high end catering and/or fast casual food service outlets
• Must be IT literate and possess excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Essential to possess innovative qualities and highly capable of taking an active lead role within a dynamic team
• Must be able to identify and resolve issues and challenges to meet and exceed the expectations of our client

The Company

ISS is a world-leading workplace and facility management company, connecting people and places to make the world work better. Working with customers day by day, side by side, we understand every aspect of the user experience.

Through a unique combination of intelligent solutions, high standards and people who care, to help our customers achieve their purpose, whether it’s hospitals healing patients, businesses producing the next great innovation, or airports bringing passengers home to their families. ISS is committed to doing business the right way, taking its corporate responsibility very seriously. Our passion is people.

We offer you a challenging and exciting career in an organisation with people at its heart. In ISS, everyone has the opportunity to develop, grow and make a difference. #ISSGreatPeople #ISSTalent #PeopleMakePlace

ISS is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer.

ISS welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste) religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background

Our passion for inclusivity and diversity makes ISS a more creative, productive and happy place to work.

If you have any further queries regarding this role, please contact the Resourcing Team by emailing resourcing.team@uk.issworld.com