Chef de Partie, Breakfast

Accommodation: Accommodation is available at a cost of £330 to £380 per month

Start Date: October 2026

Breakfast Chef de Partie – The Fife Arms, Braemar

The Fife Arms Hotel—located in the heart of Braemar and the Cairngorms National Park—is delighted to be recruiting a talented and passionateBreakfast Chef de Partie to join our award‑winning culinary team.

We welcome guests from around the world and from our local community, offering them the very best of locally sourced, seasonal Scottish produce. Our dining experiences include:

• The Clunie Dining Room, showcasing open wood‑fire cooking
• The Flying Stag Pub, serving pub classics and hearty Scottish favourites
• Breakfast service, delivering an exceptional start to each guest’s day
• Seasonal pop‑up concepts in our Fog House and courtyard

About the Role

As a Breakfast Chef de Partie, you will play a key role in supporting the breakfast team —preparing for service, working closely with our Head Breakfast Chef and Executive Chef, and contributing to the smooth running of breakfast service.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing the day‑to‑day operation of your allocated section under the guidance of the Head Breakfast Chef
• Ensuring all dishes meet the exceptional standards expected at The Fife Arms
• Maintaining high levels of consistency, quality, and organisation
• Providing feedback to the Head Breakfast Chef and Executive Chef when relevant
• Assisting other sections as needed to support the wider brigade
• Upholding excellent hygiene, stock control, and food safety standards

You will work alongside a passionate, creative, and supportive team dedicated to exceptional food, warm hospitality, and continued learning.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience in a similar luxury or high‑quality kitchen environment
• A genuine passion for food and excellence
• Strong kitchen and knife skills
• Commitment to high standards of hygiene and food safety
• A positive attitude and willingness to learn and grow
• Dedication to delivering outstanding experiences for our guests

What’s in It for You?

• 48-hour contract with overtime paid according to hotel policy
• Excellent tips and service charge, estimated to be £4,000 per year, distributed through a TRONC system
• High‑quality staff accommodation if you are relocating to the area to join us
• Free staff shuttle bus (Ballater Braemar, fixed schedule)
• 30 days holiday
• Free annual guest experience for you and a guest
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Free meals and drinks on shift
• Generous Artfarm-wide discounts, including properties in Somerset, the Highlands, London, Los Angeles, New York, and Menorca
• Discounted gym memberships + access to Scotland’s first PT Pod located in Braemar!
• Life Assurance and a health cash plan
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Tailored career development opportunities: learn while you earn!

About Artfarm and The Fife Arms

Artfarm is a unique, award‑winning independent hospitality company founded by Iwan and Manuela Wirth. Our portfolio includes The Fife Arms, Fish Shop in Ballater, The Audley and Mount Street in Mayfair, Manuela in Los Angeles, and several renowned venues in Somerset and Menorca. We bring together art, community, education, and exceptional hospitality in everything we do.

The Fife Arms is home to 47 individually designed rooms, the Albamhor Spa, and an array of distinctive dining and bar spaces—from the elegant Clunie Dining Room to the lively Flying Stag Pub, glamorous Bertie’s Whisky Bar, and our Art Deco-style cocktail bar, Elsa’s.

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