Chef De Partie - Continental

About Superstellar Burgers – Cloud Kitchen

Superstellar Burgers is a cloud kitchen specializing in delivering quality continental burgers and related menu items. The Chef De Partie will lead kitchen operations to ensure production is smooth, efficient, and adheres to quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage daily kitchen operations, ensuring efficient production and timely dispatch of orders.
• Supervise and coordinate kitchen staff including Chefs de Partie, Commis Chefs, helpers, and stewards.
• Ensure all menu items such as burgers, sides, sauces, and toppings are prepared following approved recipes, SOPs, specified portion sizes, and quality benchmarks.
• Plan mise en place, production schedules, preparation, and batch cooking based on expected order volumes.
• Maintain accuracy, consistency, and timeliness in order preparation and delivery.
• Monitor food quality aspects including taste, temperature, portion control, presentation, and proper packaging.
• Uphold strict food safety, hygiene, sanitation, HACCP, and allergen management practices.
• Manage ingredient storage with correct temperature controls, labeling, date marking, and FIFO stock rotation procedures.
• Conduct daily inventory reviews, stock assessments, and coordinate restocking and procurement activities.
• Control food expenditure by monitoring portion sizes, yield, waste, spoilage, and avoid overproduction.
• Implement methods to minimize food waste and enhance kitchen productivity.
• Work with suppliers and management to ensure consistent quality and availability of ingredients including meat, buns, vegetables, sauces, and packaging.
• Maintain comprehensive production documentation including wastage and stock reports and daily checklists.
• Ensure kitchen equipment is correctly used, operated safely, and regularly maintained.
• Develop and enforce SOPs covering all aspects from preparation, cooking, holding, packing to closing, and cleaning processes.
• Train and mentor kitchen team members on recipes, cooking procedures, food safety, hygiene, portion control, and efficient workstation management.
• Assign staff and organize workstations according to daily volume and peak operational needs.
• Coordinate with packing and dispatch teams to ensure full, accurate, and timely order fulfillment, including correct packaging and inclusion of condiments and cutlery.
• Collaborate with management to analyze sales data, customer feedback, complaints, and operational challenges for continuous improvement.
• Assist in new product development, recipe testing, and menu standardization efforts.
• Conduct regular quality audits to maintain brand standards of taste and consistency across all orders.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and professional kitchen environment adhering to opening, closing, deep cleaning, pest control, and sanitation protocols.
• Effectively manage high-pressure periods ensuring team efficiency without sacrificing quality or safety.
• Identify operational bottlenecks and implement solutions to improve productivity, quality, costs, and customer satisfaction.
• Ensure full compliance with applicable food safety, health, workplace safety, and company policies and regulations.

Additional Information

This is an onsite role based in Delhi-NCR. The position involves managing a cloud kitchen setup focused on continental cuisine including burgers and related items. Maintaining high standards of food quality and safety is paramount.