Chef De Partie

About The Common Table Company Pvt. Ltd.

Based in Noida, The Common Table Company Pvt. Ltd. operates its own culinary brands. Among them, DotDash is a gourmet fast food brand that reinterprets familiar fast food classics with chef-level techniques, premium ingredients, and consistent quality. The company is expanding and offers an opportunity for individuals seeking career growth beyond a transitional role.

Role Overview

As a Chef de Partie, you will oversee daily kitchen operations for the gourmet fast food brand, ensuring consistent execution across all aspects of food preparation and service. Beyond cooking, you will contribute to refining systems, developing menus, and leading the team to support scaling efforts into new outlets and channels. This position offers a pathway to senior kitchen leadership within the growing enterprise.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage daily kitchen functions including preparation, line setup, service delivery, and closing procedures.
• Ensure every dish complies with brand standards for flavor, portion size, and presentation.
• Coordinate service across dine-in, takeaway, and delivery platforms such as Swiggy and Zomato, emphasizing speed and order accuracy.
• Oversee, train, and schedule commis chefs and kitchen assistants.
• Maintain hygiene protocols and food safety according to FSSAI regulations, conducting daily audits and checklist compliance.
• Supervise temperature logs, stock rotation following FIFO, labeling, and sanitation schedules to ensure audit readiness.
• Manage inventory including placing indents, verifying vendor deliveries, monitoring waste, and controlling food costs.
• Support recipe costing and maintain standardized recipe cards for consistency.
• Collaborate on menu innovation including new items, seasonal offerings, and menu optimization.
• Document and standardize recipes and operating procedures to enable brand replication at new locations.
• Incorporate customer feedback and current food trends into brand development.
• Assist with kitchen setup for new outlets, cloud kitchens, or franchises during brand expansion.
• Train new kitchen teams to uphold brand standards during openings.
• Prepare to grow into senior leadership positions within the kitchen as the business expands.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Experience: 3–6 years in kitchen roles within quick service restaurants (QSR), gourmet burger or sandwich outlets, casual dining, or cloud kitchens.
• Proficiency in fast food cooking methods including grilling, frying, preparing sauces, handling bread, and final assembly.
• Experience managing high-volume kitchen operations, especially orders from delivery platforms.
• Familiarity with food costing, inventory management, and compliance with FSSAI food safety standards.
• Leadership qualities with ability to maintain composure and hands-on involvement during busy service.
• Strong ownership mindset, treating kitchen operations as personal responsibility.
• Possession of a culinary diploma or degree such as IHM or equivalent is advantageous but not mandatory.

Compensation and Benefits

• Monthly salary ranging between ₹25,000 and ₹35,000, commensurate with experience.
• A structured career progression path leading to positions like Sous Chef or Head Chef aligned with brand growth.
• Opportunities to contribute creatively to menu design and overall brand development.
• A close-knit team environment where individual contributions are recognized and valued.