Job Ref: SHE1682
Branch: Sheen Falls Lodge
Location: Kenmare
Salary/Benefits: Competitive Salary
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Hours per week: 45
Posted date: 02/09/2026
Closing date: 02/10/2026
We are currently inviting applications for an experienced and passionate Breakfast Chef de Partie to join the Kitchen team at Sheen Falls Lodge, our five-star luxury hotel in Kenmare.
This is an exciting opportunity for a talented chef to become part of a highly skilled culinary team, working in an environment where quality ingredients, attention to detail and consistently exceptional standards are at the heart of everything we do.
Breakfast at Sheen Falls Lodge is an important part of our guests’ five-star experience. Our breakfast offering combines a cook-to-order à la carte service with room service, catering for up to 180 guests, with breakfast served daily from 7.30am to 10.30am/11am
As Breakfast Chef de Partie, you will take pride in delivering beautifully prepared, consistently high-quality dishes while ensuring an efficient and professional breakfast service.
You will work as part of our wider Kitchen brigade, a team of skilled and experienced chefs delivering a range of culinary experiences across the hotel, from fine dining in The Falls Restaurant to relaxed dining and Afternoon Tea in The Sheen Lounge.
The role also includes responsibility for elements of team food preparation and, when required, supporting our early afternoon lounge service.
As Breakfast Chef de Partie, you will:
- Prepare and deliver our breakfast offering to consistently high five-star standards.
- Ensure all dishes are prepared, cooked and presented with exceptional attention to quality and detail.
- Maintain consistency across our à la carte breakfast and room service offering.
- Ensure all food preparation and presentation standards are maintained throughout service.
- Work efficiently and calmly while delivering a busy cook-to-order breakfast service.
- Maintain the highest standards of food safety, hygiene and HACCP compliance.
- Ensure your section is organised, prepared and ready for service each day.
- Support food preparation for our team dining requirements.
- Assist other sections of the Kitchen when required.
- Work collaboratively with the wider Kitchen and Food Beverage teams to deliver an exceptional guest experience.
We are looking for a chef who is passionate about their craft and takes genuine pride in delivering consistently excellent food.
The ideal candidate will:
- Have previous experience as a Chef de Partie or experienced Demi Chef de Partie, ideally within a four- or five-star hotel or high-quality restaurant environment.
- Have strong breakfast and à la carte cooking experience.
- Demonstrate excellent food preparation, cooking and presentation skills.
- Have a strong understanding of HACCP and kitchen hygiene standards.
- Be organised and comfortable working in a busy, quality-focused kitchen.
- Have excellent attention to detail and a commitment to consistency.
- Work well as part of a professional kitchen brigade.
- Bring a positive attitude, strong work ethic and genuine desire to learn and develop.
For the right candidate, this is more than a breakfast position. It is an opportunity to develop your culinary career within a five-star kitchen, working alongside experienced chefs and gaining exposure to the wider culinary operation at Sheen Falls Lodge.
We are passionate about developing talented people and providing opportunities to learn, progress and build a rewarding career in luxury hospitality.
This is a full-time, rostered position, which will include weekends and may include evening shifts depending on the requirements of the Kitchen.
- Competitive salary
- Meals on duty provided
- Employee parking provided
- Full training provided
- Uniforms provided
- Employee discounts, including at our sister properties in Cork, Dublin, and Wicklow
- Employee recognition awards and appreciation days
- Free golf at Ring of Kerry Golf Club
- Employee gym provided
- Cycle to work Scheme
- Work anniversary acknowledgement and reward
- Employee birthday celebrations reward
- Employee referral bonus
We pride ourselves on being a diverse team of professional, passionate and caring individuals, with our guests at the heart of everything we do.
Sheen Falls Lodge is a 2 Michelin Keys and is part of Relais Chateaux, which includes some of the world's finest hoteliers, chefs and restaurants that have set the standard for hospitality excellence. Clear opportunities for progression are a priority for us, too.
If you cannot see a role that is suitable for you at the moment but feel you would make a great addition to the team, please don't hesitate to get in touch. Click here to send in your CV and we'll keep you in mind for when any appropriate opportunities arise.
