Wok Chef de Partie Wanted at Shanghai Me – Join Our Culinary Team!
We’re looking for a skilled and passionate Wok Chef de Partie (Cantonese Wok) to join the kitchen at Shanghai Me, a luxury Asian restaurant delivering bold flavours and high-energy dining.
You’ll be part of a dynamic brigade, cooking over fire, mastering speed and precision, and working in a fast-paced, high-standard environment.
What You’ll Do:
Cook authentic dishes using wok techniques
Ensure quality, taste, and presentation meet our premium standards
Work cleanly, safely, and efficiently during service
Support the team and contribute to a smooth-running kitchen
Help with food prep, stock rotation, and daily kitchen routines
What We’re Looking For:
Proven experience in a busy Asian kitchen (minimum 2 years)
Essential Wok experience (Cantonese Wok)
Strong wok skills (speed, control, and consistency)
Positive, can-do attitude and team spirit
Passion for food and a drive to grow
Eligible to work in the UK
What We Offer:
Competitive pay
Staff meals on duty
Opportunities to grow with a leading hospitality group
Vibrant working environment with a supportive team
What We’re Looking For:
Proven experience in a busy Asian kitchen (minimum 2 years)
Essential Wok experience (Cantonese Wok)
Strong wok skills (speed, control, and consistency)
Positive, can-do attitude and team spirit
Passion for food and a drive to grow
Eligible to work in the UK
Ready to fire up your next career move?
It is essential that you are eligible to live and work in the UK as sponsorship is not available for this role.
Who are we?
Established in 2011, Fundamental Hospitality is a UAE born company that unifies the regions leading lifestyle concepts. As an international ecosystem of hospitality brands, the group develops elevated, home-grown concepts that showcase the quality and innovation of the region, whilst exporting them to key cosmopolitan cities around the world. Fundamental Hospitality delivers lifestyle brands reimagined, where a creative approach to concept development leads to a dynamic experience in each and every venue. The group has played a fundamental role in the expansion of brands from the UAE to the world, where we understand the essential elements needed to execute experience driven lifestyle concepts on an international scale. The collection of brands within the portfolio include globally acclaimed concepts Gaia, Shanghai Me, Alaya, La Maison Ani, Piatti and Izu Burger, as well as international franchises, Scalini Dubai, Scalini Riyadh, Cipriani Dubai, and Cipriani Dolci UAE. Fundamental Hospitality owns and operates venues across the Middle East and Europe, with ongoing expansion of the group’s concepts into the GCC, Europe, UK, and USA. Dubai will further see the launch of new home grown concepts as Fundamental Hospitality continues to cement itself as the leading innovator in the hospitality industry.