Casual Chef de Partie

Hand Picked Hotels; Nutfield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A luxury hotel group is seeking a Casual Chef de Partie to join their team at a prestigious location in Nutfield, Surrey. In this role, you will run a busy kitchen section, ensuring high cooking standards and mentoring junior chefs. The position offers a competitive hourly salary and the opportunity to work in a vibrant and diverse team that values individuality and guest experience. Ideal candidates will have strong culinary skills and a keen awareness of current kitchen trends.

Benefits

Competitive salary package

Team environment celebrating diversity

Opportunity to build friendships

Qualifications

• Prior experience in a quality-driven kitchen environment.
• Ability to lead and impart knowledge to junior chefs.
• High emotional intelligence to anticipate guest needs.

Responsibilities

• Run a busy kitchen section efficiently.
• Cook to a high standard and create delightful dishes.
• Work collaboratively with the hotel kitchen team.

Skills

Culinary skills

Team leadership

Adaptability

Knowledge of kitchen trends

Job description

Casual Chef de Partie

Hand Picked Hotels, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 4EL

£31,708 per year - estimated

Hand Picked Hotels is a beautiful collection of 21 privately owned, luxury country houses and coastal retreats, each hand picked for their individuality. Architecturally distinctive and quintessentially British, every hotel boasts an extraordinary location, from Scotland to the Channel Islands, offering breath‑taking views, from vast countryside to expansive beaches, to lush woodlands. With every need taken care of, the team at each hotel ensures every guest has a magical experience, encouraging them to return time and time again. Hand Picked Hotels was founded in 2001 by owner and Chairman, Julia Hands MBE. While each hotel is individual, every property fulfils the company values of family, individuality, community and care, ensuring a hand‑picked experience for every guest and employee.

We are currently recruiting for a Casual Chef de Partie at Nutfield Priory Hotel & Spa, part of Hand Picked Hotels. Nutfield Priory, our award‑winning country house hotel and spa, is regarded as one of the best hotels in Redhill, Surrey. With elegant décor, spacious rooms, a relaxing spa and many modern amenities throughout, our boutique country house hotel in Surrey is an oasis of tranquillity. Our chef de partie will enjoy being part of a team and love the fact that no day is the same. You will be running a busy section, already cook to a high standard, and have the ability to impart your knowledge to junior chefs. All of our hotels are individual in their own way, just like our chefs. Whether it's filleting or frying, you'll know your way around a kitchen like the back of your hand and have a mind full of delicious creations ready to wow our guests.

About You

• To be considered for this role you will have current base knowledge and experience of the kitchen within a quality driven hotel, restaurant, or hospitality environment.
• You will be enthusiastic and willing to take on new responsibilities, adopting a flexible approach to assist in different areas of the kitchen as business and guest needs dictate.
• You will have the ability to impart your knowledge to the junior members of the team.
• Your finger will be on the pulse of all the latest trends and you will have the desire to learn the next big thing.
• Having a high level of emotional intelligence, enabling you to anticipate our guests' needs and ensure they receive a Hand Picked experience.
• It is essential you can demonstrate how you would deliver our guest experience standards at Hand Picked Hotels, which includes the ability to go above and beyond to ensure guests have a high‑quality, personalised, and magical experience that they remember, recommend, and return to time and time again.

Our Benefits include

• A competitive salary package of £15 per hour plus a share of service charge.
• This is a casual role, working depending on business needs.
• Opportunity to make lifelong friendships and be part of a team that celebrates diversity and inclusion.

Hand Picked Hotels is an Equal Opportunities employer. Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.