CDP - Breakfast Chef / Pastry

Surya Hotels; England; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality group in the UK is seeking a Chef De Partie to join their Kitchen team. The role involves preparing and presenting high-quality dishes, assisting senior chefs, and ensuring kitchen hygiene. Candidates should be passionate about food, detail-oriented, and able to work under pressure. The position offers numerous benefits including discounted accommodations, wellness programs, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Discounted meals & stays

Development programme

Flexible working hours

Employee Assistance Programme

Electric Vehicle Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in a kitchen environment preferred.
• Strong communication skills to work in a team.
• Willingness to adhere to health and safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Assist in cooking and presentation of menu items.
• Support senior chefs and maintain section's efficiency.
• Ensure cleanliness and safety standards are met.

Skills

Passionate about food

Team player

Attention to detail

Ability to work under pressure

Job description

This is a great opportunity to take the exciting next step in your hospitality career and work as part of the Kitchen team within Surya Hotels. We're looking for a Chef De Partie (CDP) to join us.

Thatcher’s Hotel is a charming Tudor style property set in the heart of the glorious Surrey countryside. There are 87 guest rooms in total, including double, twin, family and interconnecting rooms. For extra comfort and convenience, Thatcher’s also offers guests the use of free onsite parking, and complimentary Wi‑Fi throughout the hotel. With its high‑tech facilities and ample parking, Thatcher’s Hotel a great place to do business.

Thatcher’s boasts six meeting rooms in total, all equipped with complimentary Wi‑Fi, screening and I.T solutions.

Just under an hour away from London and lying between Guildford and Leatherhead, in the village of East Horsley, Thatcher’s Hotel is the perfect city escape. We are perfectly positioned to explore the many local attractions in the surrounding area.

Your CDP responsibilities include:

• Assist in the creation, cooking and presentation of the menu items – running your section when fully trained and confident.
• Support more senior Chefs in brigade – Sous Chef / Head Chef and work as a team to deliver great food to guests in a timely manner.
• Carry out the smooth and efficient running of your section – great food, every time!
• Follow Food Safety, and Health & Hygiene regulations at all times, including clear‑up and cleanliness of the section.
• Assist with breakfast and pastry when required.

About you, our CDP:

• Passionate about food and mouth‑watering taste combinations.
• Determined to deliver the best results regardless of pressure.
• A team player who values input from others.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Willing to share ideas around improving the customer’s experience – whether that’s creating a new sauce or practicing your knife skills.

We offer you:

• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme – helping our hospitality team through any difficult times 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• WageStream – access your wages as you earn them, or save as you earn.
• Retail and Supermarket discounts.
• Discounted meals & stays across all the group’s hotels across the UK, up to 50% off.
• Development programme to continue your rise to becoming a “Hospitality Superstar” – we love to promote from within our teams, including apprenticeships, accredited and professional training.
• Bike to work scheme.
• Electric Vehicle Scheme.
• Bus Saving Scheme.
• Flexible working hours.
• Inclusion in the Tronc scheme.
• Increasing annual leave.

Surya Hotels is one of the UK’s leading niche hotel groups, with a rapidly expanding portfolio of outstanding properties, situated in some of the UK’s most idyllic settings, from historic Suffolk and Norfolk towns, Essex City or coastal resorts to picturesque Surrey villages.

Our hospitality family has a ‘best in class’ ethos to exceed our guest expectations; creating experiences that embrace our heritage locations, our people and the communities we work within.

We aim to consistently deliver best in class experiences with personality and warmth. From our warm welcome, to our ‘See‑you‑again‑soon’ Goodbye.

Stay. Explore. Discover.