Chef De Partie

The Midland Hotel; Chester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading hotel group as a Chef De Partie at The Midland Hotel in Chester. You will play a key role in the kitchen supporting the Head Chef and ensuring that every dish meets high standards while working in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. Enjoy perks like company pension plans, meals on duty, and ongoing training designed to help you grow. Be yourself and excel as part of our vibrant team!

Benefits

Special rates on hotel rooms

Company-wide recognition scheme

Meals on duty

Talent referral scheme bonus

Employee Awards Celebration

Pension Scheme

Wellbeing Support

Ongoing training programmes

Qualifications

• Willingness to learn and adapt.
• Keen to step up and lead sections in the kitchen.
• Experience in a fast-paced kitchen environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head Chef and manage kitchen sections.
• Prepare and present dishes to high standards.
• Ensure kitchen hygiene and food safety practices.

Skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Passion for kitchen work

Ability to work under pressure

Job description

Be Yourself – Be a Bold Team Player– Be Leonardo

As a Chef De Partie you’ll be right in the heart of the hotel, so we want you to take pride in everything you’ll be doing to support the Head Chef and keep things running like clockwork. Take a deep breath because you’ll be stepping into a busy role! You’ll be passionate about your working area and responsibilities, and thrive under pressure whilst working alongside a vibrant team to exceed our guests’ expectations.

Some of the perks our colleagues enjoy include:

• Special rates on Leonardo Hotel rooms across the UK & Europe: get planning that city break you’ve been dreaming of!
• Company-wide recognition scheme: for being your fabulous self, you could earn vouchers to spend on a wide range of high street shops
• Meals on duty
• Talent referral scheme: earn yourself a bonus for recommending a friend to join us
• We love to get together and celebrate: we regularly host Thank You Week (your hotel could have anything from ice cream trucks to pizza parties) and every year we get dressed up in our fanciest threads to host our Employee Awards Celebration
• The important stuff: access to the Company Pension Scheme, Life Assurance and Wellbeing Support
• Ongoing job-related training programmes with clear paths for progression

If you’re our ideal Chef De Partie, you will:

• Be yourself!
• Love the Kitchen and grow whilst working in a fast-paced environment
• Be keen to step up when the situation demands and able to lead sections within the Kitchen
• Have a willingness to learn, adapt and deliver to the high standard of food our guests expect
• Aspire to grow with us - with our excellent Learning and Development programmes, the sky is the limit!
• Have an eagle eye with keen attention to detail
• Be full of beans, however ideas will just be fine too!

Why come join us?

We look after our colleagues just as well as we look after our guests. Once you’re part of the team, you’re part of the Leonardo community. We have support on tap, so expect top-notch L&D programmes, practical training and clear progression within our vibrant and dynamic team.

Our Story

Built on decades of hotelier know-how, we operate over 270 hotels across the United Kingdom and Europe. We look after over 55 hotels across the UK & Ireland, and being one of the fastest growing hotel groups, we have plans for major expansion over the next few years’; there’s never been a more exciting time to come join us!