Chef de Partie

Village Hotels - Walsall - Kitchen; Darlaston; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gym Membership

Hotel Stays

Food & Drink discount

Friends & Family discounts

Retail & Lifestyle discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Village Hotels is seeking a Kitchen Team Leader and Chef de Partie to bridge the Head Chef's strategy with a busy service. You will own your section, run it impeccably, and support the brigade to ensure every plate meets our standards for quality, temperature, and presentation.

You will supervise juniors and Porters, drive food safety with HACCP, manage stock to par levels, minimise waste, and keep paperwork up to date for monthly stock takes. This on-site role offers growth in a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Chef de Partie experience or equivalent kitchen leadership experience.
• Ability to supervise junior kitchen staff and porters.
• Strong focus on food safety and brand delivery (HACCP/EHO awareness).
• Stock management and cost control to maintain gross profit.

Responsibilities

• Operate as a hands-on Chef de Partie in your own section while supporting the wider brigade during busy services.
• Drive food safety and brand standards, ensure correct temperatures, and compliance with HACCP/EHO directives.
• Supervise and coach junior kitchen team members and porters, translating strategy into action on the kitchen floor.
• Protect gross profit by managing stock to par levels, minimising wastage, and keeping stock records up to date.

Job description

The Role Outline: Your Shift at a Glance

As our Kitchen Team Leader and Chef de Partie (CDP), you are the crucial link between the Head Chef's strategy and the reality of a busy service. You will take absolute ownership of your section while floating to support the wider brigade, ensuring every plate leaving the pass meets our exact standards for quality, temperature, and presentation.

Why Village?

At Village, we do hospitality a little differently. We are all about personality, genuine connections, and creating great experiences for our guests and each other. That is why we back our teams to be themselves, take ownership, learn new skills, and grow their careers. Previous experience is great, but your attitude and energy matter much more to us. If you are friendly, positive, love working with people, and enjoy being part of a busy team, we will give you all the support, training, and opportunities you need. Because it really does take a Village.

How the Village Thrives

We live our culture through four simple commitments:

• We Can & We Do: We show up to make a genuine difference and do fantastic work everyday, with purpose.

• We Will: Treat each other with respect and dignity. No ego, no drama. We try our best and look out for each other.

• We Care: We care about our impact on guests, the community, and each other.

Your Shift: What You’ll Actually Be Doing

As our Kitchen Team Leader and CDP, you are the engine of the shift. We trust you to handle:

• The Kitchen Floor: Operating as a hands on Chef de Partie. You will run your own section flawlessly while controlling the wider flow of work, monitoring portion sizes, and jumping in to assist other chefs when the tickets pile up.

• The Standards: Driving an obsession with food safety and brand delivery. You will ensure deliveries are temperature checked, dishes are cooked to FRESH specifications, and strict HACCP and EHO directives are met without compromise.

• The Brigade: Supervising and coaching junior kitchen team members and Kitchen Porters. You will translate strategy into action, keeping the team safe around heavy equipment and fostering a culture where everyone is passionate about the menu.

• The Commercial Reality: Protecting the gross profit. You will manage stock to precise par levels, ensure minimal wastage, and keep all relevant paperwork completely up to date for the monthly stock take.

How We Succeed Together

We do not micromanage. It takes a village, so we believe in Ownership & Integrity, giving you the autonomy to handle your area and make decisions on the fly. We Empower & Elevate our people. If you want Room to Grow, we provide funded qualifications and internal moves. We constantly Innovate & Progress so we can Inspire Excellence and smash our targets together.

Selling Our Benefits

• Gym Membership: 2 x complimentary gym memberships at your home hotel.

• Hotel Stays: Hotel rooms from £20 across 35 hotels.

• Food & Drink: 50% off food and drink for you and up to 5 guests, plus 75% off Sunday dinner for up to 6 people.

• Friends & Family: 2 friends or family members get 25% off F&B, even when you are not there.

• Retail & Lifestyle: Hundreds of brand discounts via the Village app.

• Support: 24/7 Mental Health support via our Employee Assistance Programme.