Chef De Partie

Lingfield Park Racecourse; Lingfield; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Lingfield Park Resort is seeking a Chef de Partie to join our kitchen team and help deliver high-quality food and an excellent dining experience for our guests. You will work with the Head Chef and Sous Chef to oversee food preparation, maintain standards, manage stock, and ensure safety and cleanliness across lunch and dinner services.

We value organised, motivated individuals who communicate well, work under pressure, and contribute to a friendly, professional service in a branded hotel

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of experience at a similar level in a kitchen.
• GCSEs or equivalent qualifications.
• Level 2 Food Safety in Catering.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure while delivering quality.
• Customer-focused attitude and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Oversee food preparation and kitchen operations to ensure dishes meet specs.
• Support stock control, ordering and waste reduction.
• Maintain food safety, cleanliness, and hygiene standards.
• Collaborate with Head Chef and Sous Chef to deliver consistent service.
• Assist in lunch and dinner service as needed.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Customer-focused

Ability to work under pressure

Team player

Education

GCSEs or equivalent qualifications

Level 2 Food Safety in Catering

Job description

Lingfield Park Resort is not just a racecourse but the destination of choice for all events. Staging all weather racing, weddings, conferences and family events. As Lingfield continues to grow successfully you will grow with us.

Are you a passionate and motivated chef looking for your next opportunity? Lingfield Park Resort is looking for a talented Chef de Partie to join our kitchen team and help deliver high-quality food and an excellent dining experience for our guests.

Working closely with the Head Chef and Sous Chef, you will play an important role in the day-to-day running of the kitchen, helping to deliver consistently high standards across our lunch and dinner services.

About the Role

As Chef de Partie, you will oversee and support food preparation and kitchen operations, ensuring dishes are prepared to the required specifications and served on time. You will help maintain excellent standards of food quality, presentation, cleanliness and hygiene, while supporting the wider team to deliver an efficient and professional service.

You will also contribute to stock control, ordering and waste reduction, ensuring resources are used effectively.

Food safety and health and safety are central to this role, and you will be expected to follow all relevant legislation and company procedures.

About You

We are looking for someone who is organised, self-motivated and passionate about delivering great food and service. You will be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, have excellent attention to detail and be able to communicate effectively with colleagues at all levels.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• At least one year of experience working at a similar level.
• GCSEs or equivalent qualifications.
• Level 2 Food Safety in Catering.
• Strong organisational and communication skills, with the ability to work under pressure.
• A proactive, systematic approach to your work, with a focus on quality, efficiency and minimising waste.
• A customer-focused attitude and the ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.

Experience within a branded hotel environment would be advantageous, as would strong negotiation and influencing skills.

At ARC, we believe that a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace makes us a more relevant, more competitive, and more resilient company. We welcome people from all backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and experiences.We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

If you have a disability that requires reasonable adjustments, please let us know; we will ensure that individuals with additional needs are provided reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

We understand the value that diversity brings to our business and we are striving to create a working environment that is inclusive, psychologically and physically safe and ensures everyone can be heard and valued for their contributions. We are committed to making a consistent, top-down effort to be role models on what diversity, inclusion and belonging means in society.