Chef de Partie

Wilson Vale; Tottenham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-life balance

Career development

Craft Works training

Paid training

Employee Assistance

Online benefits

Birthday off after 1 year

Enhanced Maternity Pay

Job summary

Wilson Vale is seeking a Chef de Partie for one of its workplace restaurants in London. This permanent role is 40 hours/week, Monday to Friday, with shifts from 7:00 to 16:30. You will work closely with Senior Chefs to deliver fresh, seasonal dishes made from scratch and ensure high standards across service.

You’ll contribute to menu development, share your culinary flair, and help maintain a welcoming kitchen environment that supports great food and hospitality experiences.

Qualifications

• NVQ level 2 or equivalent in food safety or catering.
• Excellent customer service and food quality focus.
• Ability to work a busy kitchen and maintain standards.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook dishes to high standards.
• Work with Senior Chefs to create weekly menus.
• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene across the kitchen.
• Support stock control and reduce food waste.
• Contribute to a positive guest dining experience.

Skills

People skills

Food hygiene knowledge

Culinary skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

UK work eligibility

Education

NVQ Level 2 or equivalent

Job description

We are currently recruiting for a Chef de Partie to join our team at one of our workplace restaurants in London EC2N 4BQ.

This is a permament position working 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday. You'll work shifts between 7am and 4:30pm.

Wilson Vale is an established, quality-led contract caterer. We work with amazing clients across the UK who place huge value on great food as a key part of their culture and community. We work in office restaurants, independent schools and at conference venues with the same high-end ethos throughout.

As Chef de Partie, you’ll play a key role in the daily operation of the kitchen, preparing and cooking dishes to a consistently high standard. Working closely with the Senior Chefs and wider kitchen team, you’ll help deliver fresh, seasonal and innovative food from around the world, with all dishes prepared from scratch. We’re looking for someone who is passionate about fresh ingredients, takes pride in their work and brings creativity and flair to the menu. You’ll help maintain high standards across every service, supporting the smooth running of the kitchen and contributing to an excellent food and hospitality experience.

As our Chef de Partie, you will:

• Have excellent people skills
• Have general knowledge of food hygiene, NVQ level 2 or equivalent
• Be passionate about food and customer service
• Have superb culinary skills
• Have good organisational and communication skills
• Be able to work on your own initiative and as part of a large team
• Be eligible to work in the UK

You will be able to create and develop our dishes and will assist the Chefs in creation of weekly menus. A knowledge and understanding of the important of stock and food wastage is essential.

WILSON VALE PERKS:

• Our working hours are some of the best you'll find in catering - we are strong believers in work-life balance
• Our working environment is fun and inspiring, with excellent career development opportunities
• Craft Works - Free craft-focused career development training programme
• Paid training bespoke to you
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme- your wellbeing is very important to us
• Online employee benefits scheme - monetary savings on everyday items!
• Your Birthday off every year after 1 years’ service.
• Enhanced Maternity Pay

Wilson Vale is an equal opportunities employer that strives to create an inclusive working environment for all. We are committed to supporting our people and do not tolerate discrimination of any kind. From each and every person in our catering teams, to our operations and central support teams - everyone at has a voice.