Commis Chef - Coventry

Village Hotels; Coventry; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hotel stays discount

Food & drink discount

Wagestream financial wellbeing

High Street discounts

Electric car salary sacrifice

Birthday off

Job summary

Village Hotels is seeking a Chef de Partie to join our busy kitchen brigade. You will assist the chefs on your section, ensuring portions, temperatures and presentation meet company standards.

You will maintain high standards of cleanliness and food hygiene, and you will be expected to know the menu inside out to support service. Grow within a supportive team with opportunities for progression.

Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of food hygiene rules and HACCP practices.
• Willingness to learn and adapt in a busy kitchen.
• Friendly, positive attitude and good energy.

Responsibilities

• Assist chefs on your section, control portion sizes, check temperatures, and ensure plates match company spec.
• Maintain absolute cleanliness and comply with hygiene regulations.
• Know and test the menu to be ready for service.
• Report equipment faults and communicate with restaurant and banqueting teams to keep service moving.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Positive attitude

Energy

Tools

HACCP

Job description

• The Prep & The Line: Delivering a smooth flow of work. You will assist the chefs on your section, controlling portion sizes, checking temperatures, and ensuring every plate looks exactly to company specification.
• The Standards: Maintaining absolute cleanliness. You will adhere strictly to our food hygiene regulations, FRESH, HACCP, and EHO directives to keep a professional, safe, and spotless working environment.
• The Product: Knowing the menu. You will ensure you have tasted and tested your knowledge on every dish before it launches so you know exactly what you are cooking.
• The Teamwork: Keeping communication clear. You will report equipment faults, minimise waste, and establish clear lines of communication with the restaurant and banqueting teams to keep service moving.

How We Succeed Together

We do not micromanage. It takes a village, so we believe in Ownership & Integrity, giving you autonomy to handle your section and make decisions on the fly. We Empower & Elevate our people. If you want Room to Grow, we provide funded qualifications and internal moves to help you step up to Chef de Partie and beyond.

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 brigade, we will give you all the support, training, and opportunities you need. Because it really does take a Village.

Think You Have Got the Right Energy? We are not looking for perfect CVs, we are looking for great people. If you have a passion for food, the resilience to handle a busy kitchen, and the desire to learn from a brilliant brigade, we want to hear from you. Bring your personality, your drive, and your ambition.

• Hotel Stays: Discounted stays from 35 based on two sharing, plus a Holiday Purchase scheme.
• Food & Drink: 50% discount on Food and Drink purchased on or off shift at any Village Hotel.
• Financial & Extras: Financial wellbeing support via Wagestream, High Street discounts, an Electric car salary sacrifice scheme, and your birthday off guaranteed.