Demi Chef De Partie

Heckfield Place; Heckfield; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tronc (Allocation for 2025)

Increased holiday allowance

Vitality healthcare cover

Job summary

Heckfield Place is seeking a Demi Chef de Partie to join our dynamic kitchen team. The role supports a section, trains junior team members, and helps maintain the high standards of seasonal, farm-driven cooking.

You will rotate across sections, follow senior guidance, and contribute to a respectful, safe kitchen environment. Evening and weekend shifts are required. Salary £29,470.88 per annum plus benefits including Tronc, increased holidays and Vitality healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, train, and support junior team members to help them perform to the best of their ability.
• Assist the Chef de Partie in running a section to the standards set by the senior chefs.
• Rotate across sections and kitchens as required.
• Understand, respond to, and follow instructions from senior team members to support an efficient kitchen operation.
• Maintain excellent working relationships with fellow team members and other departments.
• Show genuine respect for ingredients and seasonal cooking.
• Uphold the highest standards of food safety and kitchen organisation.
• Be available to work evenings and weekends as required.

Job description

The kitchens at Heckfield Place source much of their produce from our biodynamic market garden on site, and our chefs take regular tours of the farm to draw inspiration from what is growing.

We are currently looking for a Demi Chef de Partie to join our dynamic kitchen team. Many of our dishes are created to showcase produce from the farm, and we are looking for a chef who is eager to learn and brings an enthusiastic approach to our distinctive style of cooking. If you are a chef who values meaningful cooking, thoughtful hospitality, and the pursuit of excellence through simplicity, we would love to hear from you.

Position responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Supervise, train, and support junior team members to help them perform to the best of their ability.
• Assist the Chef de Partie in running a section to the standards set by the senior chefs.
• Rotate across sections and kitchens as required.
• Understand, respond to, and follow instructions from senior team members to support an efficient kitchen operation.
• Maintain excellent working relationships with fellow team members and other departments.
• Show genuine respect for ingredients and seasonal cooking.
• Uphold the highest standards of food safety and kitchen organisation.
• Be available to work evenings and weekends as required.

Benefits:

Salary: £29,470.88 PA

• Tronc (Allocation for 2025 was £7,800+ per annum / per person based on full time hours)
• Increased holiday allowance
• Vitality healthcare cover