Demi Chef de Partie

The Cornish Arms; Padstow; Hybrid; Full time

Job summary

A popular countryside pub in St Merryn is seeking an experienced Demi Chef de Partie to join their friendly kitchen team. In this role, you will support the Head Chef in ensuring high-quality food and dining experiences while helping to develop junior team members. The position offers flexible shifts with both part-time and full-time options, competitive pay, plus additional tips. The company values work/life balance, fosters diversity, and provides various perks, making it a great environment to grow your career.

Benefits

Flexible shifts

Excellent tips

Staff discounts

Free meal for two per year

Social events

Quality meals while on duty

Staff surprises

28 days paid holiday

Qualifications

• Experience as a Demi Chef de Partie required.
• Ability to develop and inspire junior kitchen team.

Responsibilities

• Help develop the junior kitchen team.
• Support Head Chef to deliver quality dining experience.
• Work all sections of the kitchen.

Job description

Demi Chef de Partie

• Pay - £11.60 per hour (£21,112 per year for a 35 hour week)
• Plus up to £5,500 per year in tips (paid weekly, based on last years earnings), giving total potential earnings of £26,612 per year.
• Flexible shifts with part and full time options
• A Top 100 best companies to work for

We are looking for an experienced Demi Chef de Partie to join our friendly kitchen team at our Rick Stein countryside pub, The Cornish Arms, in St Merryn, Cornwall.

We see ourselves as being in the 'cheering up industry' trying to make people smile with great food, drink and experiences. As we are in the Top 25 Best Hospitality Companies to Work For, we think we are pretty good at making our team smile too. We believe in supporting our teams and embracing diversity and as such are a Disability Confident Committed Employer.

Family is the foundation of our business, and we understand the importance of work/life balance and flexibility.

What you’ll be getting up to

• Helping to develop and inspire junior kitchen team
• Supporting Head Chef, Ashley to ensure that Rick’s dishes, vision and desire for quality delivers a fantastic dining experience for our guests.
• Working and learning all sections of the kitchen

Check us out!

Want to know what it’s like to work here?

Check out our 'Life at Steins' media channels.

Instagram: @lifeatsteins_
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lifeatsteins

Perks

• Flexible shifts. Family time and work/life balance is important to us, we’ll work with you to find the shifts that work for your lifestyle, and full time employees can request to work a four-day week.
• Brilliant tips. On top of your salary you’ll earn tips and these are paid weekly into your bank, aren’t subject to NI deductions and you’ll even get tips when you’re on holiday!
• Staff discounts. You’ll get 50% off in our restaurants, 20% in our shops and online and discounted hotel stays and cookery courses.
• Free meal for two. After one year with us, you’ll get a complimentary 3 course meal for two people in one of our restaurants every year.
• Social events. You’ll get the chance to meet Rick and the family at fun social events and parties.
• Plenty of food. We provide great quality meals whilst on duty, the chance to taste all our dishes as well drinks and snacks whilst you’re on a break.
• Staff surprises. We like to make you smile, so there’ll be little treats from us throughout the year.
• Holiday. You’ll get 28 days paid holiday every year which increases after 2 years.

Our story

Rick and Jill Stein started our family run business back in 1975, and today we employ over 600 happy staff. The business has grown from the first flagship seafood restaurant in Padstow to 10 restaurants across the south of England, plus hotel rooms, cookery school, shops and an online shop. Rick and Jill are still heavily involved in the business, as are their three sons Ed, Jack and Charlie.

Our Values

We are proud to be a values-led company which you will learn more about upon joining us, the values that we live and breathe here at Stein’s are:

• Hospitality is from our hearts.
• Enjoy learning & improving.
• Right thing, right way.
• Bring out the best in each other.
• Show great team spirit.

Good to know...

• Parking – we have free, onsite parking at the Cornish Arms.
• Travel to work – St Merryn is located on the Newquay bus route, with the bus stop a short walk from our pub and is an easy drive along the beautiful coast road from Newquay and a short drive from Padstow and Wadebridge.
• Uniform - we provide our kitchen teams with chef whites.

Say hello

We’d love to hear from you — to apply, please email your CV to ashleygains [at] rickstein.com or click apply to submit a quick application.

If you would like any additional support or need any reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know.

The Cornish Arms in St. Merryn, offers a simple British pub menu, with dishes like real beef burgers, mussels and chips and scampi in the basket. In the summer guests can sit outside in the fresh Cornish air and enjoy some of St Austell Brewery’s best ales and a great selection of wines, or cosy up by our log fires in the colder weather with some comfort food.