Kitchen Team Leader & CDP: Own Your Section & Grow

Village Hotels; Leeds; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gym Membership

Hotel Stays

Food & Drink discounts

Friends & Family discounts

Retail & Lifestyle discounts

Mental Health support

Job summary

Village Hotels in the United Kingdom is recruiting a Kitchen Team Leader and Chef de Partie. You’ll own your section, run a busy service, and float to assist the brigade so every plate meets our exact standards for quality, temperature and presentation.

You’ll drive food safety, supervise junior cooks and porters, manage stock to par levels, minimise waste, and keep paperwork up to date for monthly stock takes. Bring energy, teamwork and a can-do attitude.

Responsibilities

• The Kitchen Floor: Operating as a hands on Chef de Partie. You will run your own section flawlessly while controlling the wider flow of work, monitoring portion sizes, and jumping in to assist other chefs when the tickets pile up.
• The Standards: Driving an obsession with food safety and brand delivery. You will ensure deliveries are temperature checked, dishes are cooked to FRESH specifications, and strict HACCP and EHO directives are met without compromise.
• The Brigade: Supervising and coaching junior kitchen team members and Kitchen Porters. You will translate strategy into action, keeping the team safe around heavy equipment and fostering a culture where everyone is passionate about the menu.
• The Commercial Reality: Protecting the gross profit. You will manage stock to precise par levels, ensure minimal wastage, and keep all relevant paperwork completely up to date for the monthly stock take.

Job description

Village Hotels in the United Kingdom is recruiting a Kitchen Team Leader and Chef de Partie. You’ll own your section, run a busy service, and float to assist the brigade so every plate meets our exact standards for quality, temperature and presentation.

You’ll drive food safety, supervise junior cooks and porters, manage stock to par levels, minimise waste, and keep paperwork up to date for monthly stock takes. Bring energy, teamwork and a can-do attitude.