Kitchen Team Leader / Chef De Partie

Center Parcs UK & Ireland; Bedford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading hospitality provider as a Kitchen Team Leader at Center Parcs in Bedford. You'll oversee kitchen operations, ensuring quality food preparation, team supervision, and effective stock management. This role requires previous kitchen experience and excellent communication skills. Enjoy a range of unique benefits including a bonus scheme and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Colleague Bonus Scheme

Pension Scheme with Life Assurance

Discounted Center Parcs breaks

20% discount in restaurant and retail outlets

Access to Perks at Work Portal

Employee Assistance Program

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Previous kitchen experience in a similar position.
• Naturally cheerful, patient and friendly.

Responsibilities

• Preparing, cooking and presenting food to agreed company standards.
• Providing supervision and coaching to junior staff.
• Assisting with management of costs and minimizing food wastage.

Skills

Excellent communication

Ability to build relationships

Calm under pressure

Job description

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From a big platter of bacon sandwiches to a quick Mediterranean flatbread or our mouth-watering rotisserie chicken, you’ll find plenty of tasty choice on the Sports Café menu. We’re open from breakfast through to midnight and this is a busy, popular venue with the big games being streamed live onto our screens.

KITCHEN TEAM LEADER / CHEF DE PARTIE | Circa £28,400 per annum plus tips

All colleagues working in the following restaurants: Rajinda Pradesh, Huck's American Bar and Grill, The Pancake House, Sports Café, The Lakeside Inn, Foresters' Inn and Vitalé Café Bar will benefit from the discretionary service charge we add to bills. The majority of our guests are happy to reward our colleagues for their excellent service.

We are looking for a Kitchen Team Leader (Chef de Partie) to join our busy team. In this role, you will be responsible for preparing, cooking and presenting food to agreed company standards.

Excellent communication skills are required as you will provide general supervision and coaching to all junior staff, ensuring the personal development of the junior team. You will also deputise for the Assistant Kitchen Manager in their absence, supervising the unit chefs to maintain the smooth running of the kitchen.

Other responsibilities will include assisting with the management of the cost of sales for your unit through effective use of the company ordering system, stock and portion control and minimising food wastage.

Please note that to apply for a role with us, you must be able to reliably commute to Center Parcs Woburn Forest, as it is not easily accessible by public transport. If you plan to use public transport, please follow this link for a realistic overview of your commute: Plan Your Journey

HOURS OF WORK

Working straight shifts, you will be contracted to work 150 hours per 4-week period on a flexible basis. This means that your days and hours of work could vary each week, but you will always receive at least your contracted hours each period.

As our village is open 365 days of the year, your working hours will include public / bank holidays and during Christmas and / or New Year on a rota basis.

Essential Requirements

EXPERIENCE, SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to build relationships with colleagues
• Previous kitchen experience in a similar position
• Excellent communicator
• Naturally cheerful, patient and friendly
• Professional, approachable and calm under pressure
  
  

Desirable Requirements

• Experience of ordering and stock control
  
  

About The Benefits

Center Parcs is a fantastic place to work and the benefits are as impressive as they are unique. Here are just a few:

• Colleague Bonus Scheme
• Pension Scheme with Life Assurance
• Colleague Recognition and Reward Scheme – offering a choice of Center Parcs and High Street vouchers
• Free use of our leisure facilities
• Discounted Center Parcs breaks
• 20% discount in our restaurant and retail outlets
• Access to Perks at Work Portal - offering a wide range of retail and leisure discounts
• An Employee Assistance Program - providing support on financial, health and legal matters
• Excellent opportunities for career development and progression with the opportunity to gain externally recognised qualifications
  
  

If this sounds like your ideal job, then we’d love to see your application.

Closing date: 10th June 2025 at 12 Noon

Interviews to be held: Ongoing

Please note this vacancy may close at any time once sufficient applications have been received. Early submission of your application is therefore encouraged.

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We recognise that we’re all at our best when we’re being ourselves. We are committed to building a culture that champions diversity, equity, and inclusion, where everyone is treated fairly and with respect. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want them to feel valued for their individuality, thrive in our business and share a sense of belonging. We place a lot of value on recruiting based on behaviours rather than prioritising qualifications or experience.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, please let us know if you require any support or reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Hospitality

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