Kitchen Team Leader: Chef de Partie Mastery

Village Hotels; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gym Membership

Hotel Stays

50% off food and drink for you and up5

Friends & Family: 25% off F&B

Retail & Lifestyle discounts via the V

24/7 Mental Health support

Job summary

Village Hotels is seeking a Kitchen Team Leader and Chef de Partie in Glasgow to lead your section with pride and precision. You’ll own your area on a busy shift, maintaining quality, temperature, and presentation while supporting colleagues as needed.

You’ll drive food safety and brand delivery, supervise junior staff, and manage stock to par levels, ensuring minimal waste and accurate monthly stock records, all while protecting gross profit and upholding our standards.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Chef de Partie or kitchen team lead
• Ability to run a section and support the brigade during service
• Strong focus on food safety and brand delivery

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.

Skills

Kitchen leadership

CDP role

Teamwork

Food safety

Job description

Village Hotels is seeking a Kitchen Team Leader and Chef de Partie in Glasgow to lead your section with pride and precision. You’ll own your area on a busy shift, maintaining quality, temperature, and presentation while supporting colleagues as needed.

You’ll drive food safety and brand delivery, supervise junior staff, and manage stock to par levels, ensuring minimal waste and accurate monthly stock records, all while protecting gross profit and upholding our standards.