Senior Chef De Partie

Select Recruitment Specialists Ltd; Ickleford; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-run gastro pub in the UK is seeking a Senior CDP with pizza experience to join their team. This role offers up to £38k with tips and includes live-in accommodation. You will be responsible for working with fresh ingredients, supporting the kitchen team, and maintaining high standards. Ideal candidates will thrive in a fast-paced environment and have good organisation skills. Generous discounts and career progression opportunities are available.

Benefits

Generous discount across all sites on food and drink

Rising Stars programme for career progression

Regular supplier trips locally and internationally

Staff accommodation available

Qualifications

• Solid experience with fresh, quality ingredients.
• Confidence working with wood-fired pizza ovens.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure during service.

Responsibilities

• Work with fresh ingredients and wood-fired pizzas.
• Support Sous and Head Chef in the kitchen.
• Drive kitchen standards and develop skills.

Skills

Pizza Experience

Working with Fresh Ingredients

Organisation

Job description

CDP, Near Hitchin, Must have Pizza Experience, up to £35,000 (DoE) plus tips

Step into a Senior CDP role where internal promotion has created a genuine opportunity to progress your career in a kitchen that's serious about fresh food and wood-fired pizza excellence.

This role offers you the chance to earn up to £38k+ with tronc (circa £2 per hour in tips), with the option of live-in accommodation – a rare combination that sets this opportunity apart.

As Senior CDP at this thriving gastro pub, you'll be working with fresh ingredients daily, perfecting your craft on wood-fired pizzas, and supporting your Sous and Head Chef to deliver food that creates those wow moments guests remember. This is your opportunity to take real responsibility in a busy kitchen, drive standards, and develop your skills across all sections whilst becoming the calm, confident leader the team looks to when it matters most.

If you've got solid experience with fresh, quality ingredients and you're confident working with wood-fired pizza ovens, this Senior CDP position gives you the platform to shine. You'll thrive here if you bring great organisation, a level head during service, and the ambition to keep climbing towards that Sous or Head Chef role.

What makes this opportunity even better :

• Generous discount across all sites on food and drink
• Rising Stars programme designed specifically for your career progression
• Regular supplier trips locally and internationally
• Staff accommodation available

DUE TO THE LOCATION, YOU MUST BE A DRIVER

You’ll be joining a family-run business with genuine career growth opportunities across their group of award-winning establishments. Their kitchen teams are known for their passion, their commitment to fresh produce, and their genuine investment in developing talent from within – thisSenior CDProle is proof of exactly that.

If you're ready to step up asSenior CDPin a kitchen that will challenge and reward you in equal measure, Select Recruitment would love to hear from you today