Kitchen Team Leader​/Chef de Partie

Join our Food & Beverage department at Center Parcs Whinfell Forest (CA10 2DW). The Kitchen Team Leader / Chef de Partie will oversee daily kitchen operations, coaching junior staff, and ensuring high‑standard food preparation.

Kitchen Team Leader / Chef de Partie – £15.26 per hour

• Prepare, cook and present food to company standards.
• Provide general supervision and coaching to junior staff.
• Deputise for the Assistant Kitchen Manager when absent.
• Assist in cost‑of‑sales management through ordering system, stock and portion control.
• Minimise food wastage and monitor kitchen hygiene.

Contracted to work 150 hours per 4‑week period on a flexible basis. Schedule is variable and may include public/cash holidays, Christmas and New Year rotations.

• Build relationships with colleagues.
• Previous kitchen experience in a similar position.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Positive, patient, friendly, professional and calm under pressure.
• Experience with ordering and stock control (desirable).

• Colleague Bonus Scheme
• Pension Scheme with Life Assurance
• Recognition and Reward Scheme – vouchers
• Free leisure facility use
• Discounted Centre Parcs breaks
• 20 % discount at restaurants & retail outlets
• Access to Perks at Work portal
• Employee Assistance Program
• Career development and progression with externally recognised qualifications

We welcome all backgrounds, are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, and are a Disability Confident Employer. Reasonable adjustments are offered during the application and interview process.

Interviews are ongoing. Please apply early – the vacancy may close once sufficient applications are received.