Chef de Partie

Chef De Partie

Location: Bisham Abbey, Marlow, SL7 1RR
Salary: Paying up to £29,500 depending on skills and experience plus excellent benefits
Schedule: Permanent, full-time, 40 hours per week

Make a positive difference every day

At Serco, we're pleased to be recruiting on behalf of Bisham Abbey

Bisham Abbey encourages active, healthy lifestyles across the local community. Providing affordable access to a wide range of sports and leisure facilities in a safe, clean, friendly and welcoming space, their goal is to support healthier and happier lives for everyone. Delivering these services relies on an enthusiastic, customer-focused team, and they're now looking for a Chef De Partie to join their team and help make a positive difference every day.

As Chef De Partie, you'll take ownership of a key kitchen section, ensuring high-quality meals are prepared and presented to a consistently excellent standard. Working closely with the wider catering team, you'll help create positive dining experiences that support wellbeing, bring people together, and contribute to a welcoming environment where customers and colleagues feel valued and cared for.

What you’ll do as a Chef De Partie

• Run and manage a designated section of the kitchen, ensuring smooth day-to-day service
• Prepare, cook and present dishes to a consistently high standard, following agreed recipes and presentation guidelines
• Support the Sous Chef and Head Chef with daily kitchen operations and service delivery
• Supervise, train and guide junior kitchen colleagues, helping create headroom for people to grow
• Maintain high standards of food hygiene, cleanliness and health and safety compliance
• Monitor stock levels, support ordering processes, minimise waste and help control food costs

Does this sound like you?

• Experience as a Chef De Partie, or strong experience as a Commis Chef ready to take the next step
• A solid understanding of cooking techniques, food preparation and kitchen operations
• The ability to remain organised and focused in a fast-paced environment
• Knowledge of food safety and hygiene requirements, with a Level 2 Food Hygiene qualification preferred
• A positive, team-focused approach and pride in delivering excellent food and service

What we offer

• Free gym membership for you and your immediate family
• Free safeguarding training and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks
• 21 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• 6% employer matched pension contribution
• Training and development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme, Wisdom wellbeing app, Personal Trainer discounts
• Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment, travel, and gym equipment
• Learn more at www.moreleisure.org/employee-benefits

Serco/Serco Leisure Operating Limited are appointed as the Trust’s Managing Agents. We manage the recruitment process and the Trust’s employees in the delivery of the service on their behalf. The Trust is committed to equal opportunities and requests any potential applicant to contact the Recruitment Team on 0345 010 4000 as soon as possible if an applicant has any additional queries, requirements or will need additional time in submitting an application. Applicants should be aware that in line with the company’s policy, employees will have a DBS check where appropriate.

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