Chef De Partie (Breakfast Chef)
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LocationOdney Club
Also inOdney Club, Odney Lane, Cookham, Berkshire, SL6 9SR
Work modeon-site
Typefull-time
SeniorityLead
Company size10,000+ people
PostedOct 15, 2026 · 3w ago
Verified live2d ago
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Relevant professional chef qualifications, such as City & Guilds diplomas in professional cookery, BTEC HNC in professional cookery, or equivalent
Excellent skills to instruct the kitchen team and deliver clear feedback to front-of-house staff
Ability to deliver high-quality results in a fast-paced environment while upholding strict hygiene and safety standards
Ability to foster mutual trust and respect within a team, ensuring every Partner feels valued
Quick and confident decision-making skills to resolve kitchen issues efficiently
Level 3 Food Safety qualification
Experience in coaching or developing junior kitchen Partners
Experience working in a hotel or high-volume quality dining environment
ABOUT THE ROLE
Forget everything you know about corporate kitchen life. At our Partnership Hotels, you aren’t just an employee on a payroll. You are a Partner and co-owner of the business.
The Breakfast Chef is responsible for preparing and delivering the hotel’s breakfast offerings and managing the kitchen in the absence of the Head and Sous Chefs. You’ll be working as part of our friendly team to ensure the efficient day to day running of the kitchen and to assist in providing a consistently high quality dining experience while maintaining sales, reputation and profit of the kitchen as agreed by the Head Chef.
Behind the scenes, you’ll help keep the business running smoothly by tracking food wastage, managing inventory orders, and ensuring flawless daily safety checks. Above all, you’ll build fantastic relationships with the Front of House team to deliver pitch-perfect service and keep our guests coming back for more.
In addition to your contractual pay, any time worked between 22:00 - 06:00 will attract Night Premium at a rate of £4.25 per hour. This will also apply to existing Partners who have enrolled onto Enhanced Hours Premium arrangements.
Salary - £34,080 - £46,300 paid based on skills and experience
Hours of work - 45 hours per week, 06:00 - 16:00 including weekends. Flexibility is needed on occasion to work a later shift for events or holiday cover
Key Responsibilities
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Assisting the Head and Sous Chef to plan and deliver a food offer that aligns with current trends and customer demand, maintaining exceptional presentation standards.
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Relevant professional chef qualifications, such as City & Guilds diplomas in professional cookery, BTEC HNC in professional cookery, or equivalent.
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Excellent skills to instruct the kitchen team and deliver clear feedback to front-of-house staff.
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The ability to deliver high-quality results in a fast-paced environment while upholding strict hygiene and safety standards.
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Ability to foster mutual trust and respect within a team, ensuring every Partner feels valued.
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Quick and confident decision-making skills to resolve kitchen issues efficiently.
Desirable skills/experience you may have
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Level 3 Food Safety qualification.
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Experience in coaching or developing junior kitchen Partners.
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Experience working in a hotel or high-volume quality dining environment
Closing Date:
November 28, 2026
Pay:
£28,400.00 - £38,600.00 Annual
Contract Type:
Permanent
Hours of Work:
45
Job Level:
Partnership Level 9
Where You’ll Be Working:
Odney Club, Odney Lane, Cookham, Berkshire, SL6 9SR
ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP
We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us.
We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.
As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect.
We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective.
As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.
Important points to note:
It’s important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you’ll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles.
Hiring process
We also recommend that you apply as soon as possible as vacancies can close early if we see a high number of applicants.
Benefits
We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.