Chef de Partie

Overview

Chef de Partie - Hotel Kitchen (Fresh Food) - Winchester

Blue Arrow Catering - Winchester & North Hampshire

£16.00-£18.00 per hour + tips/tronc | Part-Time Hotel Chef

Elevate hotel dining. Cook with skill, speed and style.

Step into a hotel kitchen where every service is different and every plate matters. This role focuses on fresh ingredients, tight technique, and the energy that makes brilliant hotel kitchens work.

• Run your section (breakfast, larder, garnish, grill or pastry) with calm precision and real pride.
• Prep fresh and properly: stocks, classic sauces, butchery basics, filleting, veg prep, desserts, pastry elements.
• Deliver across every hotel outlet, including:
• Restaurant service
• Banqueting & events (weddings, conferences, parties)
• Breakfast service
• Room-service favourites
• Afternoon tea components

Keep plates beautiful, consistent, hot and fast - no excuses.

Maintain top-tier food safety: HACCP, allergens, FIFO, immaculate checks, EHO-ready all day.

Support your brigade: coach junior chefs, jump sections when service spikes, and contribute ideas.

Represent Blue Arrow with professionalism across partner hotels in the Winchester/North Hampshire area (mileage/expenses by agreement).

• Proven CDP experience in quality hotel kitchens (or a strong Demi-CDP ready to level up).
• Sharp fundamentals: seasoning, sauces, knife work, temperature control and confident plating.
• Ability to thrive across breakfast, restaurant, banqueting and room-service operations.
• Cool-headed under pressure, communicative, reliable, team-driven.
• Food Safety Level 2 minimum; strong allergen and HACCP awareness.
• Bonus: banqueting experience, pastry or afternoon tea skills, KDS/EPoS knowledge, driving licence for multi-site support.

• Competitive hourly rate + tips/tronc + meals on shift.
• Training & development: certifications, workshops, supplier demos.
• Clear progression to Junior Sous / Sous for ambitious chefs.
• Fair, predictable rotas planned in advance.
• Perks: uniform provided
  • staff discounts
  • paid breaks or TOIL for OT
  • wellbeing/EAP

Ready to bring hotel cooking to life?

Send your CV to or apply via the link below.

We review all applications within 48 hours - and move quickly for the right chef.

Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people.