Serco Leisure Operating Limited
Chef De Partie
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Chef de Partie
Location: Lilleshall National Sports Centre, TF10 9AT
Salary: £29,000 plus excellent benefits
Schedule: Full time, 39 hours per week, 5 days per week, including mornings, evenings, and weekends to support restaurant service, weddings, and events.
Ready to Impact a Better Future?
As a Restaurant Chef de Partie in our Citizens Services team, you’ll support the delivery of a high-quality dining experience at Lilleshall National Sports Centre, preparing food at scale while maintaining excellent standards and consistency.
This is a hands-on role where your work has real impact – whether you’re preparing meals for small groups or large events of up to 350 guests. You’ll play a key part in creating positive experiences for visitors, athletes, and communities, helping us deliver a service that people can trust and take pride in.
What You’ll Do as a Chef de Partie
- Prepare and cook meals as part of a team in a high-volume catering environment, serving up to 350 people.
- Prepare and cook dishes in line with restaurant standards and specifications.
- Ensure all food is produced to required quality, safety, and presentation standards.
- Follow and uphold all hygiene procedures, including temperature checks, food storage, and record keeping.
- Maintain a strong working knowledge of menus and seasonal ingredients.
- Support kitchen operations, including delegating and completing cleaning schedules.
- Work flexibly across shifts to support restaurant service, functions, and events.
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Does This Sound Like You?
You’ll be a great fit for this role if you have:
- Food safety knowledge or qualifications and some kitchen experience.
- Experience working in table d’hôte or similar service environments.
- Confidence ordering stock and using basic computer systems.
- Understanding of seasonality and menu planning.
- A team-focused approach with flexibility to support varied service demands.
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What We Offer
- Holidays: 20 days, 21 days after 1 year's service + bank hols
- Free Gym membership
- Staff meal, physio discounts
- Serco discounts which include cinema, merlin entertainment, online shopping, mobile phone plans, and leisure centre memberships.
- Interesting, varied, and enjoyable work
- A company that recognises your contribution
- All Leisure Benefits - Employee Benefits (moreleisure.com)
Let’s impact a better future, together. Apply today.
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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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