Overview
Reference
0000019211 Salary
£35,000 - £40,000/annum + benefits Job Location
- United Kingdom -- England -- East Midlands -- Leicestershire -- Leicester Job Type
Permanent Posted
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Full time Chef De Partie, Junior Sous Chef or Sous Chef
Interaction Recruitment PLC is working with a stunning grade 2 listed hotel based in a woodland setting in Leicestershire and are seeking a Chef to join their team of 9 Chefs and 4 Kitchen Porters.
The Head Chef at this hotel has been heading up the kitchen for around 14 months, his team are encouraged to work together.
Role:
To work as part of a brigade, you will be responsible for a section and working as part of a team. There are 4-5 services per day. The hotel offers banqueting, conferences, weddings, a la carte dining, afternoon teas and so forth. Working with 75-80% fresh produce. It is a large kitchen, there is only 1 pass and when there are functions on, there can be 400-500 covers.
Rota:
Shift pattern starting as early as 10:00 and finishing anywhere between 21:00 and 22:00. Working 5 out of 7 days per week. Contracted to 40 hours per week, averaging 45 hour weeks. Having 1:4 weekends off, you may also have 1 weekend day off + 1 weekday on alternative weekends. 1 hour break per shift.
Salary:
Salary up to £40’000 per annum based on experience.
Benefits and perks:
• Lucrative basic salary
• Overtime pay / time in lieu
• 28 days annual leave
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Free parking
• Meal on duty
• Low cost live in available c.1 mile from site
• Opportunity for career development
• Advancing technical food knowledge
• Privately owned company
• Staff parties and events
• Great team, mixed nationality, lovely Head Chef
Applicants:
• Must be a qualified or time served Chef with plenty of fresh produce experience and commercial kitchen experience
• Will have a good can-do attitude, passion for great food and team mentality
• Shall be professional, reliable, punctual and presentable
• Would be able to drive and have access to a reliable vehicle
• Can demonstrate a clear career history with evidence of experience in the form of references and/or photographic evidence
• Might have pastry experience and be happy to help out on the pastry section
• Could be from a fine dining background such as 5 star hotels, Michelin star restaurants or rosetted gastro pubs
• Must have UK Right to Work
• Must have own Chef knives and safety shoes or Chef Crocs
Contact:
INDNH