Chef de Partie - Winchester 2026

🏨🔥 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. Breakfast might see you firing perfect poached eggs for a full restaurant; by lunch you're prepping fresh fish for a tasting menu special; by evening you're helping drive a slick 120‑cover service or plating for a buzzing wedding. This role is all about fresh ingredients, tight technique, and the energy that makes brilliant hotel kitchens work.

🔪 Your Role - What You'll Be Cooking Up

• 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).

⭐ What You Bring to the Pass

• 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.

🍽️ What's on Offer

• 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

🕒 Hours

Breakfast, lunch, dinner, events and weekends - the full hotel rhythm.

We rota fairly to keep the kitchen strong, balanced and performing at its best.

👉 How to Apply

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.