Chef De Partie

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 21 March 2026
LOCATION
Lavenham
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Hospitality
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion

SKILLS

Chef experience Food preparation Plating Menu creation Teamwork Kitchen management

FULL DESCRIPTION

A fantastic opportunity for a CDP at The Swan at Lavenham Hotel & Spa.

Chef De Partie at The Swan at Lavenham

The Swan at Lavenham,
High Street,
Lavenham,
Sudbury,
CO10 9QA

Pay: Up to £13.00 per hour

Live-in available

 Full-time, Permanent

[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] are looking for an experienced Chef de Partie to join their award-winning 2 AA rosette 4 silver star accredited hotel, The Swan at Lavenham Hotel and Spa to work in their prestigious hotel kitchen in Lavenham where the focus is on the best, fresh, Suffolk produce and British flavours.

You will be cooking from inspiring menus for two different hotel restaurant experiences; the fabulous Gallery Restaurant which offers a more formal, fine dining experience, and The Brasserie which has a relaxed and contemporary feel whilst looking out to the courtyard garden.

Minimum of 2 years Chef experience required. Experience of working within Hotels and a large team is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Reporting to the Head Chef you will be assisted by junior chefs
  • Working in the kitchen using fresh, seasonal and local ingredients
  • Preparing and plating for restaurant and brasserie
  • Opportunity for career progression

Benefits of working as a CDP for [Employer hidden]:

  • A share of the tips
  • Free Golf at Thorpeness Golf Club and Hotel
  • 28 days annual leave (pro rata for hours worked)
  • 50% off food in all our hotel restaurants
  • B&B in any of our hotels from only £50 per room, per night
  • 50% off treatments & discounted products at our Weavers' House Spa
  • Hospitality Action - Employee Assistance Programme, Retail Discounts
  • Company pension scheme
  • Tailored company induction and continued training and development opportunities

About [Employer hidden]:

Founded in 1996, [Employer hidden] have grown to comprise six unique and individual family run hotels, a Country Club, and luxurious Spa. Whilst all our properties are charmingly individual with their own unique personality, the thing they all have in common is the people; a community of Folk obsessed with looking after our guests and delivering a blow-your-socks-off hospitality experience.

You must be eligible to work in the UK without sponsorship in order to apply for this role

If you think you might be well suited to this role and would like to apply, please send your CV to our HR team by emailing [contact hidden]

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