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Chef de Partie

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• Closing Date: 11-12-2025
• Location: âÓ¶¹appÏÂÔØ, Lewes
• Salary: Up to £33,600 depending on experience
• Hours: Full Time - 45h / week
• Benefits: 26 days holiday, efficiency days, access to College bus network
• How to Apply: Complete Application form and Equality/Diversity Monitoring Form and submit by email to recruitment@plumpton.ac.uk

Description

Role: Chef de Partie (CDP)    

Salary: Â£30,063 - £33,646 

Hours: Full-time - 45 hours per week    

Contract: Permanent 

We are looking to recruit an experienced Chef De Partie (CDP) to support our in-house catering team in delivering an outstanding catering service to our students and staff. This will include our events and hospitality services. Our state-of-the-art AgriFood centre has space for conferences and events catering up to 500 attendees, and our college dining room service provides for all our students and a large number of staff every day. The successful applicant will assist in the daily running of our college dining room services for our day and residential students as well as the Graze Café, which is open for HE students, staff, and external visitors. This is an exciting time to join the College as we grow our catering business to adapt to the needs of our students and growth in our commercial activities in conferences and events. 

The ideal candidate will be a professional, hardworking, and confident team player with a track record of working in a similar environment or in fresh produce catering establishments. 

We understand that given the location of the College, commuting can be a challenge, which is why we offer free bus transportation for this role from various towns in the surrounding area, including Haywards Heath, Brighton, Seaford/Newhaven, Eastbourne, and Burgess Hill, as well as lots of others. You can see the full bus map here (/info-hub-for-students-parents-and-guardians/travel/) and please let us know if you would like further information.

 Essential criteria for the post 

A catering qualification or demonstrable experience in a high-volume kitchen 

Hold a current Food Hygiene Certificate and have strong working knowledge of the regulations which apply in a professional kitchen  

Have at least two years’ experience in a similar role  

Proficiency in a range of cuisines and cooking techniques 

A passion for good food, sustainability and providing a healthy menu 

Physically fit, able to undertake manual handling duties 

Able to demonstrate great customer service skills   

Strong understanding of allergens, dietary requirements and cross-contamination  

Excellent communication skills to interact with kitchen staff and managerial staff  

Full UK drivers’ licence 

Desirable criteria for the post 

Outgoing and approachable with staff, students and visitors  

Experience in menu planning, costing and procurement  

Confident when working in a team and when working independently  

Previous experience leading/supporting junior colleagues 

 

 

Working Hours 

Basic working hours are five days over a seven-day rota, agreed with line manager. This usually includes one weekend per month. Daily hours are approximately 7am-5pm or 8am-6pm, working a 10 hour day with one hour for lunch. Our catering outlets must meet the needs of the business so some flexibility around weekends and evenings will be required. Hours and working times will be agreed with the Head Chef, based on the needs of the business. 

 

This is an all year-round post. There will be some evening and weekend working required to support faculty activities, and whole college recruitment and promotional functions and events. 

 

Annual Leave 

The holiday year is from 1 September - 31 August each year.  The pro-rata annual leave entitlement for this role is 26 working days, plus 8 bank holidays and up to 5 efficiency days when the college closes at Christmas.  Annual leave is bookable subject to business needs and should be planned and agreed with your Line Manager. Annual leave is requested, booked and managed via our online portal, iTrent.   

 

We reserve the right to call candidates to interview/withdraw this vacancy at any time if there is a good level of response. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application as soon as possible. 

âÓ¶¹appÏÂÔØ is committed to the promotion of equal opportunities and is dedicated to pursuing non-discriminatory policies and practices and eliminating unfair discrimination on any basis. 

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