Chef de Partie

Job Title: Chef de Partie

Salary: £28,362.74 - £31,414.69, Dependent on Experience

Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Hours: 39 hours per week

Live-in accommodation may be available for exceptional candidates.

This role is based on-site at Langdale Hotel and Spa, Ambleside, LA22 9JD.

Role Summary

As a Chef de Partie, you’ll play a key role in our busy kitchens, delivering high‑quality dishes that enhance the guest experience. You’ll work across the Estate, preparing a range of food items within your station and work closely with the team to ensure smooth operations and exceptional dining for our guests. Our operations across the hotel include Stove Restaurant, Brimstone Hotel and Spa Deli, and Wainwrights Inn.

Key Responsibilities

• Take charge of your section, working autonomously and managing prep efficiently.

• Consistently produce high‑quality dishes in line with service and product standards.

• Perform effectively in a fast‑paced environment, maintaining composure under pressure.

• Handle high volumes of orders while contributing positively to overall team success.

• Maintain a clean, safe, and well‑organised workspace.

• Prepare, cook, and present food to specification.

• Monitor stock levels and place orders to keep your station running smoothly.

Our Ideal Candidate

• Passionate about culinary excellence and committed to continuous improvement.

• Motivated to grow and become the best version of yourself, supported by development opportunities at Langdale.

• A proactive self‑starter with a strong desire to learn and expand your skills.

• Thrives in a collaborative team environment where knowledge‑sharing and support are essential.

• Deeply enthusiastic about culinary creativity and innovation.

• Eager to contribute fresh ideas that elevate our food offering.

• Excited to make a meaningful impact on the kitchen’s success and be part of a shared journey of culinary excellence.

What We Offer

• Be our guest with a yearly complimentary stay in our Langdale hotel, B&B rate for one night.

• Get fit for free with complimentary access to our Fitness and Leisure Facilities.

• Get fed for free with meals available in our staff canteen.

• Get recognised with a chance to win cash prizes through Guest Nominations and for colleagues voting you a Langdale Superstar.

• Get a bonus of up to £300.00 with out Refer a Friend scheme.

• Get support with access to our confidential and impartial Employee Assistance Program (EAP) supported by our team of trained Mental Health First Aiders.

• Get it for less with staff discounts in Wainwrights Inn, Brimstone Spa, Brimstone Hotel and Stove Restaurant alongside external discounts such as Kendal Physio, Windermere cruises and B&Q trade.

• Get security after 6 months of service, you will gain enhanced Sick Pay and Life cover up to twice your salary.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Langdale is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences. We're committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where unique backgrounds, perspectives, and talents flourish. Our dedication to diversity fuels innovation, ensuring we remain at the forefront of our industry. Join us and be a part of a team that celebrates differences, creating a brighter, more diverse future together.

Working conditions

This role is based on-site at Langdale Hotel and Spa, Ambleside, LA22 9JD.

Staff accommodation or relocation support may be available for exceptional candidates.

All candidates must have the legal right to live and work in the UK at the start of employment.

Company overview

Set in the heart of the English Lake District and surrounded by breath-taking scenery the Langdale Estate offers a choice of luxury hotel, self-catering and timeshare accommodation, spa experiences and therapies, restaurant, and bar.

At Langdale we pride ourselves on giving our guests an exceptional service and so we want people who want to make a difference, who care about creating a guest experience that is unique and memorable.

Purpose, vision & values

• Timeshare owners and Guests should be at the centre of everything that we do.

• Our people are important, and we should aim to do our very best by them at all times.

• It is incumbent upon us all to ensure that the business is sustainable so that it can deliver the owners needs and ensure that our people prosper.

• The natural environment and our communities are central to our thinking at all times.