Seasonal Contract 6th Oct 2025 – 4th Jan 2026
£14.66 per hour
We are looking for an enthusiastic Chef de Parties to support our core team across our Hospitality Venues and seasonal events.
The successful individual will be able thrive in a busy, fast paced kitchen environment, ensuring food is prepared and presented to exact specifications and high standards in a timely manner to ensure we always deliver an excellent Hospitality experience.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

• Previous experience working in a busy kitchen environment at chef de partie level
• Good communication skills
• Ability to supervise junior team members in a busy environment
• Basic computer skills
  If you can work in a fast-paced environment, have attention to detail, want to work with fresh, local and sustainable produce this position is perfect for you.
  About Eden Project
  We are a growing movement whose mission is to build relationships between people and the natural world and we are looking for kind-hearted, positive people who want to play an active role in creating this change together. Are you curious to find out more?
  Applications will be reviewed on receipt so we reserve the right to withdraw this advertisement at any time. Please apply early so that you don’t miss out.
  We also operate a car share scheme so that if transport is or becomes a barrier you can link in with other employees in your area.
  Job Description
  Role Purpose
  Reporting directly the Eden Sous Chefs this role is responsible for working in the Eden venues and cooking pre-agreed dishes and delivering daily menus set by the Head Chef and sous chef team; with future scope to assist with menu development. They must ensure the safe and efficient running of the Eden kitchens and prepare in advance to enable them to open venues daily and on time. Efficient preparation and cooking of food in all venues is required to meet customer demand.
  Key Accountabilities
• Ensures the team in allocated venue follow recipes, presentation guidelines and menus as directed by the Sous and Head Chef to ensure safe food methods, accurate margin control and consistently high quality of Eden food.
• Liaises with guests and can confidently discuss menu dishes when assisting with dietary and allergen information or with any other guest enquiry.
• Whilst giving daily direction to the junior team members, train and coach the junior team and apprentices and help motivate and encourage their progression.
• Ensure dishes are accurately prepared to the costing provided and report any variations to the Sous Chef.
• Responsible for the efficient running of a “section” and/or “venue”. Including liaising with the sous chefs and buying team to ensure the venues are stocked and prepped for the next day’s trading.
• Accountable for accurate stock counting in venues at the end of each month and the daily monitoring and recording of stock movements between venues.
• Ensures all staff follow processes relating to food safety standards and allergen handling processes in venues. Ensures monitoring and documentation of processes are completed in line with the company’s Food Safety Management System and takes responsibility for signing these off on a daily basis, initiating action where required.
• With the appropriate training and support you may be required to work in the retail and admissions, stewards and car parking teams according to business need. Position requires flexibility to action other reasonable requests as delegated by a senior manager to assist the wider team deliver a world class customer service
  Demands of the Role
  Education & qualifications
  A record of working in the Hospitality Industry and experience of working in a fast moving large scale kitchen. Food Hygiene level 2/3. An excellent understanding of kitchen Health and Safety.
  Knowledge & skills
  An excellent understanding of a working kitchen environment. The ability to create and cook dishes at high speed whilst maintaining high standards. The ability to operate under pressure and direct junior members of the team.
  Decision- making
  The ability to predict and anticipate replenishment of food, to be self-motivated and have a pride in the role. To direct junior staff and be responsible for the professional running of the kitchen in the absence of Sous Chefs.
  Resourcefulness
  Ability to think ahead and anticipate the demands of the venue in line with daily customer flow and direct production and the team accordingly.
  People & asset management
  Jointly responsible for supervising and directing the commis chef team, apprentices and kitchen porters to ensure smooth running of daily service.
  Shared responsibility of catering assets in each venue and to ensure safe use of equipment
  Communication & visitor experience
  To be confident in communicating with other team members on venue procedures and daily planning.
  To be able to confidently communicate with visitors should dish content need discussing for dietary concerns.
  Operational environment
  The role is venue based, working behind the scenes in busy kitchens, but also front of house in “open kitchens”.
  This is a hot and busy environment and the role demands many hours on your feet

Please refer the Job description for details