Chef de Partie

Be Yourself – Be a Bold Team Player– Be Leonardo

As a Chef De Partie you’ll be right in the heart of the hotel, so we want you to take pride in everything you’ll be doing to support the Head Chef and keep things running like clockwork. Take a deep breath because you’ll be stepping into a busy role! You’ll be passionate about your working area and responsibilities, and thrive under pressure whilst working alongside a vibrant team to exceed our guests’ expectations.

If you’re our ideal Chef De Partie, you will:

• Be yourself!
• Love the Kitchen and grow whilst working in a fast-paced environment
• Be keen to step up when the situation demands and able to lead sections within the Kitchen
• Have a willingness to learn, adapt and deliver to the high standard of food our guests expect?
• Aspire to grow with us - with our excellent Learning and Development programmes, the sky is the limit!
• Have an eagle eye with keen attention to detail
• Be full of beans, however ideas will just be fine too!

Why come join us?

We look after our colleagues just as well as we look after our guests. Once you’re part of the team, you’re part of the Leonardo community. We have support on tap, so expect top-notch LD programmes, practical training and clear progression within our vibrant and dynamic team.

Our Story

Built on decades of hotelier know-how, we are part of the Fattal Hotels Group, which operates over 230 hotels across Europe and Israel. We look after over 50 hotels across the UK Ireland and have plans for major expansion over the next few years’; there’s never been a more exciting time to join us!

Some of the perks our colleagues enjoy include:

• Special rates on Leonardo Hotel rooms across the UK Europe: get planning that city break you’ve been dreaming of!
• Company-wide recognition scheme: for being your fabulous self, you could earn vouchers to spend on a wide range of high street shops
• Free hot meals whilst on duty
• Talent referral scheme: earn yourself a bonus for recommending a friend to join us
• We love to get together and celebrate: we regularly host Thank You Week (your hotel could have anything from ice cream trucks to pizza parties) and every year we get dressed up in our fanciest threads to host our Employee Awards Celebration
• The important stuff: access to the Company Pension Scheme, Life Assurance and Wellbeing Support
• Ongoing job-related training programmes with clear paths for progression

About Leonardo Hotel Chester

Leonardo Hotel Chester features 94 stylish and spacious rooms offering en-suite bathrooms with complimentary toiletries, the Leonardo DREAM bed, flat-screen TV’s and a spacious desk. For guests looking for a quick bite on the go or a dine-in experience, the on-site Corvo Bar Restaurant serves food and drink throughout the day, with delicious and interesting sandwiches for eat in and takeaway, it showcases great continental inspired food, paired with great coffee and soft drinks.

Located on Pepper Street, Leonardo Hotel Chester is within easy walking distance to local attractions and transport facilities. Travel from top UK cities like London, Liverpool, Manchester or Edinburgh in less than two hours by train to Chester train station, just an 8-minute walk from the hotel.

About Leonardo Hotels

At Leonardo Hotels, our vision is very simple: to be the first choice for everyone who values genuine hospitality.

Built on decades of hotelier know-how, we are part of the Fattal Hotels Group, which operates over 230 hotels across Europe and Israel. We look after over 50 hotels here in the UK Ireland, and have come a long way since we opened our first hotel in Ireland back in 1993! With approximately 4,000 employees and multiple brands we are a dynamic, innovative and fast-growing company.

As an employer we put a big emphasis on career development and as a rule we recruit our operations team members for personality- it is all about how you interact with others and how you can demonstrate our values: Consistent, Friendly, Genuine, Positive and Willing.

At Leonardo Hotels each and every team member is individually valued and respected for who you are. All careers within our hotels offer customer interaction, a great deal of variety, and a fun and friendly working environment. We strive to make all of our hotels great places to work, and get our teams involved in activities such as summer barbecues, Christmas parties, Thank You Week and birthday celebrations!

We also offer excellent employee benefits, including huge discounts on overnight stays at our hotels as well as performance-based rewards via our Leo Points system- these range from vouchers to a well-deserved day off!