Chef De Partie - Full Time - Ferndown Restaurant

Haskins Garden Centres Ltd; Ferndown; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-owned garden centre chain in the UK is looking for a full-time Chef De Partie to support their busy kitchen. The role offers sociable hours, requiring 38 hours per week with alternate weekends off, and focuses on delivering high-quality food service. The ideal candidate should have strong pastry skills, customer service experience, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. Employee benefits include an assistance program, pension scheme, generous discounts, and up to 38 days of holiday pro-rata.

Benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Contributory pension scheme

Generous Staff Discount Scheme

Free on-site parking

Staff Uniform provided

Health Cash Plan

Up to 38 days of holiday pro-rata

Cycle Scheme

Qualifications

• Previous catering and high-volume production experience preferred.
• Must be able to work in a busy fast-paced environment.
• Experience in Patisserie is a strong requirement.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the day-to-day running of the kitchen.
• Oversee counter service including carvery and pizza oven.
• Ensure the highest standard of customer service.

Skills

Excellent customer service skills

Team player

Proactive and energetic

Strong pastry background

Job description

Job Description

Posted Monday 22 December 2025 at 01:00

We are recruiting a Chef De Partie on a full-time, permanent basis, working 38 hours per week including alternate weekends.

Pay scale from £26,000 DOE.

The role of Chef De Partie

Assisting with the day-to-day running of a busy production kitchen and providing high quality food from an agreed menu. You will oversee our counter service, the carvery, pizza oven and patisserie counter, focusing mainly on making the pizzas and salads on a daily basis. A strong pastry background is also a requirement of this position.

This role benefits from Sociable hours with no split-shifts as well as alternate weekends off plus a day off in the week and only one late night a week.

Key responsibilities will include ensuring the highest standard of customer service is always delivered. You must be a Team player and support the rest of the kitchen team during a busy service.

About You

This role is well suited to a self-motivated, enthusiastic and hardworking individual with excellent customer service skills. The successful candidate will be proactive and energetic and be able to work in a busy fast paced environment. Previous catering, Patisserie and high-volume production experience is preferred.

Our employee benefits package includes:

• An Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing free and confidential counselling and advice to all employees and their immediate family.
• Contributory pension scheme for eligible employees
• Generous Staff Discount Scheme after completion of probationary period
• Free on-site parking
• Staff Uniform provided
• Discounts
• Health Cash Plan
• Charity Day
• Up to 38 days of holiday pro-rata
• Cycle Scheme

Haskins is a family owned, award winning business with 5 destination garden centres across the South of England, each with a large restaurant.

We constantly strive to improve the service and experience we offer our customers, that’s why the recruitment of our people is so important to us. If you are passionate about delivering excellent customer service, have a sense of humour and an eagerness to learn, we want you to join our friendly, happy team.