Chef de Partie – New Restaurant Opening
North Kitchen & Bar, Keswick
£30,000 per year, plus tips
Full-time, permanent | 40 hours over five days
Straight shifts, normally 3 pm–11 pm
Closed every Monday and Tuesday
Starting 1 September 2026
North is a new independent restaurant opening in the heart of Keswick.
Our food will be led by the produce, people and landscape of Cumbria, with a modern Italian influence. We’ll serve creative, generous dishes designed for sharing, using excellent local and seasonal ingredients. The restaurant will be relaxed and welcoming, but the cooking will be thoughtful and ambitious, with a genuine connection between the land, the producer and the plate.
We’re now looking for a Chef de Partie to join our opening kitchen team.
This is an opportunity to help establish a completely new restaurant from the beginning. You’ll work directly with our senior chefs in a close, supportive kitchen team where respect, organisation and personal development matter.
The role
As Chef de Partie, you’ll take responsibility for the preparation and operation of your own section.
You’ll be expected to arrive prepared, keep your section organised and well stocked, and deliver consistently during dinner service. You’ll also take responsibility for the food-safety standards, records and cleaning requirements relating to your section.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Preparing and setting up your section for dinner service
- Running your section confidently during service
- Keeping your section clean, organised and properly stocked
- Monitoring stock levels and communicating requirements to senior chefs
- Maintaining excellent food hygiene, allergen and food-safety standards
- Working constructively with the whole kitchen and front-of-house team
We’re looking for someone who:
- Is genuinely passionate about cooking and wants to build a career in hospitality
- Is interested in local produce, seasonality and the stories behind ingredients
- Communicates clearly and treats colleagues with respect
- Wants to develop as part of a growing independent business
What we offer
- £30,000 annual salary plus tips
- A respectful kitchen culture
- A carefully structured and intentional development plan
- On-the-job training and genuine opportunities to progress
- Supplier visits and days spent learning directly from local producers
- A proper daily family meal, cooked for the team and eaten together
Joining North
North is a new business, so this role will suit someone excited by the energy and challenges of opening a restaurant. Not every system will be inherited or already established—we’ll create the standards and culture together from day one.
We want to build a workplace where people are proud of the food, understand where it comes from and are supported in becoming better at what they do.
If that sounds like the kitchen you want to be part of, we’d like to hear from you.
Please apply with your CV and a short introduction telling us about your experience, what you enjoy cooking and what you would like to achieve next in your career.
Pay: £30,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
