Chef de Partie – The Miners Deli Cafe & Bar
Location: Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire
Position: Chef de Partie
Hours: Full-Time
Finish Time: 5pm Daily – No Late Shifts
Days Off: Two Days Off Per Week
Pay: Competitive – Dependent on Experience
The Miners Deli Cafe & Bar in Edwinstowe is looking for a talented and enthusiastic Chef de Partie to join our kitchen team.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a chef who still has a genuine passion for cooking but wants something increasingly difficult to find in hospitality — a proper work-life balance.
NO LATE SHIFTS – FINISH BY 5PM
Our biggest selling point is simple: you will finish by 5pm every working day.
No midnight finishes. No split shifts followed by late nights. No getting home in the early hours.
You'll also receive two days off every week, giving you the opportunity to build a hospitality career while still having a life outside the kitchen.
About the Kitchen
The Miners is focused on quality, fresh food and great produce, taking familiar café and British dishes and delivering them to a standard we're proud of.
This is not a kitchen built around reheating bought-in food. We want chefs who enjoy cooking, understand ingredients and take pride in what leaves the pass.
You'll work across breakfast and lunch service, helping us develop a reputation for serving some of the best quality daytime food in the area.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare and cook fresh food to a consistently high standard
- Work effectively across breakfast and lunch services
- Take responsibility for your section
- Complete daily mise en place and preparation
- Maintain excellent presentation and portion control
- Work closely with the senior kitchen team
- Assist with developing dishes and seasonal specials
- Maintain excellent food hygiene and kitchen cleanliness
- Complete temperature checks, cleaning schedules and other kitchen documentation
- Follow HACCP and food safety procedures
- Monitor stock levels and communicate ordering requirements
- Help minimise food waste
- Maintain effective stock rotation and date labelling
- Support other sections during busy periods
- Help ensure every dish leaving the kitchen meets our standards
Key Skills & Experience
We're looking for someone with:
- Previous experience as a Chef de Partie or strong Commis Chef
- Experience working with fresh food for atleast 3 years
- Good basic classical cooking skills
- Strong organisation and time management
- Excellent food hygiene standards
- An understanding of allergens and kitchen compliance
- The ability to work calmly during busy breakfast and lunch services
- Good communication skills
- Reliability and a strong work ethic
- A genuine passion for food and quality ingredients
- The ability to work well within a close-knit kitchen team
What We Offer
- No late-night shifts
- Finish by 5pm every working day
- Two days off every week
- Full-time position
- Competitive salary/pay based on experience
- A fresh-food kitchen
- Quality ingredients and produce
- A supportive kitchen and management team
- Opportunity to contribute ideas and dishes
- Career development and progression
- A hospitality role that offers a genuine work-life balance
Who This Role Would Suit
This position would be ideal for a chef who loves the industry but is tired of the lifestyle that traditionally comes with it.
Maybe you're currently working restaurant or hotel shifts and regularly finishing at 10pm, 11pm or midnight.
Maybe you've got the experience and passion for cooking but want your evenings back.
At The Miners, we're offering the opportunity to continue working with great food in a professional kitchen while finishing by 5pm every day and having two days off every week.
We're looking for someone who wants to become an important part of the kitchen rather than simply another chef on the rota.
If you're passionate about fresh food, take pride in your cooking and want a chef position with no late nights and a genuine work-life balance, we'd love to hear from you.
Pay: £27,200.00-£30,960.00 per year
Benefits:
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
Work Location: In person
