Job Description

JOB TITLE:

Casual Chef de Partie

LOCATION:

Trading Rooms, The Piece Hall, Halifax

HOURS:

Variable

PAY:

13.68 per hour

CONTRACT:

Casual - covering the festive period

REPORTS TO:

Head Chef, Senior Sous Chef, Junior Sous Chef

DATE:

October 2025

The Trading Rooms at The Piece Hall are looking to employ a Chef de Partie on a casual basis over the festive period. We are looking for someone to support our established kitchen team Thursdays to Sundays in preparing food for the busy restaurant and our multi-use function suite - The Caygill Suite.

The role will include operating in a designated section of the kitchen, line cooking, food preparation, dish plating, and ensuring a safe working environment. You will need to keep your cooking station stocked, maintain excellent hygiene standards, maintain the established high quality of food, presentation and customer service, and co-ordinate efficiently with the restaurant and functions management teams.

The ideal candidate will have formal culinary training. You must have excellent food hygiene and allergens knowledge, and be able to provide us with a Level 2 Food Hygiene and Level One Food Allergens certificates. We are looking for someone who can hold a calm demeanour during periods of high volume, has the ability to stand for long periods of time, has the ability to work around, handle, operate and control hot equipment and products in a safe manner, and the ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

Please note that this position is seasonal only.

N.B. The Piece Hall Trust expects all staff and volunteers to maintain and demonstrate a very positive and supportive attitude to the organisation and to all colleagues at all times, and we consider this to be the key "behaviour" that is applied to all other requirements of all posts.

This job description is not exhaustive and amendments and additions may be required in line with future changes in policy, regulation or organisational requirements, it will be reviewed on a regular basis. For a full job description, please see The Piece Hall website.

This role may be subject to a basic criminal record check.

Pay: 13.68 per hour

Expected hours: 1 - 45 per week

Application question(s):

Do you have formal culinary training?
Experience:

Culinary: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:

Level One Food Allergens Certificate? (preferred) Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate (preferred)
Work Location: In person

Reference ID: CDP1