Job Description Join Our Award-Winning Culinary Team as a Chef de partie We offer flexibility to support work–life balance: Monday–Friday daytime schedule, or A 4-day daytime week with set early-morning shifts.
Both options ensure predictable hours, daytime work, and no late evenings—ideal for someone seeking stability while still contributing to a high-standard culinary environment.
About The Role As a Breakfast Chef de Partie at Castle Leslie Estate, you play a vital part in delivering a high-quality morning dining experience that reflects the estate's reputation for exceptional hospitality.
This daytime role focuses on leading the breakfast service, ensuring consistency, quality, and efficiency in all dishes served to our guests at the start of their day.
You will be responsible for the preparation, cooking, and presentation of all breakfast items, maintaining high culinary standards across both à la carte and buffet offerings.
This includes managing your section independently, ensuring mise en place is completed to a high standard, monitoring stock levels, and adhering to HACCP and all food safety regulations.
Working closely with the Head Chef and wider kitchen team, you help design and refine breakfast offerings, contribute to smooth service flow, and support junior staff when required.
You also ensure your workstation is clean, organised, and fully prepared for the next day's service before handover.
This role requires excellent time management, strong organisation, and the ability to work efficiently in a calm, structured morning environment.
As a key contributor to the guest experience, your attention to detail, consistency, and passion for breakfast cookery help set the tone for each guest's day at the estate.
Benefits for Successful Candidates: -Recently Voted one of the Best Workplaces in Ireland and only hospitality business in Ulster -Engaging company events fostering team camaraderie and creativity.
- Attractive employee discount, making our culinary offerings even more tempting.
- Meals on duty - Wellness program to promote your physical and mental well-being.
Job Details: - Job Types: Full-time, Permanent positions.
- Salary Range: from €***** per hour, reflective of your skills and experience.
Supplemental Pay Types: - Tips that reward your exceptional service and culinary expertise.
If you are ready to contribute your culinary talents to our award-winning team and embark on a journey of excellence, we invite you to apply.
Be a part of our culinary success story and grow with us.
Your passion for food and dedication to quality are the ingredients we need to continue creating remarkable dining experiences.
Apply now to seize this opportunity!
Castle Leslie Estate believes that embracing equality and diversity in the workplace benefits not just Castle Leslie Estate, but also individual employees, divisions, and our customers.
All our employees bring their own background, work style, distinct capabilities, experience, and characteristics to their work.
We recognise that our talented and diverse workforce reflects the diversity of our customers and markets, and we want to utilise the widest range of skills, knowledge and experience in our business while complying with legislation.
Experience: Chef: 1 year (required) Work authorisation: Ireland (required) Skills Needed About The Company Nestled on 1,000 acres of undulating Irish countryside, dotted with ancient woodlands and glittering lakes, Castle Leslie Estate is one of the last great Irish estates still in the hands of its founding family.
The Leslie Family arrived in Ireland in the 16th Century and bought the Estate at that time.
Today, this Irish estate is led by the current custodian, Sammy Leslie.
Her overwhelming desire is to protect the Estate for future generations.
Company Culture Castle Leslie Estate has been officially recognised as one of the Best Workplaces in IrelandTM and a Great Place to Work® for the last three years.
It boils down to trust.
Great Place to Work helps organisations quantify their culture and produce better business results by creating a high-trust work experience for all employees.
Their unparalleled benchmark data is used to recognise Great Place to Work-CertifiedTM companies and the Best WorkplacesTM.
Everything they do is driven by the mission to build a better world by helping every organization become a Great Place to Work.
One of Castle Leslie Estate's finest assets is its employees, and we are always looking for very friendly, highly skilled and professional staff to join our existing team.
A flexible attitude, excellent inter-personal and customer service skills are key requirements.
We provide a competitive salary, an excellent working environment and unique benefits for the right candidates.
Desired Criteria Required Criteria Closing Date Friday 24th April, ****