Bay Cafe- Junior Chef/Line Cook

Auchrannie Resort; Brodick; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

Auchrannie Resort on the Isle of Arran is seeking a prep chef for Bay Café by Auchrannie. You will join a brand-new team to prepare café dishes, follow recipes, and deliver high-quality food in a welcoming café environment.

The role requires prior kitchen experience in a catering setting, a positive team approach, and a passion for great food. Shifts are daytime with weekend work and some flexibility across the Café and Resort F+B outlets.

Qualifications

• Experience as prep chef, trainee or commis chef or equivalent in catering.
• Positive attitude and willingness to learn in a busy kitchen.
• Interest in developing cooking skills and food knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook café dishes consistently, following recipes, presentation standards and portions.
• Complete food preparation before and during service with chopping, cooking, baking and assembling ingredients.
• Manage your section efficiently to ensure orders are prepared accurately and served promptly.
• Check the quality, freshness and condition of ingredients before use.
• Maintain a clean, organised workstation throughout the shift.
• Follow all food safety, hygiene and allergen procedures.
• Handle and store food correctly with labeling, date rotation and temperature monitoring.
• Communicate clearly with front-of-house regarding orders and dietary needs.
• Respond to special requests and dietary requirements following correct procedures.
• Monitor stock levels and inform kitchen manager when ingredients need reordering.
• Help receive and store food deliveries correctly.
• Minimise food waste by portion controls and stock rotation.
• Clean kitchen equipment and surfaces to required standards.
• Complete opening, closing and daily cleaning duties.
• Report damaged equipment or food safety issues promptly.
• Support other kitchen team members during busy periods.
• Maintain a professional, positive, and calm approach in a busy café environment.

Skills

Kitchen experience

Catering industry experience

Teamwork

Job description

About Auchrannie

Situated on the beautiful Isle of Arran on the West Coast of Scotland, Auchrannie is a unique resort with two 4-star hotels and over forty 5-star luxury self-catering lodges and retreats. In addition to our luxury accommodation, we deliver amazing dining experiences across our restaurants, alongside incredible leisure facilities and ASPA, Scotland's first island destination spa.

In November, we will be opening Bay Café by Auchrannie, an exciting new venture in the heart of Brodick. The café will offer great food, and the friendly, welcoming service Auchrannie is known for.

About the role

In this exciting fast paced kitchen role at Bay Café by Auchrannie, you will be part of a brand-new team, helping us create great food and welcoming café experience for both local customers and visitors to Arran.

In this role, you will:

• prepare and cook café dishes consistently, following agreed recipes, presentation standards and portion sizes
• complete food preparation before and during service, including chopping, cooking, baking and assembling ingredients
• manage your section efficiently to ensure orders are prepared accurately and served promptly
• check the quality, freshness and condition of ingredients before use
• maintain a clean, organised and well-stocked workstation throughout each shift
• follow all food safety, hygiene and allergen procedures
• handle and store food correctly, including labelling, date rotation and temperature monitoring
• communicate clearly with front-of-house colleagues regarding orders, waiting times, dietary requirements and unavailable items
• respond carefully to special requests, allergies and dietary requirements, following the correct procedures
• monitor stock levels and inform the kitchen manager when ingredients or supplies need to be reordered
• help receive and correctly store food deliveries
• minimise food waste by following preparation levels, portion controls and stock-rotation procedures
• clean kitchen equipment, work surfaces and storage areas to the required standard
• complete opening, closing and daily cleaning duties
• report any damaged equipment, maintenance concerns or food safety issues promptly
• support other members of the kitchen team during busy periods
• maintain a professional, positive and calm approach in a busy café environment.

To be suitable for this role you will:

• have some prior kitchen experience as a prep chef, trainee or commis chef or experience in the catering industry.
• be reliable and have a positive approach to team work.
• be passionate about good food and delighting your guests
• look for further development and training opportunities in the kitchen

Your standard working week will be five days over seven. Shifts will be mainly during the daytime and will include weekends, although some evening shifts will also be needed. Some flexibility to work across the Cafe and the Resort F+B outlets will be required.

Please note the start date for this position in November.