Breakfast Chef

The Gleneagles Hotel; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a prestigious hotel as a Breakfast Chef, where you'll prepare exquisite breakfast dishes to delight guests. Enjoy a competitive salary and a range of unique perks such as a generous holiday allowance, golf membership, and opportunities for personal development within an iconic culinary team.

Benefits

30 days holiday, increasing with service

50% discount on Food & Beverage

Golf Membership for £50.00 per annum

Employee Assistance Programme

Monthly recognition programme

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Breakfast Chef or in a similar culinary role.
• Passion for food and high standards.

Responsibilities

• Prepare high-quality breakfast items using Scottish ingredients.
• Set up and clear down the kitchen post-breakfast.
• Assist with lunch service preparation.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Food preparation

Organization

Job description

COME AND JOIN US . . .

We are currently seeking an ambitious, energetic and highly organisedBreakfast Chefto join our culinary team.

The on target earning potential for this role is £34,697 / per annum, comprising a base salary of £27,697 plus a qualified estimate of £7,000 gratuities per annum.As a member of the Gleneagles team, you will also enjoy a fantastic range of perks, benefits and rewards.

ABOUT GLENEAGLES

For the past century we’ve been making memories at our iconic hotel and sporting estate in rural Perthshire. The launch of Gleneagles Townhouse, a luxury hotel and members’ club on St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, has created an exciting new chapter in our history. Crowned ‘Employer of the Year’ at the 2024 Cateys, ‘City Hotel of the Year’ at the 2023 Food and Travel Reader Awards and No. 6 in Travel + Leisure’s list of the 100 Best New Hotels in the World, everything we do is about surpassing expectations and creating unrivalled adventures for our guests.

WORKING AT GLENEAGLES

We’re devoted to making our people feel as valued as our guests. In this way, we strive to support the whole ‘you’ – not just the professional part but the personal part too. People join our team for all sorts of reasons. Some work here to develop a career, some work full-time, while others have a part-time schedule to fit around their personal commitments. However long you plan to stay with us and whatever hours you’d prefer to work, we’re open to flexible working requests and offer hours, shift patterns and contract @types to suit everyone.

Here's a bit more detail on what we see you doing in this role:

• Working with the finest Scottish ingredients, you'll be preparing the highest quality breakfast items, based on our extensive and creative menu, individualising orders to fulfil our guests’ particular requirements
• Setting up and clearing down the kitchen after breakfast, ensuring every corner is cleaned to our exacting standards at all times
• You'll be responsible for ordering breakfast items stock and ensuring accurate rotation
• Assisting with lunch service preparation, ensuring all mise-en-place is always freshly prepared and on time
• Liaising and communicating with your colleagues across the Brigade and the wider Culinary team
• Interacting with our members and guests, always warm, professional, helpful and doing everything you can to exceed their expectations; playing your part in making their stay with us luxurious in every way

The kind of person we're looking for:

• Ideally, you have previous experience at a similar level working as part of a fast-moving, quality driven Culinary team; your passion for food is a given
• Creative and highly organised, you can demonstrate a great track record of progression and stability within your previous roles
• Enthusiastic, confident and warm; you like working in an environment where things move and flex
• Highly motivated and possessing an immense sense of pride in your work; you're passionate about delivering the high standards for our guests in line with the Gleneagles brand
• You have a positive “can do” attitude to solving problems in a professional and courteous manner
• A strong team player with great communication skills and an enthusiastic approach; you're well organised and punctual with an eagle eye for detail
• You want to be part of a team that works hard, supports each other and above all has fun along the way

What’s in it for you:

Time to let your hair down

• 30 days holiday (including bank holidays) that increases with service
• Seasonal parties and local social events
• 50% discount on Food & Beverage, Country Pursuits, Spa and Hair Salon (Mon-Thurs) and the Golf Driving Range
• Golf Membership (with access to all 3 championship courses) for £50.00 per annum

Treats in your pocket

• Flexi points into yourPerkboxwallet to spend as you choose. The points can be spent immediately, or you can save them up over a number of months, for perks that cost that little bit more. All this gives you greater choice, so you can pick the things that mean the most to you!
• A generous ‘refer a friend’ scheme

Be our guest

• Stay with us as a guest at Gleneagles or Gleneagles Townhouse for up to 2 nights per year at £95.00 per night – a benefit available upon completion of 12 months service
• Friends & Family discounted rate of £225 - £275 B&B per night at Gleneagles
• Enjoy discounted rooms and restaurants rates with up to 50% off across the wider Ennismore brands and hotels, located across some spectacular locations, including London, Paris, Rome, Dubai, Doha, Rio, NY, Chicago and LA...to name just a few

Investment in your development and wellbeing

• Pension scheme
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme, offering support and confidential advice for you and your family when you need it most
• Ongoing investment in your personal development with access to internal and external training qualifications and programmes
• Internal career opportunities across a wider range of specialisms and departments
• Monthly recognition programme
• Volunteering day every year with a charitable partner of your choice
• Gleneagles Cycle Scheme to spread the cost of the bike that you really want and reduce your carbon footprint

*About gratuities & service charge:

• Gratuities (tips) and service charge (an additional charge added to our room rates and services across the hotel that is passed directly to our employees) are paid on a pro-rata basis regardless of your role.
• It is estimated that in 2025, our full-time employees can expect to receive around £7,000 in addition to their annual salary

If you are our next Breakfast Chef, please forward your most recent CV to us today!

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