Breakfast chef

Leonardo Hotels; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hotel chain in the UK is looking for a Breakfast Chef to join their vibrant team in Edinburgh. In this role, you will support the Head Chef and ensure a seamless breakfast experience for guests. Ideal candidates will thrive in a busy kitchen environment and have a passion for food. The position offers excellent training and growth opportunities within a supportive community.

Benefits

Special rates on hotel rooms

Company-wide recognition scheme

Meals on duty

Talent referral scheme

Access to Company Pension Scheme

Ongoing job-related training programmes

Qualifications

• You must be yourself and love working in a busy kitchen.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to high-quality fresh breakfast standards.
• Ability to thrive under pressure when creating food.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head Chef in delivering the best breakfast experience.
• Ensure the kitchen runs smoothly and efficiently.
• Prepare and deliver fresh breakfast dishes for guests.

Skills

Love the busy kitchen environment

Willingness to learn and adapt

Ability to thrive under pressure

Aspirations for growth

Job description

Be Yourself – Be a Bold Team Player– Be Leonardo

As a Breakfast Chef you’ll be right in the heart of the hotel, so we want you to take pride in everything you’ll be doing to support the Head Chef and keep things running like clockwork. Take a deep breath because you’ll be stepping into a busy role! You’ll be passionate about your working area and responsibilities, and working as part of a vibrant team to deliver the best breakfast experience to our guests!

Some of the perks our colleagues enjoy include:

• Special rates on Leonardo Hotel rooms across the UK & Europe: get planning that city break you’ve been dreaming of!
• Company-wide recognition scheme: for being your fabulous self, you could earn vouchers to spend on a wide range of high street shops
• Meals on duty
• Talent referral scheme: earn yourself a bonus for recommending a friend to join us
• We love to get together and celebrate: we regularly host Thank You Week (your hotel could have anything from ice cream trucks to pizza parties) and every year we get dressed up in our fanciest threads to host our Employee Awards Celebration
• The important stuff: access to the Company Pension Scheme, Life Assurance and Wellbeing Support
• Ongoing job-related training programmes with clear paths for progression

If you’re our ideal Breakfast chef, you will:

• Be yourself!
• Absolutely love the busy Kitchen environment
• Have a willingness to learn and adapt, and deliver the high-quality fresh breakfasts that our guests expect
• Thrive under pressure to create delicious food
• Be keen to step up when the situation demands
• Aspire to grow with us – with our amazing Learning and Development programmes, the sky is the limit!

Why come join us?

We look after our colleagues just as well as we look after our guests. Once you’re part of the team, you’re part of the Leonardo community. We have support on tap, so expect top-notch L&D programmes, practical training and clear progression within our vibrant and dynamic team.

Our Story

Built on decades of hotelier know-how, we operate over 270 hotels across the United Kingdom and Europe. We look after over 55 hotels across the UK & Ireland, and being one of the fastest growing hotel groups, we have plans for major expansion over the next few years’; there’s never been a more exciting time to come join us!