Breakfast Chef

Apex Hotels; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking hospitality company as a Breakfast Chef in Edinburgh, where your passion for food and excellent standards will shine. In this role, you'll prepare and serve delightful meals, ensuring guest satisfaction while working in a supportive kitchen team. With comprehensive training and development from day one, you'll have the opportunity to grow your skills in a friendly and dynamic environment. Enjoy a competitive pay rate and an impressive range of employee benefits, including discounts, recognition schemes, and wellness programs. This is your chance to be part of an exciting journey and make a difference in the culinary world!

Benefits

29 days holiday

Training and development

Employee events

Access to gym and pools

Healthy meals during shifts

Financial Wellbeing App

Referral bonus

Discounts on spa treatments

Life Assurance coverage

Cycle to Work Scheme

Qualifications

• Passionate about food and delivering excellent standards.
• Detail-oriented with a focus on guest satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve breakfast, lunch, and employee meals.
• Collaborate positively with kitchen team members.
• Follow food safety and health guidelines.

Skills

Food Preparation

Multi-tasking

Food Safety Knowledge

Team Collaboration

Education

Culinary Training

Job description

Why join Apex Hotels?

You will receive a warm welcome into the Apex family as a Breakfast Chef in Edinburgh. We genuinely care about our guests and each other, demonstrating our family values of Trust, Passion, Friendliness, and Teamwork. We encourage you to bring your unique personality to the role and be yourself while working as part of the kitchen team, as we believe that our personality, style, and friendliness define Apex Hotels.

You will meet great people, enjoy fun at work, develop new friendships, learn new skills, and receive a competitive pay rate along with a generous range of employee benefits, including:

• 29 days holiday
• Training and development from day one
• Employee events and celebrations
• In-house company interactive employee communication app
• Access to our state-of-the-art gym and pools
• Healthy meals during your shifts
• External Employee Assistance Programme
• Financial Wellbeing App Wagestream for early access to your salary
• £200 referral bonus for new team members

After your first three months, you'll also enjoy:

• Discounts and wellbeing platform "Treat Yourself Here"
• Recognition schemes like Employee of the Quarter and annual awards
• Long service recognition
• Probation pass with a complimentary overnight stay and dinner for two
• 50% discount in our restaurants
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Discounted room rates for employees, friends, and family
• Spa treatments and product discounts
• Life Assurance coverage

Starting your Journey:

As a Breakfast Chef, you will deliver high-quality food to our guests. Your role involves food preparation and service, ensuring guest satisfaction and revenue maximization.

You will create exceptional dishes that provide memorable experiences for our guests.

In the Kitchen team, you will:

• Prepare and serve breakfast, lunch, and employee meals to company standards
• Collaborate with team members in a friendly, positive manner
• Have extensive knowledge of menus and food offerings
• Follow all food safety and health guidelines

We seek a passionate, detail-oriented individual who takes pride in their work and is eager to learn. The role requires excellent multi-tasking skills and efficiency to produce high-standard dishes consistently.

On your first day, you'll start a structured 12-week training program to develop your skills and confidence as a Breakfast Chef. We look for candidates who:

• Deliver excellent standards
• Use initiative
• Are self-aware and able to evaluate their work
• Take pride in their work
• Are passionate about food
• Can multi-task and organize a variable workload

We value attitude over skills, providing comprehensive training and development opportunities. Join us to build a rewarding career where your personality, ideas, and enthusiasm are welcomed. Be part of our exciting journey!

If this sounds like you, click apply. We look forward to hearing from you!