Breakfast Chef

Heeton Concept Hotels; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Discounted hotel rates

Referral scheme

Career development opportunities

Recognition & rewards

Retention bonus

Job summary

Heeton Concept Hotels in Glasgow is seeking a Breakfast Chef to ensure breakfast and buffet meet high-quality standards and brand guidance. You will supervise as needed, maintain clean areas, and ensure efficient service while supporting cost controls and guest satisfaction.

The role requires experience in hotel kitchens, a passion for food, and a team-focused attitude. You will work in a fast-paced environment with exposure to HACCP procedures and cross-department collaboration.

Qualifications

• Experience in hotel kitchens or similar role.
• Passion for food and guest service.
• Mature and pleasant demeanor with customers and team.
• Team player who can work under pressure.
• Knowledge of HACCP procedures and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Prepare breakfast and buffet to high quality and brand standards.
• Supervise staff if required.
• Maintain cleanliness and prevent cross-contamination.
• Prepare miss-en-place for breakfast and other meal periods.
• Assist guests and respond to queries promptly and courteously.
• Contribute to controlling costs and improving gross margins.
• Report maintenance, safety and hygiene issues.
• Collaborate with other departments as needed.

Skills

Hotel kitchen experience

Food safety HACCP

Team player

Customer service

Work under pressure

Passion for food

Job description

As a Breakfast Chef, you will be responsible for ensuring that breakfast and the buffet are prepared and presented to a high quality to deliver an excellent Guest and Member experience. A Breakfast Chef will also be required to assist with food cost controls. Specifically, you will be responsible for performing the following tasks to the highest standards:

• Ensure breakfast, the buffet, and/or any other meal periods are prepared and presented to a high quality and within company guidelines
• Supervise staff if required
• Keep all working areas clean and tidy and ensure no cross-contamination
• Prepare all miss-en-place for breakfast buffet and/or any other meal periods
• Assist in positive outcomes from guest queries in a timely and efficient manner
• Ensure food is of a good quality and stored correctly
• Contribute to controlling costs, improving gross profit margins, and other departmental and financial targets
• Assist other departments wherever necessary and maintain good working relationships
• Report maintenance, hygiene and hazard issues
• Comply with hotel security, fire regulations and all health and safety and food safety legislation
• Be environmentally aware

What are we looking for?

A Breakfast Chef serving IHG brands is always working on behalf of our Guests and working with other Team Members. To successfully fill this role, you should maintain the attitude, behaviours, skills, and values that follow:

• Have previous experience working within hotels or in a similar role.
• Have a passion for and genuine interest in food.
• Have a mature and pleasant manner of dealing with customers and team members.
• Be a team player.
• Be able to work under pressure in a busy kitchen.
• Have good knowledge of HACCP procedures and regulations.

What do we offer:

We offer market-appropriate salary plus access to our extensive benefits package, which includes:

• Service-based annual leave (increasing up to a maximum of 5 extra days)
• Employee & Friends/Family discounted rates at Heeton-operated hotels and IHG Employee travel programme
• Referral scheme
• Numerous voluntary benefits, including buy holiday scheme, Cycle to Work, Medicash Health Plan and many more
• Heeton is an expanding company which offers excellent career, training and development opportunities
• Exclusive access to the employee recognition & reward scheme - Heeton Rewards
• Fantastic career potential with one of the UK's fast-growing hotel operators
• Retention bonus on completion of 6 months and 1 year of service.

You will be centrally located in Glasgow, an 8-minute walk from Buchanan Street and 11 minutes by foot from George Square. The Glasgow Central train station is a 5-minute walk. This 4-star hotel is 0.8 mi (1.2 km) from Royal Concert Hall and 1.3 mi (2.1 km) from OVO Hydro.

In line with the requirements of the Asylum & Immigration Act 1996, all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from candidates as part of the recruitment process