Breakfast chef

Balfour Hospitality; Peacehaven; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned hospitality group in East Sussex is seeking a motivated Breakfast Chef to join their kitchen team. This role involves supporting breakfast and lunch services, ensuring the best food preparation and presentation. Ideal candidates will have previous experience in a premium dining venue and excellent interpersonal skills. Enjoy flexible hours, competitive pay, and numerous benefits including discounts and wellness initiatives. Join us to provide exceptional service in a family-friendly environment.

Benefits

Up to £13.00 per hour plus TRONC

35% discount on drinks, food, and accommodation

Access to Wage Stream

Refer a friend scheme

Flexible hours

Accredited wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a premium dining venue is required.
• Must be a great morning person.
• Excellent attention to detail is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Support the kitchen team in hosting breakfast service.
• Assist with lunch service and food preparation.
• Ensure high-quality food presentation for customers.

Skills

Excellent presentation and organisation skills

Interpersonal and communication skills

Ability to work independently

Adaptable and easy going

Job description

Overview

The Ship Inn, located in the heart of the historic East Sussex town of Rye, is a family-friendly pub and dining room with 11 individually designed hotel rooms. It’s a popular hub for locals and visitors, known for serving locally sourced seasonal food. If you’re passionate about providing exceptional service, we would love to welcome you to our team.

Responsibilities

• We are looking for a Breakfast Chef to support the kitchen team in hosting breakfast service and assisting lunch service.
• You will be involved in food preparation and presentation to ensure it is the best it can be, learning from the best.
• You will be a sponge and thirsty to improve, serving our customers high quality, well sourced, fresh food.

Benefits

• Up to £13.00 per hour plus TRONC
• 35% discount on all drinks, food and accommodation across every Balfour site and Balfour Winery
• Access to Wage Stream to help you with those unexpected nasty bills
• A great refer a friend scheme
• Flexible hours to suit you and your work/life balance
• Accredited members of “Wellbeing Promise”, meaning we are an employer who really does care! (www.wellbeingpromise.co.uk)

Qualifications

• Be a great morning person
• Liaise well with front of house staff
• Have excellent presentation and organisation skills
• Be adaptable and easy going
• Previous experience in a premium dining venue
• Ability to work independently and unsupervised
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail

How to Apply

We welcome applications from a diverse range of individuals and will consider any reasonable adjustments to enable candidates to perform as well as possible during the recruitment process. Please send any requests to [e-mail].