Breakfast Chef

Focus Hotels Management Limited; Southam CP; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Training & development

28 days holiday

Pension

Staff room rates

Incentives & rewards

Professional growth

Job summary

Dallas Burston Polo Club is seeking a Breakfast Chef to join the pre-opening team and help run the breakfast service to a luxury standard. You will prepare and deliver breakfasts to guests, following Head Chef specifications and maintaining high-quality presentation.

You will ensure health and safety and food hygiene procedures, manage mise en place, rotate stock, minimise waste, and train junior chefs as needed.

Qualifications

• Flexible schedule with early morning shifts and weekends.
• Standards and detail driven to meet menu specifications.
• Aware of hygiene and cleanliness standards.
• Team player with good communication across kitchen and hotel departments.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and deliver breakfasts to guests to the highest standards following Head Chef specifications.
• Ensure health and safety and food hygiene procedures are followed.
• Maintain mise en place and rotate stock, minimising waste.
• Support the Head Chef to ensure efficient and effective kitchen operations.
• Train junior cooks in the breakfast service when required.
• Maintain cleanliness and professional standards in the kitchen.

Job description

Who are we
Newly opening Dallas Burston Polo Club is an exquisite destination of 600 acres nestled in the heart of Warwickshire, offering a unique blend of luxury, leisure, and equestrian excellence. With state-of-the-art facilities, including world-class polo grounds overlooked by a 41 bedroom luxurious hotel, and top-tier dining options, we strive to provide an unparalleled experience for our guests.

Role Responsibilities
The Breakfast Chef will be an integral part of the pre and post-opening team and the day-to-day running and expansion thereafter. You will be responsible for preparing and delivering breakfasts to our guests. You will complete all preparation and service of breakfast to the highest standards and in keeping to the specifications and systems set by the Head Chef to keep our breakfasts consistent. You will insure that we are compliant with Health and Safety and food hygiene by following any our set procedures.

• Ensure all ordering is completed for the breakfast kitchen.
• To support the Head Chef in ensuring the efficient, and effective running of the kitchen.
• Prepare breakfasts to the highest standard whilst keeping the guests expectations at the forefront of your mind.
• To keep your mise en place levels up to the required level whilst rotating stock.
• Be mindful of waste, always seek help to utilise all food and minimise waste.
• Report any faults or defects as you see them.
• Maintain a high standard of kitchen cleanliness and hygiene practices.
• Ensure that you are correctly dressed in your uniform.
• Maintain a professional working relationship with all departments in the hotel.
• To train, where necessary, any Chefs in the breakfast service kitchen.

Key Requirements

• Be Flexible – to enjoy working early morning shift patterns and seeing the operation on different days of the week including the weekends.
• Be standards and detail driven to meet the menu specifications
• Be aware of hygiene and cleanliness standards and assist in meeting these.
• Be a team player- interact and communicate with the kitchen and restaurant team and sometimes guests if you are front of house.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Excellent on-going support, training and development
• 28 days holiday including Bank Holidays per annum
• Stakeholder Pension entitlement
• Discounted hotel room rates for you, your friends and family
• On-going incentives and rewards
• Opportunities for professional growth and development