Breakfast Commis Chef — Fresh, Local Scottish Dishes

Sterling Kohler; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals

Staff canteen

Resort discounts

Wellness centre

Mortgage advice

Cycle2Work

Perkbox

Refer a Friend

Pension plan

Free parking

Job summary

Old Course Hotel in St Andrews is seeking a Commis Chef to join our award-winning Breakfast team. You will create dishes from locally sourced Scottish produce and manage your own section, learning from senior chefs in a multi-outlet kitchen.

You'll assist the Head Chef to maintain the highest standards, keep work areas clean, and contribute to a supportive team environment within a renowned 5 Red Star resort.

Qualifications

• Solid knowledge of culinary terminology and techniques.
• SVQ 1 & 2 or an MVQ or equivalent qualification.
• Basic competencies in breakfast cookery & vegetable preparations.
• Basic competencies in meat, fish and poultry cooking.
• Basic knowledge of stocks, soups and sauces.

Responsibilities

• Prepare all foods necessary for service to the demonstrated culinary standards and to the quantities according to the forecast.
• Prepare all foods, maintaining the established pace of service.
• Prepare all dietary requirements in foods requested as part of our customer focus directives.
• Ensure that foods prepared to not fall in the temperature danger zone during storage and preparation or service.
• Sanitise all cutting boards and utensils after fabricating any raw meat, fish or poultry products.
• Maintain the knife safety standards as viewed in the safety video during culinary department orientation.
• Have a working knowledge of all equipment that is within your job duties and know how to assemble, disassemble and clean this equipment.

Skills

Culinary terminology

Breakfast cookery

Meat cooking

Fish cooking

Poultry cooking

Stocks & sauces

Education

SVQ 1 & 2 / MVQ or equivalent

Job description

Old Course Hotel in St Andrews is seeking a Commis Chef to join our award-winning Breakfast team. You will create dishes from locally sourced Scottish produce and manage your own section, learning from senior chefs in a multi-outlet kitchen.

You'll assist the Head Chef to maintain the highest standards, keep work areas clean, and contribute to a supportive team environment within a renowned 5 Red Star resort.