Breakfast Commis Chef: Grow in a 5-Star Scottish Kitchen

Old Course Hotel; St Andrews; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals for staff

Discounts across the resort

Kohler Group Benefits

On-site fitness centre access

Mortgage consultations

Cycle2Work

Perkbox

Refer a Friend

24/7 wellbeing support

Job summary

Old Course Hotel in St Andrews is seeking a Commis Chef to join the Breakfast team. You will craft exquisite dishes using locally sourced Scottish produce and manage your own section while gaining development within a multi-outlet hotel kitchen.

You will assist the Head Chef in preparation and service, ensuring high standards, and keep kitchen areas and equipment clean to hotel specifications.

Qualifications

• Solid knowledge of culinary terminology and techniques.
• 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 established culinary standards and quantities according to 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 do not fall in the temperature danger zone during storage and preparation or service.
• Sanitise all cutting boards and utensils after handling raw meat, fish or poultry.
• Maintain knife safety standards during culinary department orientation.
• Know how to assemble, disassemble and clean equipment within your duties.

Skills

Culinary terminology

Breakfast cookery

Vegetable preparations

Meat, fish and poultry cooking

Education

SVQ 1 & 2

MVQ or equivalent

Tools

Kitchen equipment knowledge

Job description

Old Course Hotel in St Andrews is seeking a Commis Chef to join the Breakfast team. You will craft exquisite dishes using locally sourced Scottish produce and manage your own section while gaining development within a multi-outlet hotel kitchen.

You will assist the Head Chef in preparation and service, ensuring high standards, and keep kitchen areas and equipment clean to hotel specifications.