Casual Breakfast Chef

Hand Picked Hotels; Stratford-upon-Avon; On-site; GBP 15,911 - 22,661; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary of £14 per hour

Share of service charge

Opportunities for teamwork and friendships

Job summary

Hand Picked Hotels is hiring a Casual Breakfast Chef at Ettington Park Hotel in Stratford-upon-Avon. The role involves preparing high-quality breakfast dishes and working in a busy kitchen environment. Ideal candidates will have culinary experience in a hospitality setting, be reliable, and possess the ability to teach junior chefs. The position offers a competitive salary of £14 per hour and flexible casual hours, typically including weekends. Join a team that celebrates diversity and aims to provide guests with memorable experiences.

Qualifications

• Current base knowledge and experience of the kitchen within quality-driven hotel or restaurant.
• Flexibility to assist in different areas of the kitchen.
• Ability to anticipate guests' needs and deliver high-quality experiences.

Responsibilities

• Create excellent breakfast dishes including Eggs Benedict and Full English.
• Run a busy kitchen section and ensure team collaboration.
• Maintain high standards in food preparation and presentation.

Skills

Reliable

Punctual

Ability to cook to a high standard

Ability to impart knowledge

Enthusiastic

Job description

Hand Picked Hotels is a beautiful collection of 21 privately owned, luxury country houses and coastal retreats, each hand picked for their individuality. Architecturally distinctive and quintessentially British, every hotel boasts an extraordinary location, from Scotland to the Channel Islands, offering breath taking views, from vast countryside to expansive beaches, to lush woodlands. With every need taken care of, the team at each hotel ensures every guest has a magical experience, encouraging them to return time and time again.

Hand Picked Hotels was founded in 2001 by owner and Chairman, Julia Hands MBE. Whilst each hotel is individual, every property fulfils the company values of family, individuality, community and care, ensuring a hand picked experience for every guest and employee.

We are currently recruiting for a Casual Breakfast Chef at Ettington Park Hotel, part of Hand Picked Hotels.

The only AA 4 Red Star hotel in Stratford-upon-Avon, Ettington Park is renowned as one of the finest hotels in Warwickshire. Set within 40 acres of luscious parkland in a verdant valley with the river Stour meandering through it, the spectacular country house boasts 47 characterful bedrooms and the finest seasonal cuisine served in its 2AA Rosette restaurant. Ettington Park has gained an enviable reputation for offering one of the finest afternoon teas in Stratford-upon-Avon, while many couples have chosen its spectacular grounds as a magical backdrop for their perfect wedding.

Whether it be making a excellent Eggs Benedict or a fabulous Full English, our Breakfast Chefs have the ability to create one last magical experience for our guests. You will be reliable, punctual and used to early morning starts and ideally have experience in a similar hotel.

Our Breakfast Chef's enjoy being part of a team and love the fact that no day is the same. You will be running a busy section, already be able to cook to a high standard, and have the ability to help impart your knowledge to junior chefs.

About You

• To be considered for this role you will have current base knowledge and experience of the kitchen within a quality driven hotel, restaurant, or hospitality environment.
• You will be enthusiastic and willing to take on new responsibilities. Adopt a flexible approach to assist in different areas of the kitchen as business and guest needs dictate.
• You will have the ability to impart your knowledge to the junior members of the team.
• Your finger will be on the pulse of all the latest trends, and have the desire to learn the next big thing.
• Having a high level of emotional intelligence, enabling you to be able to anticipate our guests needs ensuring they receive a Hand Picked experience.
• It is essential you can demonstrate how you would be able to deliver our guest experience standards at Hand Picked Hotels, which includes the ability to go above and beyond to ensure guests have a high-quality, personalised, and magical experience that they remember, recommend, and return to time and time again.

Our Benefits Include

• A competitive salary package of £14 per hour a share of service charge.
• This is a casual role working weekends as the business requires.
• Opportunity to make lifelong friendships and be part of team that celebrates Diversity and Inclusion.

Hand Picked Hotels is an Equal Opportunities employer. Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.