Casual Commis Chef

Eclipse Hotels Group; Bristol; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Eclipse Hotels Group as a Commis Chef at Holiday Inn Bristol Airport. This role offers a unique opportunity to deliver exceptional service while managing diverse kitchen duties in a vibrant and warm environment. Ideal candidates will possess strong communication and problem-solving skills and be flexible with shift timings, contributing to a memorable guest experience. Enjoy benefits like discounted hotel stays, health plans, and a focus on career development.

Benefits

Discounted Hotel Rooms at 5000+ IHG Hotels

Employee Assistance and Welfare Program

Health Plan

Life Insurance

Cashback and discounts on leading high street retailers

Complimentary Meals on duty

Potential Share of Service Charge

Excellent Training & Development

Qualifications

• Flexible with shifts including nights, weekends, and bank holidays.
• Able to work in varying temperatures, including warm and cool storage areas.

Responsibilities

• Support the cleaning function and kitchen porters when required.
• Measure and prepare the correct amount of food as directed.
• Ensure kitchen areas are fully stocked and ready for service.

Skills

Communication Skills

Knowledge of local food safety laws

Problem-solving skills

Impeccable customer service skills

Flexibility

Team Player

Job description

Eclipse Hotels Group is an international family owned hotel group who are headquartered in West London. Our company’s current portfolio includes brands such as Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express and EasyHotel, located across the UK, Europe and the Caribbean.

Start your journey with us as a Commis Chef at our Holiday Inn Bristol Airport. You will have the opportunity to join a developing employer who has the passion and drive to deliver first class service and a quality employee experience.

The moment a guest steps into one of our hotels, they walk into a genuinely memorable experience. We are looking for people who our guests rely on to handle transactions, offer local insights and anticipate every detail for a problem free experience. You'll also create the warm atmosphere that makes our guests feel at home in any location.

Join us and we can offer you benefits such as:

• Discounted Hotel Rooms at 5000+ IHG Hotels worldwide. With 50% off Food and Beverage Services.
• Employee Assistance and Welfare Program.
• Health Plan.
• Life Insurance.
• Cashback and discounts on the leading high street retailers.
• Complimentary Meals on duty.
• Potential Share of Service Charge.
• Excellent Training & Development.

This is but a small taster of what we would expect in this role:

• Where and when required support your Kitchen Porters and the cleaning function of the Kitchen.
• Measure & prepare the correct amount of food as directed by your Head Chef / Chef de Partie, and reduce wastage of products where necessary.
• Create a safe space to work by following safety guideline and wear protective equipment where required.
• Report any defects, maintenance or repairs within Kitchen areas as soon as possible on our maintenance recording system.
• Ensure that your areas are fully stocked and ready for service.
• Use machinery in the correct way as trained, this will include the main Dishwasher and other items of kitchen equipment.
• Be cleaner than clean – ensure that you are exceeding local cleanliness and hygiene laws.

How will you achieve this?

We genuinely care about people and we show this through living out our promise of True Hospitality each and every day. It’s what connects every Team Member throughout our brand of hotels. Each hotel delivers True Hospitality in their own way, making them unique. At the heart of it is our key core service skills.

• True Attitude: being caring, wanting to make a positive difference, and building genuine connections with our guests
• True Confidence: having the knowledge and skills to perform your role, and giving our guests the confidence that they can trust you, to help and support them during their stay
• True Listening:focusing on what our guest is saying, picking up on body language that is often overlooked, and understanding what the guest wants and needs
• True Responsiveness: is about providing our guests with what they need, and doing so in a timely and caring manner

What we are looking for:

• Communication Skills – Our guests and Food & Beverage Team Members will need to come to you with queries, so you will need to be easy to talk to.
• Knowledge of local food safety laws.
• Your problem-solving skills will turn issues into opportunities so that every one of our guests leaves with great memories.
• Impeccable customer service skills.
• Flexibility – nights, weekends and bank holiday shifts all come as part of the job!
• Temperate atmosphere – you will be working in an environment that can get very warm, but then also working in cool storage areas.
• Team Player – working as part of a tight knit team you will need to be a strong team player.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We believe in recruiting a diverse workforce that promotes inclusive, people focused culture.