Chef

Away Resorts; Dundee; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts on Away Resorts Holidays

On Park Discounts

Awards and Recognition

Job summary

Away Resorts is seeking a Chef at Piperdam Leisure Resort to join our busy kitchen team. You will prepare and cook meals for the restaurant and events, working with a team to maintain high standards.

You should have 1–2 years' experience as a line cook or chef de partie and hold a Level Two Hygiene Certificate. The role requires flexible hours, with evenings and weekends involved, and offers weekly-payable earnings.

Qualifications

• Level Two Hygiene Certificate is required.
• 1–2 years' experience as line cook, commis chef or chef de partie.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Real passion for food and enthusiasm.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook meals for a busy restaurant.
• Ensure portions meet specifications and manage waste.
• Maintain safe, clean kitchen and comply with food hygiene regulations.
• Help control food margins through stock management.

Skills

Excellent communication

Organisational skills

Problem solving

Passion for food

Resilience under pressure

Team player

Education

Level Two Hygiene Certificate

Job description

Chef

Location: Piperdam Leisure Resort, Dundee, DD2 5LP, Nr Birkhill

Hours: Variable hours - some evenings & weekends required

Salary: £13.20 per hour - paid weekly!

What we need in a nutshell

We love creating exciting dining concepts across our locations and finding talented chefs to take them forward. In this Chef role you will be preparing and cooking for a busy restaurant, and multiple events each week.

Who are we?

As one of our 27 parks, set in 650 acres of idyllic Angus countryside, Piperdam combines superb accommodation and award-winning facilities to create the ultimate Scottish Experience. Our facilities include our Room with a View restaurant and Howie's bar.

Want to find out more about our holidays? Check out our website: https://www.piperdam.com

What you'll be doing

You will be in the thick of the action with your team, ensuring that meals are prepped, cooked and served to our exacting standards, from the simplest salad to the seasonal specials. This includes:

• Assuming responsibility for consistent and prompt food preparation and ensuring all our meals meet our high standards
• Helping the team to comply with agreed specifications of all dishes, ensuring correct portion sizes are followed and waste is closely managed
• Ensuring safe, clean, hygienic and tidy workspaces within the kitchen, always complying with all food hygiene and safety regulations
• Helping to control food margins through effective stock management, knowledge of product specifications and team coaching

One more thing...holidays happen at holiday times, so you'll need to work your magic on bank holidays and weekends too.

Skills, experience and qualities you'll need

We are looking for an experienced chef who is an enthusiastic team player and can demonstrate the following:

• Level Two Hygiene Certificate
• 1-2 years' experience working as a line cook, commis chef or chef de partie
• Exceptional communication skills
• Good organisation skills and able to identify and solve problems
• A real passion for food, and bags of enthusiasm
• Resilience under pressure

It's the icing on the cake if you have kitchen experience on a busy holiday park and you have experience of supervising others.

We have a can-do, people-centered ethos at Away Resorts, and we look for certain qualities in our team members. Have a read about it and see if you fit the bill.

What we can offer you

This is an exciting role as a key member in our F&B team, and we look after you with a great range of benefits, including:

• Discounts on Away Resorts Holidays
• On Park Discounts
• Awards and Recognition

Our promise to you

Holiday Heroes come with all sorts of different super-powers, and we welcome them all!

After all, wouldn't it be boring if we were all the same?

We embrace diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities.

We love that everyone comes from different backgrounds, allowing us to grow and inspire each other.

We'll never accept any form of discrimination and we'll forever strive, not just for our product to be unique, but our people too.

In short, we want you to bring your whole self to work!

Good Luck!

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