Commis Chef

Forest of Arden Hotel & Country Club; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hotel discounts across all Axiom/Hosp.

28 days holiday including bank hols

Discounts across retail, restaurants,,

Employee Assistance Line

Stream Financial Wellbeing access

Yearly stayover after 1 year

Training and promotion opportunities

Referral bonus £500

Free meals on shift

Length of service awards

Job summary

The Forest of Arden Hotel & Country Club is seeking a self-motivated Commis Chef to join our busy kitchen team in Birmingham. You will work on a range of dishes, using fresh ingredients and maintaining high standards of service.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, progression opportunities, and a supportive learning environment for developing culinary skills as part of a thriving hospitality group.

Qualifications

• Truly passionate about the Hospitality Industry with a genuine passion and a creative flair
• Team player who communicates well with all colleagues
• Punctual, reliable and trustworthy
• Previous experience within the hospitality or service-based industry would be ideal but not essential
• To be an enthusiastic team player with a flexible approach

Responsibilities

• You will work in a busy and hardworking kitchen
• You will contribute to creating great dishes from high-quality ingredients
• You will learn and develop in a supportive team environment

Skills

Passionate about hospitality

Team player

Punctual and reliable

Flexible approach

Creative flair

Job description

Salary: £13.00 per hour
Job Type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time
Town: Birmingham

The Forest of Arden Hotel and Country Club is set in peaceful Warwickshire countryside and is well placed for access to Birmingham, Coventry, and other major centres. Birmingham Airport, the National Exhibition Centre and motorway links to the M6 and M42 are all within a few miles of the hotel.

We are looking for a self-motivated, proactive and passionate Commis Chef to join our Truly Talented kitchen team!

What we offer

• £13.00 per hour
• Hotel discounts across all Axiom Hospitality hotels – colleague rates and up to 50% discount on F&B;
• 28 days holiday, including bank holidays, increasing yearly to 33 days;
• Discounts across retail, restaurants, events and more through our benefits & rewards portal;
• Access to our Employee Assistance Line to support your Mental Health and Wellbeing;
• Use of Stream Financial Wellbeing platform, allowing instant access to your pay;
• Yearly complimentary Axiom Xcape stayover after one year of service;
• A growing team with great training, progression, and promotion opportunities;
• Rewards for referring a friend: referral bonus for recommending a new team member starts at £500 per successful hire;
• Free meals while on shift;
• Length of service awards, ranging from 1 year to 3, 5, 10 and 20-year rewards and more!

We want to hear from inspired chefs who love creating amazing food from the best ingredients, have a keen eye for detail and high standards but with bags of flair and creativity.

You’ll work in a busy and hardworking team environment, where you’ll continually learn and develop.

The core skills and experience required to succeed

• Truly passionate about the Hospitality Industry with a genuine passion and a creative flair
• Team player who communicates well with all colleagues
• Punctual, reliable and trustworthy
• Previous experience within the hospitality or service-based industry would be ideal but not essential
• To be an enthusiastic team player with a flexible approach

You must have the right to work in the UK to be eligible for this role. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from all candidates prior to commencing employment.

Having these core skills will put you one step further to joining Axiom Hospitality and Forest of Arden Hotel & Country Club.

Opportunities for all

At Axiom Hospitality, we thrive on differences and believe it is critical to our success as a fast-growing hospitality company with global aspirations. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from various backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We, therefore, encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages, and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business.

At Axiom Hospitality, we are making efforts to reduce our carbon, energy, water and waste footprint. We strive to be ethical in all we do and want to be a thriving, sustainable and responsible business for our people, our communities and our planet. Working closely with our Hotel Owners, we are committed to the journey to sustainability. In addition, we are working to reduce our hotels’ impact on the environment through internationally recognised eco-label certification.

Our hotels strive to be active members of their local communities by giving back where they can. Supporting local charities is important to our teams, from volunteering at soup kitchens to collecting donations and fundraising. Our hotels aim to leave a positive impact on their neighbourhoods. At Axiom Hospitality, we are working closely with our stakeholders to support our social impact commitment. Caring about people extends outside our business and is part of our DNA.

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