Commis Chef

Da Costa; Bruton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

30 days holiday inc. bank holidays

Nutritious food and drinks while on-sh

Free annual guest experience with 3‑c

Health cash plan

Life Assurance £25,000

Staff discounts on rooms and F&B

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension scheme

Refer a Friend up to £1000

Job summary

Da Costa is seeking a Commis Chef to join our kitchen team. You will work with our chefs, learn on the job, and help prepare high-quality dishes for our restaurant, events, and external catering.

The role runs Wednesday to Sunday with full-time contracts at 45 hours per week. The base pay is £12.73 per hour plus a service charge, with excellent benefits and career development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Working alongside a team of chefs to learn on the job.
• Prepare high-quality dishes for our restaurant, external catering and events.
• Support Head Chef in creating and maintaining dishes using farm produce.

Responsibilities

• Learn and perform duties assigned in a busy kitchen environment.
• Assist in cooking, plating and presenting dishes to standard.
• Work with open-fire cooking and seasonal ingredients from our walled garden.

Job description

- Base salary of £12.73 per hour plus estimated Service Charge

- Full time contracts of 45 hours per week available

- Standard working week Wednesday to Sunday

- Incredible Industry LeadingBenefits: detailed below

As a Commis Chef at Artfarm you will be responsible forworking alongside our band of chefs, learning as you go and taking care of theduties assigned to you. You will be preparing high-quality food for therestaurant, outside catering and events. You’ll work alongside the Head Chef tocreate, develop and maintain a fantastic range of dishes that celebrate theproduce of our very own farm and the incredible local produce we use.

You’ll be surrounded by a team with a passion for fresh food and brilliantservice fuelled by a desire to learn and grow. We strive to provide greathospitality and go beyond for guests, our team and the community as wecelebrate our reputation for cooking on open fire with produce from our veryown onsite farm and walled garden. This is what we’ve been doing for years andwe couldn’t be more proud.

What's in it for you as Commis Chef?

• Competitive Rates of pay+ Generous Tips


• Flexible hours - let us know what works for you and we'll flex the best we can


• 30 days holiday inc. bank holidays


• Nutritious food and drinks whilst on shift


• Free annual guest experience for you and a plus one, including 3-course meal, cocktails and a bottle of wine. It’s important we experience the magic too!


• Enhanced family-friendly policies, including 12 weeks full pay Maternity leave and 2 weeks full pay Paternity leave. These moments matter!


• Health cash plan – a health benefit which allows you to claim back your everyday medical expenses like Dentists and Prescriptions


• Life Assurance – £25,000


• Generous Artfarm-wide discounts including;


• Up to 50% off room booking at the award-winning Independent Hotel of the Year 2021, The Fife Arms


• Up to 25% off food and beverage across our properties in Somerset, Scottish Highlands, Los Angeles and London


• Up to 30% off our fabulous retail products


• High street discounts off 1000’s retailers through MyArtfarm site and app.


• Amazing socials led by local social committees – bowling, 10k runs or just a cold pint in the pub – there’s something for everyone.


• A unique approach to careerdevelopment and learning opportunities tailored around your individual aspirations and goals.


• Employee Assistance Programme with Hospitality Action


• Enhancedpension scheme to help you save into your piggy bank for the future!


• Option to save directly from payroll into an ISA to enhance financial wellbeing


• Generous Refer a Friend Scheme –up to £1000 to share with your friend!

About Da Costa

Da Costa has been named for and inspired by Artfarm co-founder Iwan Wirth’s maternal grandfather, who originated from the small mountainous village of Rivamonte Agordino in the Veneto region of Northern Italy. He emigrated to Switzerland in the early 20th century and opened a restaurant much loved for its simple, honest fare.
A century later, and some 800 miles from that first restaurant, Da Costa continues this glorious culinary adventure.
The menu is an exploration of traditional northern Italian recipes featuring an array of antipasti, homemade pastas and risottos and daily specials cooked over fire.
Using freshly grown seasonal ingredients from the walled garden and surrounding area, our dishes blend the best of both words – quintessential Englishness with Italian culinary flair.

About Artfarm

Artfarm is an independent international hospitality company founded by Iwan and Manuela Wirth. Renowned for developing and reinventing distinctive sites including the award-winning Fife Arms Hotel in Braemar, The Fish Shop Restaurant & Fish Mongers in Ballater, The Audley Public House & Mount Street Restaurant in Mayfair, London, Manuela restaurant in Los Angeles and New York, Da Costa Italian Restaurant and Farm Shop in Somerset, and Cantina Restaurant in Menorca. Artfarm uniquely brings together art, community, education, people, and place.
Artfarm is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. We believe that diversity and inclusion in our team is critical to our success, so we seek to recruit, develop, and retain talent from a diverse candidate pool. Sustainability is at the heart of Artfarm and every one of the team has a role to play in protecting our planet.