Commis Chef

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hotel chain in Cambridge is seeking a skilled Commis Chef to join their culinary team. You will prepare high-quality dishes, lead a section of the kitchen, and ensure food safety standards are met. The ideal candidate should be passionate about food and have strong teamwork skills. This role offers an exciting opportunity to grow in a vibrant hospitality environment.

Benefits

Free Gym

Complimentary meals on duty

28 days holidays including bank holidays

Qualifications

• Show a passion and creativity for food, ingredients and flavours.
• Lead the team in preparing and presenting high-quality dishes.
• Ensure compliance with food hygiene and Health and Safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Prepare mise en place to ensure quality and consistency.
• Enhance offerings by sharing fresh ideas and recipes.
• Maintain a clean and organised kitchen environment.

Skills

Ability to work well under pressure

Teamwork

Job description

Company Description

Join a hotel that is a member of the Accor network, whose group brings together more than 45 brands, 5,500 hotels, 10,000 restaurants and lifestyle destinations. Here, we believe in you and what you bring to the table. There are many opportunities for development and advancement. Every gesture, every smile, every action, contributes to creating a positive and memorable impact for our customers, our colleagues and also for our planet. Together, we embody the vision of responsible hospitality.

Take the opportunity to become a Heartist®, and let your heart guide you in this world where life beats faster.

Job Description

Our mission at Novotel Cambridge North is to create memorable moments for our guests, giving the best hospitality experience starts with having great and happy people! Get ready to make an impact and be the future of hospitality with us. Our leaders and staff will provide you with the best tools, resources and experiences to support you to grow and learn every day building meaningful experiences.

A job, a career or a calling - whatever brings you here, we have something for you!

As our next Commis Chef, you….

Show a passion and creativity for food, ingredients and flavours.

Lead the team in preparing and presenting high‑quality dishes with pride and precision. Be responsible for running a section and supporting the Head and Sous Chef in a busy kitchen.

Are confident in managing, training and passing on your knowledge to the team.

Ensure compliance with food hygiene and Health and Safety standards.

Perform other kitchen duties as assigned.

Main responsibilities:

• Following the recipes and preparing the mise en place, to ensure the quality and consistency of our extraordinary 5‑star cuisine for our guests
• Enhancing our offering by sharing your fresh ideas and recipes
• Learning and complying with the food hygiene, health & safety policies of the hotel, for the safety of our guests and team
• Maintaining a clean and organised kitchen environment, through daily tasks such as stock taking and cleaning records
• Playing an active part in our team by attending kitchen briefings and hotel meetings as requested by your leader
• Reporting any problems you identify to your leader, and always looking for ways to do things better

Qualifications

Your experience and skills include:
Ability to work well under pressure in a fast paced environment
Ability to work cohesively and collectively as part of a team

Benefits

• You can work with multinational colleagues
• Be part of a global community of hospitality industry
• Opportunity to develop your career
• A Bienvenue Card - offering a special staff rate at our hotels
• Free Gym
• Free night stays in our UK hotels and discounts in any Accor Restaurant (T&C Applies)
• Discounted hotel rates all over the world in Accor Hotels
• Great work environment and colleagues
• Personal development programs
• Complimentary meals on duty and uniforms
• Pension scheme
• 28 days holidays including bank holidays (increasing yearly)
• Free parking
• Apprenticeship scheme
• Continuously learn and develop yourself with our Accor Academy
• Support your wellbeing in your professional and personal lives
• Grow your experience anywhere. Explore limitless opportunities across 5000 hotels in over 100 countries
• Participate actively in initiatives to build a more inclusive and sustainable world
• And many more benefits and perks : Our objective is simple: make you grow and give you the spark to unleash your personality