Commis Chef

Apex Hotels; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

29 days holiday

Training from day one

Employee events and celebrations

Gym and pools access

Healthy meals to enjoy while working

Employee Assistance Programme

Financial wellbeing app

£200 referral bonus

Pension contributions

Job summary

Apex Hotels in Edinburgh is seeking a committed Commis Chef to join our kitchen team. You will prepare and deliver high-quality breakfast, lunch and dinner, supporting the Chef de Partie to maintain brand standards and guest satisfaction.

We value passion for food, attention to detail, and the ability to multi-task in a busy kitchen. Training starts from day one, with a structured 12-week learning journey and opportunities to grow within the hotel.

Qualifications

• Must be passionate about food and deliver consistent standards.
• Attention to detail to maintain quality across meals.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced kitchen environment.
• Customer service attitude to enhance guest experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve breakfast, lunch and dinner to brand standards.
• Ensure guest satisfaction is maintained at all times.
• Prepare mise-en-place for dishes and menus.
• Keep equipment and workspaces clean and hygienic.
• Assist the Chef de Partie with prep and service.
• Maintain section cleanliness and comply with health regulations.

Skills

Passion for food

Attention to detail

Multi-tasking

Customer service

Initiative

Self-awareness

Team player

Job description

Why join Apex Hotels?

You’ll be welcomed into Apex Hotels with genuine warmth as you join us as a Commis Chef in Edinburgh. From your very first day, you’ll be part of a team that truly cares, where people feel valued, included, and connected. We love individuality - it’s what brings the spark, the curiosity, and the human touch to every interaction.

You will meet great people, have fun at work, develop new friendships, learn new skills, and of course you will also receive a competitive rate of pay and a generous range of employee benefits which includes:

• 29 days holiday
• Training and development from day one
• Employee events and celebrations
• Inhouse company interactive employee communication APP
• Entry to our state-of-the-art gym and pools
• Healthy meals to enjoy while you're working.
• Access to an external Employee Assistance Programme
• Financial Wellbeing App, allowing you the flexibility to get paid earlier than your normal monthly pay date.
• £200 referral bonus when your friends or family join the team.
• Contributions to a pension plan.

Following your first successful 3 months, you’ll also receive ……

• Access to our discounts and wellbeing platform “Treat Yourself Here”, unlocking savings and experiences for you and your family.
• Involvement in our employee recognition schemes
• Long service recognition
• Probation pass and annual anniversary complimentary guest experience overnight stay and dinner for two
• 50% discount in our restaurants
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Discounted room rates for employees, friends, and family
• Spa treatments and product discounts
• Life Assurance cover

Role Overview:

As a Commis Chef,you will be responsible for delivering a high level of food to all our guests. Working in the Kitchen you will help maximise revenue through first class food preparation and delivery. You will embrace every opportunity to create exceptional food for our guests and provide a personal experience our guests will want to share.

Joining the dedicated Kitchen department, you will:

• Be passionate about food, preparing and serving breakfast, lunch and dinner to Company standards, ensuring guest satisfaction at all times
• Ensuring guest satisfaction at all times.
• Preparing dishes so they are ready for guests at the right time, in line with brand standards.
• Preparing the mis-en-place for the relevant dishes and menu's.
• Ensuring equipment and work spaces are kept clean and tidy and in line with food hygiene requirements.
• To assist the Chef de Partie with regard to preparation of mis-en-place, cooking and the service of food to the required standards.
• To be responsible for the cleanliness of the section and all associated areas, relating to both storage and preparation, ensuring health and hygiene regulations are followed at all times in line with departmental cleaning schedules.

You will embrace every opportunity to create extra special moments for our guests and provide a personal experience our guests will want to share.

About you:

As a Commis Chef, we ask that you take pride in your work and have a willingness to learn. You will have a real passion for food, and you will have excellent attention to detail in order to provide consistent standards. This is a vital role in the function of the hotel and ultimately one that they will remember the most. You will be great at multi-tasking, you will be efficient at solving all guest enquiries and requests with ease.

On your first day you will begin a structured 12 week learning journey, giving you the skills, knowledge and confidence to be a great Commis Chef. With this in mind, we are looking for a Commis Chef who:

• Previous experience as a Kitchen Porter
• Can deliver excellent standards
• Uses initiative
• is self-aware and able to evaluate their own work
• has a customer service attitude
• has the ability to multi-task and organise a variable work load
• provides excellent attention to detail
• holds a genuine desire to provide a Warmer Welcome to our guests

Come and join our team, guided by our values of trust, friendliness, teamwork, and passion - the good stuff that makes hospitality feel effortless. Here, you’ll shine in your own way, creating joyful moments that lift the everyday.

Please note, this role does not meet the requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route.