Commis Chef

The Londoner Hotel; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Complimentary hot meals daily

Unlimited beverages provided daily

Staff discounts platform

Pension auto-enrolment

Job summary

The Londoner Hotel in London’s heart is recruiting a Commis Chef to join our culinary team. You will help ensure the highest quality of dishes, follow recipes precisely, and support senior chefs across the kitchen. You will be eager to learn new techniques and contribute to consistent mise en place for the day ahead.

We value passion for food, strong communication with teammates, and a commitment to safe, clean kitchen practices as part of our award-winning hospitality culture.

Qualifications

• Passion for food and eagerness to learn new culinary techniques.
• Ability to communicate confidently with other chefs and build team rapport.
• Commitment to food safety and maintaining high kitchen standards.

Responsibilities

• Join the culinary team and ensure the highest quality of food is prepared and served following recipes.
• Learn new culinary skills from senior chefs.
• Ensure mise en place is done timely with sufficient quantities for the day.
• Support senior kitchen staff at all times.

Skills

Food prep

Team communication

Quality control

Mise en place

Education

Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate

Job description

Welcome to The Londoner, a hotel that is chic boutique in spirit and feeling yet staggering in scale and ambition. A perfectly engineered collection of spaces, tastes, textures, and offerings over 15 floors. Situated in the heart of Leicester Square, where the four corners of the city meet. We are seeking hospitality professionals whose unique talents and ambitions will drive them to not only rise to our guests exacting standards, but also propel their own career potential in a company that recognizes and rewards. Stand out from the crowd by joining London’s first ‘Super Boutique’ hotel.

At The Londoner we are committed to being the best place to work, so much so that we have officially been recognised as a Great Place to Work. Our commitment to the wellbeing and development of our people is at the forefront of our culture.

We are currently recruiting for a Commis Chef at The Londoner Hotel.

Overview:

• An amazing opportunity to join the culinary team at The Londoner Hotel.
• You will ensure that the highest quality of food is prepared and served, following all recipes precisely and assisting in overall quality control across the kitchen and sections as required.
• You will be motivated and keen to learn new culinary skills from the senior chefs.
• You will ensure that all mis enplace is done timely and that there is a sufficient quantity for the day ahead.
• You will support senior members of the kitchen brigade at all times.

About You:

• Be passionate about food and keen to learn and develop new cooking techniques.
• Hold a level 2 food hygiene certificate.
• You will have the confidence to communicate with other chefs and build rapport amongst the team.

Our Benefits Package:

• Competitive salary
• 28 days Holiday per annum including Bank Holidays increasing with long service
• Complimentary hot meals, salad bar and unlimited beveragesprovideddaily
• Recommend a Friend Scheme of up to £500 per friend recommended.
• Annual complimentary night stays within our hotels
• Preferential accommodation rates for all Edwardian Hotels for Hosts, their family and their friends
• Access to a discount platform for all of the most popular stores and outlets
• Auto enrolment into our company pension scheme
• Regular social events across all hotels
• Annual company recognition events held in January each year
• Wellbeing champions across all of our hotels
• Access to our company doctor for medical appointments and occupational health support
• Access for all hosts to our online learning platform Edwardian Academy
• Opportunities for promotion and a wide range of training programs to support your development

Eligibility

• In line with the requirements of the Asylum & Immigration Act 1996, all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from candidates as part of the recruitment process.

Compensation:

• Competitive salary