Commis Chef

Apex Hotels; Dunblane; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

29 days holiday

Training from day one

Employee events and celebrations

In-house employee app

Gym and pools access

Meal discounts while working

Pension contributions

Referral bonus

Job summary

Apex Hotels in Dunblane is seeking a motivated Commis Chef to deliver high-quality food to guests. You will work in the kitchen, assist with mise-en-place, and help maintain brand standards across breakfast, lunch and dinner. You’ll embark on a structured 12-week learning journey to develop skills and confidence.

The role offers a warm team environment with opportunities for career growth and participation in our extensive employee benefits and recognition programs.

Qualifications

• Passion for food and ability to deliver high-quality dishes.
• Ability to multi-task and maintain consistent standards.
• Strong attention to detail and guest-focused service.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve breakfast, lunch and dinner to brand standards.
• Ensure guest satisfaction at all times.
• Prepare mis-en-place and maintain clean, hygienic work spaces.
• Assist the Chef de Partie with preparation and service.
• Ensure health and hygiene regulations are followed.

Skills

Food prep

Multitasking

Attention to detail

Customer service

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 Dunblane. 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.
• £ 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.