Commis Chef

Aramark Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering service provider in the UK seeks a skilled Commis Chef to oversee food production for breakfast and lunch services. The successful candidate will manage food compliance, prepare meals, and assist in daily operations. This full-time position offers a competitive hourly rate and several benefits, including free meals and career development opportunities. A passion for food and prior experience in a similar role is essential.

Benefits

Free meals

Parking

Gym access

Employee Benefits app

Life assurance

Pension contributions

Generous holiday entitlement

Qualifications

• Experience as a Commis Chef or above is required.
• Must be organised and possess a strong work ethic.
• A passion for people and food is essential.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and cooking meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
• Checking compliance with allergens and Natasha's law.
• Completing daily paperwork for due diligence.
• Managing food deliveries and maintaining kitchen records.
• Monitoring temperatures of fridges, freezers, and servers.
• Assisting in kitchen deep cleans.

Skills

Experience operating as a Commis Chef or above

Organised with a hands-on ability

Strong work ethic

Passion for people and food

Job description

Overview

This is an exciting, permanent, and full-time opportunity reporting to the Catering Manager on site. The role will assume responsibility for all food production across breakfast and lunch service from one main kitchen and support with planned ad hoc hospitality throughout the year.

Aramark provides world-class contract catering services to our extensive list of clients across the UK, including Defence and Judicial, private industry and Education. We are lucky to have some of the best Culinary and Catering talent that the UK has to offer working within our teams.

You must be eligible to work in the UK and have resided in-country for more than 3 years. Security checks are required for this role.

What we offer

• This is a full-time position, 40 hours per week. Covering a variety of shifts ranging between 6am - 8pm Monday through Sunday.
• We are offering £13.23 per hour
• Free meals, parking, and gym access.
• You will have access to our Employee Benefits app which includes online GP access, Employee Assistance Scheme, 100's of discounts, including savings on your weekly supermarket shop and weekend treats.
• We also offer a company package including life assurance, pension contributions, generous holiday entitlement with the option to buy more, and many more benefits.
• You will also be joining a talented team, with fabulous career prospects that could lead to all sorts of opportunities - we LOVE to promote from within.
• We are passionate about developing our people from within; great training and development is available. We also offer apprenticeship schemes, so that your learning journey can continue.

A day in the life of a Commis Chef

• Preparing and cooking meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner following recipe cards.
• Checking all food is compliant with allergens and Natasha's law.
• Completing daily paperwork to cover due diligence.
• Sharing responsibility with the Chef /Catering Manager for the checking, probing, and signing of all food deliveries, stock ordering and maintaining kitchen records.
• Monitoring and recording temperatures of fridges, freezers, hot cabinets, and serveries.
• Assisting in daily and weekly kitchen deep cleans.

Requirements

• Experience operating as a Commis Chef or above
• Organised with a hands-on ability and strong work ethic
• Passion for people and food

Aramark (NYSE: ARMK) is in the customer service business across food, facilities and uniforms, wherever people work, learn, recover, and play. United by a passion to serve, our more than 247,000 team members deliver experiences that enrich and nourish the lives of millions of people in 19 countries around the world every day.