Commis Chef

Voco Leicester; England; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A hospitality brand in the UK is seeking a Commis Chef who thrives in a fast-paced environment. Responsibilities include preparing food to high standards, supporting the kitchen team, and maintaining cleanliness. Ideal candidates will possess basic food hygiene knowledge and experience in a kitchen setting. This role comes with various benefits including discounts, meals on shifts, and opportunities for progression across the UK and internationally.

Benefits

Discounts across retail, restaurants, events

Family and Friends discounts in hotels

International Travel at Employee Rate

Meals for free on shift

Progression Room for growth

Uniform provided

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Experience as a Line Chef, Cook, or Prep Cook.
• A great understanding of cooking methods, ingredients, equipment, and procedures.
• Flexible and able to remain focused under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food for a variety of dishes to high standards.
• Support kitchen team to ensure no corners are cut.
• Maintain cleanliness in the kitchen and workstations.

Skills

Fast-paced environment experience

Basic food hygiene

Understanding of cooking methods

Self-motivated and confident

Job description

Are you a Commis Chef or a Kitchen Porter/Assistant who is looking for that next step? We’ll hedge a bet that you’re able to spin 100 plates at once, not literally – of course, but you’re someone who thrives under pressure and embraces change.

As clichéd as it sounds, you’ll believe that delivering memorable experiences really is all about the small details. How will you do this? Well, you’ll make sure your regular Sunday customer, Arif, gets those two pots of gravy instead of one; or you’ll perfect an exciting new specials dish that Jessica thinks is super Instagramable, as soon as it’s put in front of her.

What you’ll be doing as a Commis Chef

• Preparing food for a whole host of dishes – following specifications to ensure your Head Chef and Sous Chef can quickly send out meals to a high standard
• Supporting everyone in the kitchen to ensure no corners are cut (or chopped)
• Ensuring Chefs stations are well stocked with anything they may need throughout service
• Ensuring the kitchen and work stations are kept clean and tidy to enable the delivery of an outstanding service
• Learning from, and assisting your Chef de Partie
• Ensuring you and your team deliver high standards of food and health and safety regulations – it’s not just our customers we want to make smile!

What’ll make you a great fit for this Commis Chef role

• Where you’ve worked doesn’t matter as long as you have experience as a Line Chef, Cook or Prep Cook and are used to working in a fast-paced environment
• You’ll have basic food hygiene
• A great understanding of cooking methods, ingredients, equipment and procedures
• Flexible and able to remain focused on results under pressure and to challenging deadlines
• Self‑motivated and confident
• Hard‑working but FUN!

The benefits

• Discounts across retail, restaurants, events etc (because we know life isn’t just about work)
• Family and Friends discounts in hotels across the Kew Green Hotels estate
• International Travel at Employee Rate for other branded hotels within our brand family (and you’re not just limited to good old Britain – our family has hotels that span all over the world!)
• Meals for free on shift – hard work is hungry work!
• Progression Room to grow, with opportunities across the UK and internationally
• Uniform provided
• Flexible attitude and working hours