Commis Chef

Kew Green Hotels; Leicester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent hotel chain in Leicester is seeking a Commis Chef or Kitchen Assistant to support kitchen operations and ensure high standards of food preparation. Candidates should have experience as a Line Chef or Cook, with a strong understanding of cooking methods and hygiene. This role offers a fast-paced, fun environment, as well as great benefits such as family discounts at hotels, international travel rates, free meals on shift, and room for professional growth.

Benefits

Discounts across retail and restaurants

Family and Friends hotel discounts

Meals for free on shift

Progression opportunities

Uniform provided

Qualifications

• Experience as a Line Chef, Cook, or Prep Cook.
• Basic food hygiene certification.
• Ability to thrive under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food according to specifications.
• Support kitchen operations to maintain high standards.
• Ensure cleanliness and organization of kitchen stations.

Skills

Basic food hygiene

Understanding of cooking methods

Ability to work under pressure

Self-motivated and confident

Attention to detail

Job description

• 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!

  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., 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!

  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.

  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