Commis Chef

Andrew Brownsword Hotels; North Common; Remote; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Service charge

Staff accommodation

Free parking

Perkbox discounts

Staff rates £25 B&B

Employee Assistance Programme

Meals on duty

Job summary

Buckland Manor, part of Andrew Brownsword Hotels, is seeking a Commis Chef to join a passionate kitchen team. You’ll prep fresh ingredients, support senior chefs, and contribute to guest experiences in a renowned country house setting.

The role includes working in a high-standard kitchen with opportunities for development and employee perks. We offer competitive pay with a monthly service charge, potential on-site staff accommodation, free parking, and perks via our Perkbox platform.

Qualifications

• Experience in kitchens or similar fast-paced environments is preferred.
• Ability to work with fresh ingredients and prep meals.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation of dishes for service.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of the kitchen area.
• Support chefs to ensure timely, high-quality plates for guests.

Skills

Food prep

Teamwork

Food safety

Job description

Location :One of the most elegant country house hotels in the Cotswolds, Buckland Manor is set in ten acres of stunning grounds. With 4 AA red stars, 3 AA rosettes, and a member of Relais & Châteaux, Buckland Manor offers employees the opportunity to work within a traditional, yet friendly English country house hotel.

SERVICE CHARGE-We pay our team service charge each month! This service charge all goes into one pot, and 100% of that service charge is then shared amongst all the team at the hotel-every penny received is paid out to the team. Service charge can be in the region of £305 a month (around £3,600 per year) over and above base pay, for a full time employee. The hotel may be able to offer on-site staff accommodation in order to help the newest members of the team settle into life at the hotel and local area, plus free parking is available on-site.

Come and join our team as aCommis Chef and let your passion and personality shine

Our culture is important to us, andwe encourage everyone in our teams to show thoughtfulness towards eachother and our guests.

As a Commis Chef, you will be workingas part of a passionate team of chefs. You will play a crucial part thepreparation of food that goes into the delicious dishes, created by our chefsfor our guests to enjoy.

This role would suit someone whohas worked in a similar environment previously.

Check out some of the key pointsabout the role:

• You’ll be working with fresh food, prepping,so that our chefs can it into delicious dishes for our guests.
• Being one team, everyone in the kitchenis responsible for keeping it clean.
• Nobody wants out of date food, solabelling your food is important.

Work/life, or as it should be calledlife/work balance is important to us all, so we will always try to be fair withour rotas. We just ask that you can beflexible with us, so we can be flexible with you in return.

To say thank you, we havemany perks

• Competitive pay – We are proud thateveryone who joins our group gets a competitive a rate of pay,irrespective of age, plus you get service charge and tips on top.
• Treat yourself once in a while with lotsof retail and hospitality perks through our Perkbox platform.
• Excellent discounts across our family ofhotels – you will be entitled to 25% off food & beverage in our hotelsplus we offer an amazing staff rate of £25 B&B per person across thegroup & your friends and family get special rates too.
• We understand it’s OK not to be OK, so weoffer an externally run confidential helpline for any support you requireabout anything you might need as part of our Employee AssistanceProgramme.
• We sustain you physically too, meals whenyou are on duty are free.
• To be the best version of yourself, weencourage our teams to be curious. Everyone can learn and develop -our development pathways are unique to us and are the best in thebusiness.
• We provide lots of opportunity toprogress and move up – we have made hundreds of internal promotions,including to General Manager level.
• We like to say a special thank you forevery year you are with us - our milestone awards include Champagne,afternoon tea, or dinner for you and someone special. When you reach thebig milestones, you receive extra special gifts on top like longer hotel stays,extra days off and a unique gift especially chosen for you.

About our family of hotels

We bring a family of hotelstogether under one roof, ready to welcome guests with open arms, warm heartsand experiences that are simply memorable.

Each of our hotels are unique,individual, and quirky in personality. Quality is fundamental to everything wedo, and it is the simple things that matter. We believe everyone should feelincluded, special and welcome, and that applies to our team and our guests.

We have very unique hotels invery special locations, from the award winning Gidleigh Park in Devon, the900-year-old Amberley Castle to our cool city centre Abode Manchester set in a19th century textile factory, two minutes from Piccadilly train station – tosee the whole group, take a look herewww.brownswordhotels.co.uk

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