Commis Chef

Apex Hotels; Shoreham-by-Sea; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned hospitality establishment located in the Scottish Highlands is seeking a passionate Commis Chef to join their kitchen team. In this role, you will prepare and serve meals while ensuring exceptional guest satisfaction. Ideal candidates will have previous kitchen experience, attention to detail, and a positive customer service attitude. The position offers opportunities for growth and development, along with comprehensive benefits including holiday pay and discounts.

Benefits

29 days holiday

Training and development from day one

50% discount in our restaurants

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Kitchen Porter or commis chef.
• Can deliver excellent standards.
• Uses initiative.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve dishes to company standards.
• Ensure guest satisfaction at all times.
• Maintain cleanliness of workspaces.

Skills

Attention to detail

Customer service attitude

Ability to multi-task

Job description

Experience a warm welcome in the Scottish Highlands. Join us at Pine Trees Hotel as our new Commis Chef and embrace the very best of Scottish culture. Nestled in the heart of Pitlochry, we invite everyone who joins our team to help us create a traditional Coorie lifestyle that reflects the natural beauty and serenity of our surroundings. At Pine Trees, we want our team and our guests to step away from the hustle and bustle and take in the breath‑taking scenery within our 10‑acre woodland estate.

You will work with a fantastic team with a strong focus on delivering exceptional guest experiences. We will help you to develop your skills and passions whilst offering boundless warmth and hospitality. Bringing your own ideas and creativity, to the Commis Chef role, you will assist us to guide the guest experience beyond the expectation.

Benefits

• 29 days holiday
• Training and development from day one
• Employee events and celebrations
• Inhouse company interactive employee communication APP
• 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.
• £200 referral bonus when your friends or family join the team.

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

Your Role

You will bring a passion and attention to detail that will make you an exceptional Commis Chef. Your passion will ignite the experiences for our guests.

Joining the Kitchen Brigade, you will:

• Be passionate about food, preparing and serving breakfast, lunch and dinner to Company standards, ensuring guest satisfaction at all times
• Always Ensuring guest satisfaction.
• 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 menus.
• Ensuring equipment and workspaces are kept clean and tidy and in line with food hygiene requirements.
• To assist the Chef de Partie in the 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 always followed in line with departmental cleaning schedules.

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 to provide consistently high standards. This is a vital role in the function of the hotel. You will be great at multi‑tasking; you will be efficient at solving all guest enquiries and requests with ease.

We will support you by giving you the platform to develop, learn & shine!

We ask of you:

• Previous experience as a Kitchen Porter or commis chef.
• 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 workload.
• Provides excellent attention to detail.
• Holds a genuine desire to provide the best service to our guests.

We look forward to receiving your application for this role and welcoming you into our warm and friendly team and our haven within the Scottish Highlands.

Please note, this role does not meet the requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route.