Commis Chef

JR United Kingdom; Worksop; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading company in hospitality seeks a Commis Chef in Worksop. The role involves collaborating with the kitchen team to prepare and present quality dishes, ensuring compliance with food safety, and maintaining a clean environment. Ideal for someone eager to develop culinary skills in a dynamic setting.

Benefits

Double pay recognition scheme

Potential bonuses based on share price

Free gym classes and memberships

Wellbeing app

Access to counseling and financial support services

Qualifications

• Experience in a kitchen environment is preferred but not essential.
• Ability to manage your own time.
• A passion for delivering exceptional food.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with food safety laws and procedures.
• Food preparation, including stocking and minimizing waste.
• Maintain cleanliness and proper presentation of menu items.

Skills

Organisational skills

Ability to follow directions

Willingness to learn culinary techniques

Job description

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At The Lion Hotel, we take great pride in delivering exceptional hospitality. Through personalized guest interactions, we offer the finest accommodations, dining, and conference facilities in Worksop. As part of the Frasers Group, a leader in the retail industry, we are committed to elevating the hospitality experience to meet the diverse needs and expectations of all our guests.

Job Description

As a Commis Chef, you will have a passion for delivering exceptional food to our guests. You will develop your skills across all areas of the kitchen, from food preparation to cooking and presenting. With a desire to learn, you will work closely with all members of the kitchen team to execute all menu items to a high standard and maintain cleanliness at all times.

• Ensure compliance with food safety laws and procedures
• Understand and implement the safer food better business protocols and HACCP policies, including food labelling, cleaning schedules, and allergen tracking
• Food Preparation: preparing fresh ingredients for menu items, including fruits, vegetables, stocks, etc., using correct techniques to minimise wastage
• Organizing and Cleaning: accepting deliveries, ensuring stock is stored correctly with proper rotation, labelling produce, and removing items in line with use-by and best-before dates. Working as a team to complete opening and closing cleaning tasks to a high standard. Assisting or working as a Kitchen Porter as required.
• Ensuring proper presentation of menu items
• Learning dish specifications and presenting starters, desserts, and sides under the supervision of the lead chef.

Qualifications

• Experience in a kitchen environment is preferred but not essential
• A willingness to learn culinary techniques
• Ability to follow directions
• Organisational skills to manage your own time

This is a casual hours position involving shifts across the operational hours of the business (06:00 – 23:00 including weekends and bank holidays). Hours may vary from week to week, with some weeks potentially offering no hours.

Additional Information

Along with your benefits package, we offer a wide range of perks for our colleagues:

Reward, Recognition, and Opportunities

Frasers Champion - Recognising employees monthly for their hard work through a peer-nominated scheme, with winners receiving double pay for a month.

Fearless 1000 - If our share price hits £10 for 30+ consecutive trading days by October 2025, all colleagues will receive a bonus. The top 1000 performers will receive bonuses worth from £50,000 to £1 million.

Frasers Festival - An event celebrating our staff with entertainment, guest speakers, and activities.

CEO Sessions - Quarterly sessions with our CEO and leadership team for employee engagement and Q&A.

Retail Reconnect - Opportunities for employees to spend time in stores or warehouses to understand frontline operations and bring back ideas.

Employee Welfare

Frasers Fit - Free gym classes and discounted memberships, plus a wellbeing app with training, nutrition, and lifestyle advice.

Retail Trust - Free access to support services including helpline, wellness hub, counseling, and financial/legal support.

What’s next?

Applications will be reviewed, and candidates will be contacted for interviews focused on culture and values, followed by technical assessments if successful.