Commis Chef / Kitchen Assistant — Fast-Paced Airport Lounge

Sodexo; Hounslow; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee benefits

Rewards and recognition

Job summary

Sodexo Live! is hiring a Commis Chef / Kitchen Assistant for the United Airlines Lounge at Terminal 2. The role, casual with potential permanent status after vetting and visa pass Arrangements, offers £14.06 per hour and a 4-on-2-off shift pattern.

Training and uniform standards apply, with opportunities to progress within a hospitality-focused team. Join a busy lounge environment with strict hygiene, punctuality, and presentation requirements.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as commis chef or kitchen assistant in busy environments.
• Calm and patient under pressure.
• Flexible and able to work shifts.
• Passion for food and customer service.
• Excellent personal hygiene and presentation.

Responsibilities

• To ensure that you understand the correct preparation, cooking, presentation & service of food, as implemented by the kitchen management team.
• To be responsive to all training provided and to attend all training sessions.
• To take responsibility for your own career path and continuous self-improvement.
• Have excellent levels of personal hygiene and presentation standards.
• Be correctly dressed in clean uniform at all times.
• To be consistently punctual for all scheduled shifts.
• Ensuring the aesthetic standards of presentation of the kitchen & the pass are excellent at all times from all areas of the kitchen and the team are consistently focused on maintaining this.
• Clean and maintain all kitchen equipment to maximize efficiency & prolong life.
• To order and accept all deliveries to Sodexo standards and to ensure that all stock meets both company and legal standards, as set out by the kitchen management team.
• Assist in accurate record keeping, security and safe storage of all relevant deliveries.
• To assist in the implementation all fire regulations and procedures and assist in evacuations as necessary
• Monitor all equipment & report any maintenance issues in cooperation with the Manager
• To assist with the ordering, storage and careful use of all kitchen supplies
• Maintain all Kitchen Equipment as well as possible to minimise maintenance costs
• Adhere to the correct product storage, stock rotation, food quality and portion control as set out by the kitchen management team.

Skills

Commis chef experience

Kitchen assistant

Under pressure

Job description

Sodexo Live! is hiring a Commis Chef / Kitchen Assistant for the United Airlines Lounge at Terminal 2. The role, casual with potential permanent status after vetting and visa pass Arrangements, offers £14.06 per hour and a 4-on-2-off shift pattern.

Training and uniform standards apply, with opportunities to progress within a hospitality-focused team. Join a busy lounge environment with strict hygiene, punctuality, and presentation requirements.