Commis Chef, Main Kitchen

Kohler Co.; St Andrews; On-site; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious hotel and resort in St Andrews is seeking a Commis Chef to join the award-winning kitchen team. You will create exquisite dishes using locally sourced Scottish produce and manage your own section in a multi-outlet hotel kitchen. Candidates should have a solid understanding of culinary techniques, relevant qualifications, and competencies in various cooking methods. This full-time role offers a competitive salary and numerous benefits including free access to facilities and discounts across the resort.

Benefits

Free meals and drinks in our staff canteen

Discounts across the resort

Free access to on-site gym and spa

Qualifications

• Solid knowledge of culinary terminology and techniques.
• Basic competencies in rice, pasta and starches cooking.
• Knowledge of stocks, soups and sauces.

Responsibilities

• Prepare all foods necessary for service to culinary standards.
• Ensure foods do not fall in the temperature danger zone.
• Maintain safety standards during food preparation.

Skills

Culinary terminology and techniques

Basic competencies in breakfast cookery

Basic competencies in meat, fish and poultry cooking

Education

SVQ 1 & 2 and MVQ or equivalent qualification

Job description

About Us

At the heart of the world’s greatest golfing destination, the Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa is an AA 5 Red star, award-winning resort centred around active wellbeing and indulgent good times.

Part of Kohler Company, the Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa is a privately owned resort, priding ourselves on delivering personalised guest experiences to create lasting memories.

Why Join Our Team?

With a reputation as an employer of choice, we are committed to ensuring our associates are our number one priority. St Andrews is the home of golf and we are the home of great guest service. People are our passion and we believe each associate plays a vital role in providing memorable memories to our guests.

We are a forward-thinking employer committed to the Hoteliers Charter and developing our people, which is why we employ based on personality. We believe all skills can be taught! Throughout your career with us, you’ll have access to a wide range of different training opportunities providing routes to progress from within, allowing you to reach your full potential whilst supported by our committed leadership team.

We love celebrating our associate’s success and do so through our employee reward recognition schemes which encompass our ‘HOME’ ethos including Associate of the Month.

Whilst working for one of the most iconic hotels in Scotland, you will be rewarded with a competitive salary, company pension scheme, free onsite car parking, meals whilst on duty, 24/7 access to our employee assistance programme and FREE fitness access.

Our benefits don’t end there, in your spare time, we also offer free access to The Duke’s golf course and superb discounts in our restaurants, shops, spa and room rates. Giving you the opportunity to enjoy the many luxuries Old Course Hotel has to offer and experience the 5* service for yourself.

A career at Old Course Hotel, what’s not to love?

All benefits subject to availability

About the Role

Our award-winning kitchen team have an exciting new opportunity for a Commis Chef to join us on a permanent full-time basis. You will create exquisite dishes using locally sourced Scottish produce and be responsible for having your own section whilst gaining invaluable guidance and development within a multi outlet hotel kitchen.

In this role you will exceed the food quality expectations of the Old Course Hotel guests whilst being responsible for the daily successful operation of your assigned work area.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Prepare all foods necessary for service to the demonstrated culinary standards and to the quantities according to the forecast.
• Prepare all foods, maintaining the established pace of service.
• Prepare all dietary requirements in foods requested as part of our customer focus directives.
• Ensure that foods prepared do not fall in the temperature danger zone during storage and preparation or service.
• Sanitise all cutting boards and utensils after fabricating any raw meat, fish or poultry products.
• Maintain the knife safety standards as viewed in the safety video during culinary department orientation.
• Have a working knowledge of all equipment that is within your job duties and know how to assemble, disassemble and clean this equipment.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Solid knowledge of culinary terminology and techniques
• SVQ 1 & 2 and MVQ or equivalent qualification.
• Basic competencies in breakfast cookery, vegetable preparations, rice, pasta and starches cooking and sandwich preparation.
• Basic competencies in meat, fish and poultry cooking.
• Basic knowledge of stocks, soups and sauces.

Hours

Full Time, 40 hrs per week

Salary

£26,682.50

Benefits

• Free meals and drinks in our complimentary staff canteen
• Discounts across the resort including in our restaurants, room rates, pro shop and golf course
• Wider group discounts within Kohler group.
• Free access to our on-site gym and spa facility.
• Free access to our The Dukes Championship Golf Course
• 24/7 access to the Employee Assistance Programme

The Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort and Spa is an equal opportunities employer. We aim to ensure that no job applicant, employee, or worker is discriminated against on the grounds of protected characteristics.