Cook - Aspire Executive Lounge - Newcastle Airport

Swissport; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

An executive lounge provider in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking a Cook to join their back of house team. The role involves managing kitchen hygiene, preparing hot and cold food offerings, and ensuring quality standards meet guest expectations. Candidates should have experience in high-volume kitchens and a passion for the food service industry. Benefits include free meals during shifts, industry training, and employee recognition programs.

Benefits

Free parking while at work

Free meals and soft drinks during shifts

Uniform provided

Swissport pension scheme

Qualifications

• Background in a high-volume regeneration kitchen.
• Passion for the food service industry.
• Ability to follow processes and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Manage the kitchen area maintaining hygiene.
• Prepare hot and cold food offerings.
• Ensure food quality according to SOPs.
• Maintain food storage records.
• Assist Back of House team as required.

Skills

Food preparation

Teamwork

Flexibility

Job description

Do you want to be at the forefront of one of the most exciting and fastest growing sectors in Travel & Hospitality? If you have a passion for delivering world class guest experience, leading hospitality teams and enjoy meeting new faces every day, then this is the role for you.

We are Aspire Executive Lounges. With more than 35 years of ward winning hospitality experience, we are Europe’s largest brand of executive lounges and serve over 5 million customers worldwide within 80 lounges, that’s over 14,000 guests per day.

We deliver outstanding customer experiences, bringing sophistication to everyday travel, delivering our brand promise of ‘the perfect start’.

We are seeking candidates for an exciting opportunity to join a high-flying team of hospitality professionals and to continually improve the Aspire Executive Lounge offering to meet our ambition of being the Best Lounge provider globally.

Job Summary

As a Cook you will report to the Team Leader and be a key member of the back of house team focusing on food preparation, replenishment and prestation along with all other aspects of Back of House hygiene to ensure guest expectations are met and exceeded, so they leave our lounges feeling Welcome, Relaxed & Energised.

Responsibilities

• Manage the kitchen area within the lounge, maintaining a safe and hygienic environment.
• Prepare hot and cold food offerings to be presented on a self-service station within the lounge.
• To ensure the quality and presentation of food is prepared according to all SOPs to guarantee a consistently excellent standard of service.
• Ensure all food is stored, handled and packaged correctly.
• Follow our Food Safety Management System at all times.
• Maintain records of temperatures of hot food and cold storage according to the SOP.
• Assist Back of House team with duties as required.
• Adhoc reasonable requests by local leadership team.

Qualifications and Competences

• Background in a high-volume regeneration kitchen.
• Have a passion for the food service industry.
• Ability to work as part of a team or be self-motivated to complete tasks.
• Ability to follow processes and procedures and to apply flexibility when required.
• Flexible to work shifts

Benefits

• Free parking whilst at work.
• Industry recognised food safety training and qualifications to FSA L2.
• Industry recognised CPD opportunities with the Aspire Hospitality Academy.
• Comprehensive Employee Recognition scheme.
• Free meals and soft drinks during shifts.
• Uniform provided.
• Swissport pension scheme with ability to self-contribute.
• 24-hour employee assistance programme
• Discounted retail – Varies by Airport Outlet.
• Discounted access to Aspire lounge network for family and friends.
• Potential for placements to other Lounges within the network.