Cookery School Technician - 24 Hours over 3 Days

Iconic Hotels & Resorts; New Milton; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meals on duty

Salary + Tronc

Training & development

Hotel discounts

Job summary

The Kitchen at Chewton Glen in the New Forest is seeking a Cookery School Technician to assist the chef tutors and guest chefs during daily cookery classes. You will help with demonstrations, support guests and help maintain a clean, organized classroom environment.

Experience in a restaurant and strong guest communication are essential, along with a keen eye for detail and teamwork. This role includes meals on duty and a base salary with tronct plus ongoing training opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience in working in a restaurant.
• Confidence in talking to and serving guests.
• You will have a keen eye for detail, organisational skills and confident in communicating with the team.

Responsibilities

• Assist teaching guests after Chef Tutor or guest chef has demonstrated or given instructions to guests.
• To be confident in partial or full cooking of recipes to be used in cookery demonstrations
• To be intuitive and show integrity in being helpful and courteous, respectful of individual guest needs.
• To take pride in the preparation of workstations and classroom
• Clearing equipment and ingredients away at appropriate times.
• To be fully aware of all hygiene control and chemicals used in the work place.

Skills

Experience in a restaurant

Guest service communication

Detail oriented

Job description

The Kitchen restaurant, in collaboration with James Martin, provides an informal dining experience with an open plan layout offering our guests the chance to watch the Chefs brigade at work. The à la carte menu features wood-fired pizzas, gourmet burgers, superfood salads and much more. Let's not forget within The Kitchen is our state of the art cookery school running daily cookery classes too.

The Kitchen Restaurant stands proud in the grounds of Chewton Glen, a true English original. Privately owned this luxury country house hotel & spa is located in the heart of the tranquil New Forest countryside and just minutes from the coast. 72 bedroom hotel has a spa, two restaurants and 14 stunning treehouse rooms.

What's in it for you?

• Meals included on duty
• £17,301.05 annual salary + £3,232.32 Tronc
• Employee recognition awards
• Cashback healthcare cover
• Career development on your Chewton Glen journey with recognised training providers
• Generous friends and family rate at Iconic Luxury Hotels
• 25% discount on all food and beverage
• Discount on spa treatment and products
• Refer a friend incentive
• Team social events, seasonal gifts and much more…

Check out behind the scenes here: https://www.instagram.com/chewtoncareers/

Cookery School Technician - About you

• Experience in working in a restaurant
• Confidence in talking to and serving guests
• You will have a keen eye for detail, organisational skills and confident in communicating with the team

Aim of the Cookery School Technician

Assisting the Chef Tutor or guest chef with all aspects of the cookery class.

Responsibilities of the Cookery School Technician

• Assist teaching guests after Chef Tutor or guest chef has demonstrated or given instructions to guests
• To be confident in partial or full cooking of recipes to be used in cookery demonstrations
• To be intuitive and show integrity in being helpful and courteous, respectful of individual guest needs.
• To take pride in the preparation of workstations and classroom
• Clearing equipment and ingredients away at appropriate times.
• To be fully aware of all hygiene control and chemicals used in the work place.