Hospitality Chef - Aether Private Terminal

Mag; Manchester; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 24,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site parking on duty

Airport parking when on holiday

Rewards portal with discounts

24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

CAVU Pension scheme

Discounts on public transport

Discounts on MAG products

Staff shop discounts

Career development opportunities

Airside shopping discounts

Meals on duty

Job summary

Aether Hospitality is recruiting a Chef to join the aether Hospitality Team at Manchester Airport. The role focuses on delivering elevated dining experiences curated by Chef Adam Reid, within a unique environment of the private terminal lounges managed by CAVU.

The position offers part-time hours with potential for development and progression within a dynamic airport hospitality group. Flexibility is required due to early starts (as early as 3.30am) and late finishes (up to 10pm), with

Qualifications

• Experience in hospitality/service sectors with a track record of high-end delivery.
• Team player with an outstanding customer service approach.
• Ability to work across long trading days with flexibility.

Responsibilities

• Follow recipes and product directions for preparing and cooking all varieties of foods.
• Operate a variety of kitchen equipment.
• Prepare foods including washing, peeling, cutting and shredding.
• Maintain the food offering to meet presentation standards.
• Manage stock levels and receive deliveries, rotate and store correctly.
• Assist with hygiene, cleaning, and general kitchen organisation.

Skills

Hospitality experience

Customer service

Flexibility with long hours

Numerical & analytical skills

Microsoft Office

Tools

Kitchen equipment

Job description

Summary

• Aether Hospitality Chef
• Based at Manchester Airport Aether The Private Terminal
• Contract: Permanent
• Hours: Part time (20 hours per week)
• Salary: £14.79 per hour

Why CAVU?

For airports, for partners, for people. We are CAVU.

At CAVU our purpose is to find new and better ways to make airport travel seamless and enjoyable for everybody. From the smallest ideas to the biggest changes. Every day here is about creating better travel experiences.

From our revenue accelerating single platform technology, Propel, through to our world-class hospitality venues including Escape Lounges & aether our solutions make travel more seamless and enjoyable for passengers, and more profitable for our clients and partners.

We know that to bring your best ideas, you need the space to think, the right support, and the freedom to be your true, authentic self.

Whether youre working from our offices, from home, in a lounge, or out on the road, we provide the environment to create, innovate, and transform airport travel.

If youre looking for a career where you can make a real impact, bring new ideas to life, and push boundaries, then CAVU is the place for you.

Together, we can reach new heights. Together, we are CAVU.

Benefits:

Free on-site parking whilst on duty
Free Airport parking when you go on holiday (subject to availability and pre-booking)
Access to our employee rewards portal with discounts and savings
24hour Employee Assistance Programme
CAVU Pension scheme which doubles your contribution
Discounts on public transport to work
Discounts on MAG products such as Airport Hospitality Lounges and holiday parking at our Airports
On-site discounts and heavily discounted staff shop
Fantastic career development opportunities We are the UKs largest Airport Operator!
Tax free Airside shopping in our departure lounge
Meals on duty

The role

We are currently recruiting for a Chef to join our aether Hospitality Team. aether provides our guests with the very best start to their journey. Our menu is carefully curated by Chef Adam Reid to bring an elevated dining experience. This is a unique role, within a unique environment.

Principal Accountabilities:

• To follow recipes and/or product directions for preparing and cooking all varieties of foods.
• Operate a variety of kitchen equipment.
• Prepare foods to be cooked. Some of the preparation procedures are, but not limited to, washing, peeling, cutting and shredding.
• Maintain the food offering ensuring presentation meets operating standards
• Maintain stock levels, receive delivery of supplies, ensure stored correctly, rotate and maintain.
• Ensure floors are swept and mopped or vacuumed, ensure equipment is cleaned, sanitised and stored correctly, Assist with clearing and organising the
• kitchen ensuring a high standard of hygiene.
• To dispose of waste, including recycling, in the appropriate manner and if required to remove it to the designated location.
• Liaise with subcontracted suppliers, Airline representatives, handling agents and booking agents to develop positive working relationships to ensure the efficient operation and development of the Lounge
• Assist in one to one training of new staff, including subcontracted supplier staff, in order to uphold the high level of presentation, hospitality and service

What will make you successful in the role?

We are looking for a Chef who has/is:

• A solid background in hospitality and service sectors, with a proven track record of high end delivery
• A team player with an absolute first class approach to customer service
• Experienced in and with demonstrable examples of flexibility across long trading days
• Numerical and analytical skills to process and interrogate data in order to provide performance information to deliver on budgets
• Computer literate on mainstream PC applications including Microsoft office
• Experience of working on own initiative, capable of building solid and beneficial relationships both internally and externally.

Please note: flexibility is required as early shifts can start as early as 3.30am and late shifts can finish as late as 10.00pm. aether is open 7 days a week.