Production Kitchen Commis Chef

Harrods Limited; Knightsbridge; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Overtime pay

Staff canteen

30 days’ annual leave + birthday off

Harrods discount

Job summary

Harrods in Knightsbridge is seeking a Commis Chef to join our Production Kitchens, assisting our chefs in creating exceptional dishes for our restaurants and Food Halls. You will be part of a team delivering quality products with attention to detail in a luxury setting.

Reporting to the Chef de Partie, you will prepare ingredients, maintain stock levels, and ensure food safety and hygiene standards are upheld across all outlets.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and passion for food and drink essential.
• Some time spent within 5* hotel or high end restaurant environment.
• Great time-management skills and strong customer focus.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and good attention to detail evident through paperwork and organisation.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and organise ingredients for the kitchen.
• Keep the kitchen clean and hygienic.
• Organise, rotate stock and label food for own section with deadlines.
• Enforce high standards of hygiene and sanitation throughout kitchens.

Skills

Food preparation

Time management

Attention to detail

Job description

About the Role

We’re currently recruiting for a talented Commis Chef to join our Production Kitchens here at Harrods. Working alongside our skilled chefs, you’ll help create exceptional dishes and products for our restaurants and world-renowned Food Halls, ensuring every item reflects the quality, creativity, and attention to detail expected at Harrods.

As the Commis Chef in our Production Kitchens, you’ll be at the heart of the action, preparing and organising ingredients, and keeping the kitchen clean. Reporting into the Chef de Partie, you’ll be a key member of the team, whose role is integral to the smooth operation and delivery of the Kitchen operations. You’ll be responsible for the organisation, stock rotation and labelling of food stored ensuring that all administration for own section is completed and complies with the deadlines set. In this role, you’ll guarantee that Food Safety standards are adhered to by enforcing the high standard of hygiene and sanitation in all food-related outlets.

About You

Having knowledge and passion for food and drink is essential, with some time spent within 5* hotel or high end restaurant environment. In return you'll be given all the training and support you'll need to develop your kitchen career at Harrods.

You’ll have great time-management skills and a strong customer focus when dealing with both internal and external parties. You’ll have exceptional interpersonal skills and a good attention to detail, which will be evident through paperwork completed, organisation of department and sufficient stock levels.

About Us

Harrods is one of the world’s leading luxury department stores and we’re becoming a destination for top designers, and the most sought-after brands from around the globe. Our combined mission is to make visiting our iconic Knightsbridge store one of the world’s most inspiring shopping experiences.

Our Promise to You

Help us make the impossible possible for our customers and we’ll do something remarkable for you. As well as offering a friendly environment to inspire your best work, we provide abundant opportunities and support to build an exceptional career across the varied specialisms of our business.

In return for your hard work as a Commis Chef, you’ll learn every aspect of working in a busy, premier kitchen and will receive some great benefits including:

• Competitive salary package of up to £15 p/h (this is made up of a generous base salary plus service charge)*
• Set contracted hours – paid additional working hours at an overtime rate of 1.5 p/h
• Minimal late evenings by industry standard – majority finished by 10pm
• Staff Canteen
• 30 days’ annual leave (including bank holidays) + birthday off
• Up to 33% Harrods discount and many other employee benefits

Uniquely You Whilst our job adverts outline the ideal qualities, skills, and prior experience for the role, we believe in the potential for growth and value individual strengths. If you can demonstrate the majority of skills and strong experience to thrive in this role, At Harrods we believe the personality and authenticity of our people sets us apart. We celebrate and invite applications from all cultures, backgrounds, tastes, and experiences and are proud of our culture where people from all walks of life can grow and thrive.

What makes you unique makes us exceptional.

If you want to know more about our people and our culture, search #TogetherHarrods on LinkedIn, Facebook or follow us on Instagram @togetherharrods.

*The amount of tronc you receive will vary and is not guaranteed by either Harrods Ltd or the Troncmaster. However, the Troncmaster will always distribute 100% funds available each period according to the Rules, a copy of which will be provided to all members.

Additional Information: Time Type: Permanent Department: Production Kitchen (Main) (Freddie Szombathi).

As one of the world’s most prestigious brands, and a highly sought-after employer within luxury retail, we aim to provide a working environment in which we can exceed both our customers’ expectations and the expectations of each other. To maintain our high standards, we invest as heavily in our people as we do in our products and store. As well as offering an unforgettable experience for our customers, we offer an exciting, challenging and motivating environment for our employees. We demonstrate how we value our team through an extensive pay and benefits package, as well as through a number of programmes that reward and recognise employees for exceptional performance. Our employees can also accelerate their careers through opportunities to work with talented people, development training, and chances to raise their profile in the luxury retail sector.