Commis II

AccorHotels; Ernakulam; On-site; INR 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Accor in Ernakulam, India is seeking a passionate culinary professional specializing in South Indian cuisine to join our kitchen team. The role emphasizes mastery of regional dishes, maintaining hygiene, and delivering high-quality presentations in a fast-paced hotel environment.

You will collaborate with the Chef de Partie and senior chefs, manage mise en place, monitor stock, and ensure adherence to HACCP and local regulations. Strong customer service and teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year experience in South Indian cuisine.
• Apprenticeship or any culinary certificate/diploma an advantage.
• Creative and passionate about food and customer service.
• Able to work in a high-pressure environment.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; a team player.

Responsibilities

• Knowledge & Experience in south Indian Cuisine mandatory.
• Make requisitions of all items needed for the next day with assistance of the Chef de Partie or senior chef on duty.
• Prioritise, plan and organise daily tasks to ensure on time delivery.
• Follow instructions and work closely with senior chef, Sous Chef and Executive Chef.
• Work with Chef de Partie or senior chef in preparing mise en place.
• Report to kitchen at scheduled times.
• Follow HACCP guidelines and municipality regulations.
• Maintain clean as you go and keep work area clean at all times.
• Taste and season food to ensure quality before serving.
• Proactively learn, test and sample world cuisines via training or self-study.
• Keep waste to a minimum and help meet budgeted food cost levels.
• Maintain cooperative relationships with fellow heartist.
• Perform other tasks as assigned by hotel management.
• Leave enough mise en place for next shift and follow shift-handover SOP.

Skills

South Indian cuisine

Multicuisine experience

Requisitioning supplies

Plan and organise tasks

Team collaboration with chefs

HACCP compliance

Food presentation

Cost control

Shift handover

Learning & development

Waste reduction

Customer service

Interpersonal skills

Education

Culinary certificate/diploma

Job description

We are looking for a passionate and dedicated candidates to join our team, key responsibilities include:

• Knowledge & Experience in south Indian Cuisine mandatory. We are looking for a candidate with expertise in South Indian Cuisine .Multicuisine experience is added advantage
• The ability to make requisitions of all items needed for the next day, with the assistance of the Chef de Partie or senior chef on duty.
• The ability to prioritise, plan and organise your daily tasks in order to ensure on time delivery as required.
• The ability to follow instruction and work closely with the senior chef, Sous Chef and Executive Chef.
• The ability to work closely with the Chef de Partie or senior chef in preparing mise en place.
• The ability to work as directed on station of assignment under the appropriate Chef de Partie or senior chef.
• To report in the kitchen at your station at scheduled times regardless of beginning off shift or returning from meal break
• The ability to follow HACCP guidelines and municipality regulations at all times.
• The ability to follow clean as you go policy and keep work area clean at all times.
• The ability to taste and season the food appropriately and to ensure it is well presented and of the standard and quality required before serving it to the guest.
• The ability and desire to proactively learn, test and sample (eat) all world cuisines by whatever means possible whether through hotel programs and training or self-taught research and development.
• The ability to keep waste to a minimum and work in a proactive manner to assist in meeting budgeted food cost levels
• The ability to maintain a cooperative working relationship with fellow heartist
• The ability to perform other tasks or projects as assigned by hotel management and staff
• The ability to leave enough mise en place for the next shift and utilize formalized production lists and following a shift-handover SOP.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 Year experience in South Indian Cuisine
• Apprenticeship or any other culinary certificate/diploma an advantage
• Creative and passionate about food and customer service
• Able to work in a high-pressure environment
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; a team player.