Company description:
MANCHESTER AIRPORT PLC
Job description:
Summary
* Hospitality Chef
* Based at East Midlands Airport
* Temporary until 31st October 2025
* Full time, 40 Hours per week
* Salary: £28,035.00 Inclusive of 17.5% shift allowance
The role
We are currently recruiting for a Chef to join our Airport Lounge Hospitality Team. Our Hospitality Lounges provide our customers with the very best start to their journey.
Principal accountabilities include:
* 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, including 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, to uphold the high level of presentation, hospitality, and service.
What will make you successful in the role?
We are looking for someone 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.
You will be required to work a range of shifts. Early shifts can start as early as 2.00am and late shifts can finish as late as 23:00pm. Our Lounges are open 7 days a week.
Benefits:
* Free on-site parking whilst on duty.
* Access to our employee rewards portal with discounts and savings.
* 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme.
* MAG Pension scheme which doubles your contribution.
* Discounts on MAG products such as Airport Hospitality Lounges and holiday parking at our Airports.
* Fantastic career development opportunities – We are the UK’s largest Airport Operator!
* Tax-free Airside shopping in our departure lounge.
* Meals on duty.
How do I apply?
Please submit your up-to-date CV and a covering letter detailing how you meet the role criteria.
For current MAG employees applying for this role, applications will only be accepted through Colleague Self Service (CSS) - please follow this link: www.manchesterairport.co.uk/sf
Advert will close once sufficient applications are received.
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