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Salary: The range is £24,400 - £31,000 (during the apprenticeship Rate of pay would be a base range minimum - rising once successfully qualified)
Contract type: This position is a Permanent contract.
Working pattern: 37.5 hours per week. Earliest start time 6:30 - latest finish time 9pm
Location: This role is based at our Leckford Estate. Travel is required to cover the 3 locations at Leckford. Live in is available.
Key responsibilities
As a Commis Chef, you'll typically be responsible for:
1. Assisting the Head Chef & Sous Chef to plan, produce and deliver the hotel food offer and agreed food presentation standards, in line with current trends and customer demand.
2. Able to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
3. Meeting all legislative requirements for the Catering environment, to include allergens.
4. Daily compliance which could include maintaining accurate records of equipment, cleaning schedules, temperature checks, following all food safety policies.
Essential skills/experience you’ll need
* Professional kitchen experience
* Basic computer skills
* Great customer service
* Able to multitask and prioritise
Desirable skills/experience you may have
* City & Guilds 706 1 and 2 or NVQ equivalent.
* Food Hygiene Certificate Level 2.
About Leckford Estate
Within the beautiful Hampshire countryside sits the picturesque Leckford Estate. 4000 acres containing our Farm, Farmshop, Plant Nursery, award-winning Water Gardens and our holiday escapes; Leckford Abbas and Leckford Lodges & Camping.
At the Lodges & Camping, our guests can relax in one of our fully furnished Lodges, get the ‘glamping’ experience in our Safari Tents or take advantage of one of our Ready Pitched Tents. The Lodges & camping give our guests freedom; they can come and go as they please. They can take in the peaceful countryside, go out and visit local attractions or take full advantage of the facilities onsite which include; Children's Play Area's, Games Room, Bicycles, Tennis Court, Bowling Green, Putting Green. Our guests can also take a visit to the onsite Apple Press Lodge restaurant for tasty food cooked fresh by our expert kitchen brigade.
This role would suit an aspiring Commis Chef to complete the apprenticeship. Our Commis operates as a valued member of our talented Catering team demonstrating a real passion for food and being motivated to invent, produce, and present quality dishes in accordance with our hotel offer. We work to a high standard and as a key part of the team, you’ll comply with all food safety policies, procedures, and practices as essential when working in catering.
You'll be working as part of our friendly team to ensure the efficient day-to-day running of the kitchen and to assist in providing a consistently high-quality dining experience while maintaining sales, reputation, and profit of the kitchen as agreed by the Head Chef.
You'll need to be flexible to work in different areas if required and adhere to all health and safety requirements at all times.
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