Commis Chef

Working with us provides great benefits, including:
Access your pay as you earn it

through our financial wellbeing platform Wagestream, a tool that lets you track your earnings in real-time, access a percentage of your pay as you earn it, learn easy tips for managing your money and save straight from your pay into pots for the future.
Discounted Hotel Stays

across our UK sites, and if you work for a branded venue, around the World!
50% off Food & Beverage

at all our Hotels & F&B Venues
Spa Discounts

at our venues with a Spa
Retail, Cinema & Leisure Discounts
Development Opportunities

via our Grow with us initiative, including

Apprenticeship opportunities,

our

Development Programmes,

and more!
Monthly

Star of the Month Awards
Long-service Awards,

that start after 1 year of service
Recommend a Friend Incentive

Be rewarded for referring someone you know!
Access to a confidential

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

available 24/7, 365 days per year.
Pension Scheme
Other

incentive programmes

that run throughout the year
About the role
Great restaurant memories come from many places. The sights, sounds, scents and importantly the food. Your passion for presentation and dedication to delivering high quality dishes will complete our guests experience. By taking pride in your workspace, keeping your standards high, and giving our menu the benefit of your expertise, youll create some of our guests most lasting memories.
As a Commis Chef, you will undertake a high standard of food preparation work and basic cooking under the supervision of a Chef de Partie or section chef, rotating through sections such as sauce, vegetables, fish and butchery.
This is a great opportunity to learn and develop your culinary skills working for a large growing group a company which values their staff, and encourages career progression through training and development. Youll develop your knowledge every day, learning how each area of the kitchen works through training, shadowing, guidance and mentoring. Under supervision, youll prepare food and support the team to deliver the highest of standards and guest satisfaction
About you
A passion for food. Creative, innovative, and a willingness to learn and develop
Ability to remain calm under pressure in a fast paced environment
High standards of cleanliness and an understanding of health, safety and food safety regulations
A proactive and organised approached
The ability to work on your own initiative and as part of a team
Good communication skills
Experience in a similar role / environment and be used to working with a variety of dishes. You will be eager to learn and develop through the support of your peers.
About us
At Cairn Group we're ambitious. With a varied and extensive UK portfolio of hotels, bars and restaurants in our portfolio, we're focused on continual growth and are in it for the long haul. We are a family owned business with family values at our core, with a growing team and sites UK wide.

The Cairn Groups Holiday Inn Birmingham City Centre is a modern hotel conveniently located near to the Birmingham New Street train station.
The hotel is within an easy walk of the great bars and restaurants found in the Arcadian complex, as well as both the Hippodrome and New Alexandra theatres, Birminghams China Town district, The Mailbox shopping centre and the Bullring commercial area.
Benefits:
IHG Staff Rate Scheme
IHG Friends & Family Rate
IHG Brand Training
Cairn Group Staff Discount Scheme
Retail and travel discounts
Recruit a friend Scheme
Induction and training programme
Star of the Month & Golden Ticket Award
Pension scheme
'Cairn Academy' Training & Development Opportunities
Uniform
Cycle 2 work scheme*
(* Applies to positions above minimum wage)

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