Hospitality Chef – Edinburgh Airport

Based at Edinburgh Airport, this is a permanent role with part- and full-time options available at £14.14 per hour.

We are currently recruiting for a Chef to join our Airport 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.
• 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.
• Assist in one to one training of new staff, including subcontracted supplier staff, in order to uphold the high level of presentation, hospitality and service.

Shifts can start as early as 3am and finish as late as 22.30pm; the successful candidate will need to be flexible to work between these hours.

What will make you successful in the role?

• 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 in a high volume, fast paced kitchen.
• Experience of working on own initiative, capable of building solid and beneficial relationships both internally and externally.

Benefits:

• Free on-site parking whilst on duty.
• Free Airport parking when you go on holiday (subject to availability and pre-booking).
• Access to our employee rewards portal with discounts and savings.
• 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme.
• MAG Pension scheme which doubles your contribution.
• Discounts on public transport to work.
• Discounts on MAG products such as Airport Hospitality Lounges and holiday parking at our Airports.
• On-site discounts and heavily discounted staff shop.
• 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. The advert will close once sufficient applications are received.

Equal Opportunities & Reasonable Adjustments

At MAG we believe in the importance of diversity & inclusion for all. We are committed to creating a workforce that is reflective of our society. As such we welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We’re also committed to well-being with a focus on mental health and supporting colleagues from underrepresented groups through our Colleague Resource Groups. As a Disability Confident employer we are committed to creating an environment where candidates and employees can perform at their optimum. Please let us know if we can provide you with any reasonable adjustments to aid your application or interview process.

Our Colleague Resource Groups include: Women’s Network, Embrace - Race & Ethnicity Group, Fly With Pride (LGBTQIA+), Mental Health, Parent & Carers, Disabilities including neurodiversity.