Commis Chef in Armagh

Armagh City Hotel are seeking a passionate and dedicated Commis Chef to join our dynamic culinary team. This entry-level role offers an exciting opportunity to develop your cooking skills, gain valuable kitchen experience, and contribute to delivering exceptional dining experiences. As a Commis Chef, you will work closely with senior chefs to prepare high-quality dishes, maintain food safety standards, and support the smooth operation of our kitchen. This position is ideal for individuals eager to grow within the food industry and showcase their culinary talents in a vibrant, fast-paced environment. Shift patterns to include early mornings, late evenings, weekends and statutory holidays or other holidays.

Key Responsibilities

• To present a professional and courteous attitude, to include professional presentation of uniform and hygiene.
• To ensure that all tasks are completed within the allocated time frames, maintaining the standard expected of the hotel and producing the food to the required standard of the hotel.
• To maintain effective communication and relationships with other hotel departments to ensure effective operation and guest satisfaction.
• To liaise with the Head Chef and Sous Chef about the daily requirements of the section and to help plan the workload of the section on a weekly basis, assisting in ordering specific goods to run the section.
• To attend all training, meetings, and courses to upskill and refresh food prep skills, to be trained to a Basic Food Hygiene standard.
• To ensure a high level of cleanliness in your section and ensuring kitchen porters are using cleaning schedules – Restaurant kitchen & Grill Bar.
• To have a full working knowledge of the section and general knowledge of all the other sections.
• To record food temperatures and file way, in line with company policies.
• To comply with all Safety Rules and Policies and Procedures as outlined in The Employee Handbook.

This job description is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities. The post holder will be required to undertake any other reasonable duties which will be discussed with and directed by the Head Chef and/or General Manager.

Essential Candidate

• Previous experience in a similar role.
• The ability to work under pressure to achieve objectives within timescales, without compromising accuracy and quality.
• Must be extremely organised, with the ability to make intelligent decisions when faced with competing priorities.
• Excellent at both verbal and written communication, with great interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate at all levels.

Desirable Candidate

• It would be advantageous in this position for you to demonstrate the following capabilities and distinctions; Level 2 in basic food hygiene (training provided).