Commis Chef in Livingston

A fantastic opportunity to join our team at Kimpton Charlotte Square on a Full-Time contract! You will earn £13.41 per hour equal to £27,892.80 salary, plus service charge. Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel brings together traditional Edinburgh architecture with an exciting and fresh indoor feel, offering our guests a modern luxurious stay.

What's in it for you as our Commis Chef:

• Becoming part of the IHG Hotels & Resorts family, one of the world's leading hotel companies - which means global opportunities.
• Complimentary stay for you +1 in our Hotel upon successful completion of probation.
• Generous discounts across our F&B outlets at Kimpton Charlotte Square and InterContinental Edinburgh The George, plus Spa & Gym discounts at our Kimpton property.
• Extensive training, opportunities for career progression across the world, plus 2 paid days volunteering per year with a cause of your choice.
• Wagestream - a financial wellbeing app giving you the opportunity to save, track and withdraw your pay as you earn it.
• Meals whilst on duty, company sick pay and life insurance, Mental Health First Aiders on Duty, and access to Employee Assistance Programs.
• 28 days holiday each year, including bank holidays, increasing up to a maximum of 33 days (Pro Rated) & Enhanced Family Leave.
• Amazing discounts for our hotels and restaurants around the world, plus discounts from over 15,000 stores all the way from retail to cinema!
• Generous Refer a Friend programme.

As a Commis Chef, your main duties and responsibilities will be assisting our Chef De Parties and wider Kitchen team provide excellent culinary experiences for our guests, prepping food for service and preparing essential elements of our dishes.

To succeed as a Commis Chef, you will need:

• Passion for providing excellent culinary experiences and previous experience in a Kitchen as a Chef or Apprentice Chef.
• Motivation for a career within a Kitchen, keen to learn and grow.
• Drive to produce results, working together within the Kimpton family to continue to provide our guests with extremely personal experiences and human connection.
• A warm and authentic personality, with a can-do attitude and commitment to service.

Overall, you will be willing to work within our team to embrace our service and delight our guests!

At IHG, we believe there's Room for You: Room to Grow (providing career development and learning opportunities), Room to Belong (fostering an inclusive environment where diverse employees can be their authentic selves), and Room to Make a Difference (empowering employees to have an impact on the guest experience and the business).

At Kimpton, our shared mission is to make lives better through heartfelt human connections. This emotional investment drives all that we do, and it's why you'll love the work, too. Our colleagues are empowered and encouraged to act from the heart, to go above and beyond to create ridiculously personal experiences for each other and our guests!

If you are someone who likes to march to the beat of their own drum and wants to join a company which encourages authentic individuality, apply today to join us as a Commis Chef! You must meet the legal requirements to work in the UK.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. Please let us know if you require any adjustments or support at any stage, and your recruiter will assist you accordingly.

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We firmly believe that all our colleagues deserve to be treated equally and have the same opportunities to develop and grow their skills within our business.

Don't quite meet every single requirement, but still believe you'd be a great fit for the job? We'll never know unless you hit the 'Apply' button. Start your journey with us today.