Chef

Based at Edinburgh Airport. Salary: £15.07 per hour. Contract type: Permanent. Hours: 37.5 per week.

We are recruiting for a Chef to join our Airport Hospitality Team. Our Hospitality Lounges provide our customers with the best start to their journey.

Responsibilities

• 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 as applicable.
• Maintain the food offering to ensure presentation meets operating standards.
• Maintain stock levels, receive deliveries, store correctly, rotate stock, and monitor inventory.
• Ensure floors are swept and mopped or vacuumed; ensure equipment is cleaned, sanitised, and stored correctly.
• Assist with clearing and organising the kitchen to uphold high hygiene standards.
• Dispose of waste, including recycling, in the appropriate manner and remove it to the designated location if required.
• Liaise with subcontracted suppliers, airline representatives, handling agents, and booking agents to develop positive working relationships for efficient lounge operation and development.
• Assist in one-to-one training of new staff, including subcontracted supplier staff, to uphold high standards of presentation, hospitality, and service.

What will make you successful

• A solid background in hospitality and service sectors with a proven track record of high-end delivery.
• A team player with a first-class approach to customer service.
• Experience and flexibility across long trading days.
• Numerical and analytical skills to process and interrogate data to provide performance information and deliver on budgets.
• Computer literacy in mainstream PC applications including Microsoft Office.
• Ability to work on own initiative and build solid relationships both internally and externally.

Benefits

• Free on-site parking whilst on duty.
• 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.
• On-site discounts and a heavily discounted staff shop.
• Fantastic career development opportunities as part of MAG, the UK's largest Airport Operator.
• Tax-free Airside shopping in our departure lounge.
• Meals on duty.

How to 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