Commis Chef Bodmin, England
Job description
Luxury | History | Cornwall
When constructed in 1779, Bodmin Jail was an innovative milestone in prison design with its individual cells and sanitation. Now a four-star luxury hotel, The Bodmin Jail Hotel provides guests with a haven of style and comfort, set within its breath-taking historic surroundings. Located in the heart of Cornwall, this truly unique hotel is now ready for new stories, cherished memories and unlimited possibilities. It’s an iconic building and we are building a brilliant team to help shape and deliver the best experience in Cornwall. The day-time tavern and night-time bistro-style restaurant, combined with the adjacent Bodmin Jail Museum, offer the chance of courtyard dining to soak up all the heritage and intrigue of this amazing property.
Commis Chef
As we prepare for a great season in this iconic building, we are looking for enthusiastic people who wish to take their first step into a culinary career. You will need to be dedicated, resilient, and enthusiastic and thrive being part of a large team working in a range of kitchen disciplines. This role is varied and you will be working in both The Chapel and The Tavern restaurants as well as potentially supporting our breakfast team as well. We offer a great opportunity for progression and training if you want to build a successful chef career. We have high aspirations for the growth of our restaurant offer and so it’s a great time to join. We have flexible hours available, but this role does include regular evening and weekend work.
We are looking for people who can be passionate about our core values of being creative in our approach, loyal to our relationships and memorable in our delivery. Our business relies on our kitchen team to have a passion for delivering great food, to be relentless in their focus and to thrive in a fast-paced environment. We want you to feel enabled and trusted so that we build a place to be proud of with an experience that is truly luxury.
If you have some kitchen experience and have hospitality and great service at your core, can work independently to drive and develop our exacting standards, then we have a career for you. Working with us involves collaborative working across the hotel, creating an environment where we all share in learning and success with equal measures and we find happiness in supporting our wider hotel family to deliver exception to our guests.
Our backbone of attitudes and behaviours that create excellence are:
- A high level of integrity
- To be passionate about attention to detail
- Resilience to complete the work required
- To be kind and considerate always
- Confidence to speak out when needed
- To be robust in your approach to feedback and change
- Bring your whole self to work and be proud of who you are
- Remain calm under pressure
- Be collaborative and encourage empowerment and enablement
- Professional, ethical and honest always
In return we offer:
- A strong local salary
- On site benefits with Company rewards and discounts
- Many career and learning opportunities
‘Working at The Bodmin Jail Hotel really is Time Well Spent…’
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