Commis Chef Apprentice

• Participates in and supervises the preparation and cooking of food in accordance with established recipe cards and methods


• Has the desire to be trained to cover other sections of the kitchen as decided by the Head Chef


• Ensures all dishes are correctly garnished before being sent to relevant outlets


• Ensures that all dishes are prepared in a timely manner as befits the restaurant, given timed goals and constraints


• Taste all dishes to ensure correct taste


• To ensure that wastage is kept to a minimum and preventative measures that incur wastage are fully understood


• Ensures portion control policy/standard plating instructions are adhered to


• Achieves on-job training targets as appropriate


• Ensures work area is kept clean, hygienic and organised 


• Ensures that all equipment/utensils in the section are correctly handled and maintained


• Ensures any equipment that is not safe is reported immediately to the Senior Chef on duty


• Ensure mise-en-place and food products are labelled accurately and stored at all times


• Ensures food is correctly prepared by sampling on a regular basis


• Supports kitchen management with the compliance of Fire Regulations, Health and Safety, Food Safety and Hygiene standards


• Complies with health and safety policy


• To deal with guest comments and complaints in a constructive and empathetic manner, ensuring compliance with hotel culture and service recovery strategy, including the reporting and follow-up of all comments and complaints


• The objective is to resolve the complaint prior to departure


• To attend Pulse meetings and pre-brief prior to service


• To ensure clock-in and clock-out of the TNA attendance system daily, health & safety


• To ensure that the company's health & safety procedures are adhered to and implemented within the department


• To be aware of all legislation that is relevant to your work and ensure that all legal requirements are met, including licensing, health & safety at work, COSHH, environmental health, fire precautions, manual handling and any other relevant policies

Company Standards

• To be dressed in a smart and professional manner in conjunction with the quality standards stated in your handbook


• To support all initiatives appropriate to the role and in line with hotel initiatives