Commis Chef - Kensington, London

Commis Chef - Kensington, London

Contract type: Permanent

Contractual hours: Full-time

Shift Pattern & Working Hours: 40 hours (Mon-Fri)

Salary: £13.15

Working environment

Lexington is an award-winning contract caterer that focus on providing great food and service to customers.
To do this we need fabulous people and we work hard to create an environment where our team members feel engaged, inspired, valued and enjoy what they do.

Job description

Your key responsibilities as the Commis Chef will consist of:

• Ensure full area of responsibility is clean, neatly presented and stocked at all times
• Ensure thorough and up to date knowledge and understanding of menu and special offers in order to provide relevant information to customers and clients
• Be responsible for smooth operation of relevant equipment reporting any maintenance issues in line with procedures
• Operate the till point as required, ensuring correct procedures are used
• Ensure that COSHH, Food Safety and Health & Safety regulations are adhered to and any incidents are reported in line with procedures
• Ad-hoc duties to support the catering team and services

Skills & Experience

The experience and knowledge we are looking for from the future Commis Chef include:

• Genuine interest in customer service excellence and a great team player
• Catering experience essential
• Excellent communication skills

Benefits

As part of your package, we are offering a salary up to £13.15 per hour.

This role comes with an Employee Assistance Programme, a great cycle to work scheme, workplace pension, life Assurance (x2), 28 days holiday – pro-rata (including Bank Holidays) increasing to 31 days after 2 years' service, great benefits for you and your family and day off for your birthday!

At Elior we're enriching lives, everywhere, every day. Feeding children in schools, loved ones in hospitals and care homes, sports fans in stadiums, visitors in heritage sites and teams in the workplace. We are a multi-award-winning global player in the hospitality sector, founded in 1991 with over 105,000 colleagues worldwide, serving over 4 million guests every day. In the UK, our dedicated team serve our customers across 1200 locations. Because of our success and stability, we can offer you excellent career opportunities where you will be nurtured and supported to fulfil your potential. We are renowned for looking after our people, with 87% of our colleagues feeling proud to work with us, and we are committed to delivering delicious and healthy food, which is ethically sourced. And we're committed to looking after the planet, supporting the community, cutting food waste and supporting wellbeing. We've lots to shout about with our strong and united approach in tackling many important global sustainability issues. This role sits within our Business & Industry division, catering for those within the workplace. We're an award-winning business and industry hospitality team, proud of our creativity and ingenuity, with a big focus on our people who are everything to us. Daringly delicious, we deliver exceptional food and service to our customers, making us one of London's most respected and fast-growing boutique catering companies.