Job Description
Commis Chef
Department: Kitchen Non-Halal
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Newcastle
Compensation: £14.22 / hour
Ever wondered how airline meals make it on board? Now’s your chance to be part of it! Join our fast-paced, seasonal team and help prepare and supply meals and equipment for flights departing daily.
Step into the kitchen as a Commis Chef! Assist in creating delicious meals for passengers across all classes and grow your culinary career with us.
Pay Rate: £14.22 per hour
Key Responsibilities
What You’ll Do
- Preparing, cooking and presenting a range of quality meals to specification standards
- Assisting other chefs in the kitchen with general duties
- Working as part of a team in a customer centric environment
- Maintaining a clean and safe workstation
- Assisting with stock rotation
- Working in a manner that promotes good health and safety practices
Please note: duties may include other tasks as required.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
What We’re Looking For
- Either City & Guilds 706/1 or 2 or NVQ Level 1 or 2
- Previous catering experience as a Chef
- Fully knife trained
- Ability to work on a shift basis including evenings and weekends, with some manual handling/bending and reaching
- Have adequate numeracy and English skills
Benefits
- Free breakfast, lunch and dinner on site, including refreshments
- Free on-site parking
- £60 towards both, dental and optical cover through our Simply Health Cash Plan
- £150 if you Refer a Friend
- Discounted gym membership at over 2000 gyms nationwide
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Opportunity to enhance your learning through our inhouse apprenticeship programme
- Pension scheme and life cover
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which offers counselling and advice on a wide variety of issues, 24 hours a day, seven days a week
Our Recruitment Process
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Application Review: Our team will contact suitable candidates.
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Interview & Assessment: Attend an in-person interview at our unit, complete a short assessment, and fill in relevant forms.
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Conditional Offer: If successful, you’ll receive a conditional offer.
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Background Checks: References and security clearance required for airport access (can take on average around 4 weeks).
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Induction & Training: Once cleared, you’ll join the team with a full induction and training day.
Apply now to get started — roles are filling quickly!
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