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Chef - Casual

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Who are we 
Dallas Burston Polo Club is an exquisite destination of 600 acres nestled in the heart of Warwickshire, offering a unique blend of luxury, leisure, and equestrian excellence. With state-of-the-art facilities, including world-class polo grounds overlooked by a 41 bedroom luxurious hotel, and top-tier dining options, we strive to provide an unparalleled experience for our guests.

Role Responsibilities
The Casual Chef will be responsible for preparing and delivering breakfasts to our guests. You will complete all preparation and service of breakfast to the highest standards and in keeping to the specifications and systems set by the F&B Manager to keep our breakfasts consistent. You will insure that we are compliant with Health and Safety and food hygiene by following any our set procedures.

  • Ensure all ordering is completed for the breakfast kitchen.
  • To support the F&B Manager in ensuring the efficient, and effective running of the kitchen.
  • Prepare breakfasts to the highest standard whilst keeping the guests expectations at the forefront of your mind.
  • To keep your mise en place levels up to the required level whilst rotating stock.
  • Be mindful of waste, always seek help to utilise all food and minimise waste.
  • Report any faults or defects as you see them.
  • Maintain a high standard of kitchen cleanliness and hygiene practices.
  • Ensure that you are correctly dressed in your uniform.
  • Maintain a professional working relationship with all departments in the hotel.
  • To train, where necessary, any Chefs in the breakfast service kitchen.

Key Requirements

  • Be Flexible – to enjoy working early morning  shift patterns and seeing the operation on different days of the week including the weekends.
  • Be standards  and detail driven to meet the menu specifications
  • Be aware of hygiene and cleanliness standards and assist in meeting these.
  • Be a team player- interact and communicate with the kitchen and restaurant team and sometimes guests if you are front of house.

Benefits

  • Excellent on-going support, training and development 
  • Stakeholder Pension entitlement
  • Discounted hotel room rates for you, your friends and family
  • On-going incentives and rewards
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development

What this role involves

General background for chef roles. This listing’s own employer, location, pay and hours are shown above.

  • Maintain food safety and hygiene standards
  • Supervise kitchen staff to make sure food is of high quality, presented well and served on time
  • Develop recipes, plan menus and create new dishes
Typical pay (UK)
£22,000 starting · £40,000 experienced
Typical hours
40 to 45 a week
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Career background: National Careers Service · Open Government Licence v3.0

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