Commis Chef

Company: Hand Picked Hotels
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Location: Brockenhurst
Job Description:

We are recruiting a Commis Chef at Rhinefield House Hotel & Spa, a luxury hotel located in the New Forest National Park. The role involves training to transform fresh ingredients into high‑quality food for the hotel’s fine‑dining restaurant and kitchen staff.

The candidate we’re looking for will be hungry to learn and able to work within strict food hygiene restrictions.

About You

  • Current base knowledge and experience in kitchens within a quality‑driven hotel, restaurant, or hospitality environment.
  • Enthusiastic and willing to take on new responsibilities, adapting to assist in different areas of the kitchen as business and guest needs dictate.
  • High level of emotional intelligence, able to anticipate guest needs and deliver the Hand Picked experience.
  • Can demonstrate how to deliver guest‑experience standards at Hand Picked Hotels, going above and beyond to ensure a high‑quality, personal, magical experience.

Benefits

  • A competitive salary of £13 per hour plus share of service charge.
  • Full‑time role, 5 days a week on a rota, 40 hours per week (may vary with business needs).
  • Company pension scheme with generous employer contribution.
  • Life assurance scheme.
  • Employee Assistance Program.
  • Company sickness scheme benefit.
  • 28 days holiday per year (including bank holidays), rising to 33 days with length of service.
  • Forward career progression, including access to in‑house and external training programmes and apprenticeships up to level 7.
  • £30 staff stays per room Bed & Breakfast; 25% discount on all food & drink; annual loyalty awards such as afternoon teas and overnight stays.
  • Online retail discount platform offering savings with high‑street retailers and restaurants, plus a health and well‑being platform.
  • Opportunity to make lifelong friendships and be part of a team that celebrates diversity and inclusion.

Hand Picked Hotels is an Equal Opportunities employer. Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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Posted: June 1st, 2026