Commis Chef

Company: Apex Hotels
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Location: City of Edinburgh
Job Description:

Why join Apex Hotels?

You will receive a warm welcome into the Apex family on joining us as a Commis Chef in Edinburgh. We genuinely care about our guests and each other and we show this through our family values of Trust, Passion, Friendliness and Teamwork. We encourage you to bring your own unique personality to the role and being yourself whilst working as part of the Kitchen Team as we believe it is our personality, style and friendliness that makes Apex Hotels.

Benefits

  • 29 days holiday
  • Training and development from day one
  • Employee events and celebrations
  • Inhouse company interactive employee communication APP
  • Entry to our state‑of‑the‑art gym and pools
  • Healthy meals to enjoy while you’re working.
  • Access to an external Employee Assistance Programme
  • Financial Wellbeing App, allowing you the flexibility to get paid earlier than your normal monthly pay date.
  • £200 referral bonus when your friends or family join the team.
  • Contributions to a pension plan.

Benefits after 3 months

  • Access to our discounts and wellbeing platform “Treat Yourself Here”, unlocking savings and experiences for you and your family.
  • Involvement in our employee recognition schemes
  • Long service recognition
  • Probation pass and annual anniversary complimentary guest experience overnight stay and dinner for two
  • 50% discount in our restaurants
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Discounted room rates for employees, friends, and family
  • Spa treatments and product discounts
  • Life Assurance cover

Starting your Journey

As a Commis Chef you will be responsible for delivering a high level of food to all our guests. Working in the Kitchen you will help maximise revenue through first class food preparation and delivery. You will embrace every opportunity to create exceptional food for our guests and provide a personal experience our guests will want to share.

  • Be passionate about food, preparing and serving breakfast, lunch and dinner to Company standards, ensuring guest satisfaction at all times
  • Ensuring guest satisfaction at all times.
  • Preparing dishes so they are ready for guests at the right time, in line with brand standards.
  • Preparing the mis‑en‑place for the relevant dishes and menu’s.
  • Ensuring equipment and work spaces are kept clean and tidy and in line with food hygiene requirements.
  • Assist the Chef de Partie with regard to preparation of mis‑en‑place, cooking and the service of food to the required standards.
  • Responsibility for the cleanliness of the section and all associated areas, relating to both storage and preparation, ensuring health and hygiene regulations are followed at all times in line with departmental cleaning schedules.

Qualifications

With this in mind, we are looking for a Commis Chef who:

  • Previous experience as a Kitchen Porter
  • Can deliver excellent standards
  • Uses initiative
  • Is self‑aware and able to evaluate their own work
  • Has a customer service attitude
  • Has the ability to multi‑task and organise a variable work load
  • Provides excellent attention to detail
  • Holds a genuine desire to provide a Warmer Welcome to our guests

Please note, this role does not meet the requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route.

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Posted: June 1st, 2026