Chef

£25,567 (dependent on experience) Hours: Permanent, 35 hours/week, 5 days over 7 (including some weekends) Shift times: Various shifts, for example, 06:30 - 14:30 and 12:00 - 20:00 We're looking for a Chef to join our team at Edinburgh Castle and help create a welcoming space for our customers. If you love working with people and want a role that offers flexibility, training, and career growth, this could be the perfect fit.

You will be responsible for managing production and food levels to ensure minimal wastage and be supportive of new team members to support them with their learning procedures and standards for all kitchen tasks.

To be eligible for this role, due to the sector requirements: you must have been a UK resident for the past 3 years and have legal right to work in the UK and be able to pass full security vetting and DBS checks.

Why join us?

- Uniform provided.

- Access to our Employee Benefits app: online GP, Employee Assistance Scheme, and hundreds of discounts (including supermarket savings and weekend treats).

- Company benefits: life assurance, pension contributions, generous holiday allowance (with the option to buy more).

- Career development: we love to promote from within and offer apprenticeships and training to help you grow.

What you'll do:

- Cooking and preparing food ready for breakfast, lunch and dinner services ensuring minimal wastage. Providing fine dining (silver service level) for functions/hospitality events.

- Working collaboratively as part of a team of chefs and acting as a trainer/ coach for new team members to learn procedures and standards for all kitchen tasks.

- Following recipe cards to prepare, cook and serve a range of meals

- Assisting with deliveries and stock checks, placing food orders, and maintaining kitchen records.

- Monitoring and recording temperatures of fridges, freezers, hot cabinets, and serveries. Completing daily paperwork to cover due diligence.

- Assisting in daily and weekly kitchen deep cleans., Cooking and preparing food ready for breakfast, lunch and dinner services ensuring minimal wastage. Providing fine dining (silver service level) for functions/hospitality events.

- Working collaboratively as part of a team of chefs and acting as a trainer/ coach for new team members to learn procedures and standards for all kitchen tasks.

- Following recipe cards to prepare, cook and serve a range of meals

- Assisting with deliveries and stock checks, placing food orders, and maintaining kitchen records.

- Monitoring and recording temperatures of fridges, freezers, hot cabinets, and serveries. Completing daily paperwork to cover due diligence.

- Assisting in daily and weekly kitchen deep cleans.

Relevant culinary qualification (706/1 or 706/2 or equivalent).

- Excellent team player and communicator.

- A confident chef.

- Security checks and DBS required for this role.

- Flexibility and the ability to innovate.

If you're ready to join a world-leading hospitality team and make a difference every day, apply now!, Relevant culinary qualification (706/1 or 706/2 or equivalent).

- Excellent team player and communicator.

- A confident chef.

- Security checks and DBS required for this role.

- Flexibility and the ability to innovate.

Aramark (NYSE: ARMK) is in the customer service business across food, facilities and uniforms, wherever people work, learn, recover, and play. United by a passion to serve, our more than 247,000 team members deliver experiences that enrich and nourish the lives of millions of people in 19 countries around the world every day.

If you're ready to join a world-leading hospitality team and make a difference every day, apply now!

Why join us?

- Uniform provided.

- Access to our Employee Benefits app: online GP, Employee Assistance Scheme, and hundreds of discounts (including supermarket savings and weekend treats).

- Company benefits: life assurance, pension contributions, generous holiday allowance (with the option to buy more).