Chef

Location: Newquay Bay Holiday Resort TR8 4AS (Cornwall)

Job Type: Variable Hours - Seasonal Contract.

Salary: £11.75 per hour.

What we need in a nutshell

We love creating exciting dining concepts across our locations and finding talented chefs to take them forward. In this Line Chef role you will be preparing and cooking for a busy restaurant, delivering delight to our guests.

Who are we?

We are excited to now be a part of the Away Resorts Family shaking up the great British holiday! As one of our 27 parks, Newquay Bay Holiday Resort is made for family holidays. Guests enjoy a heated outdoor pool, a café and bar, an adventure playground and free entertainment, close to some of the best beaches in the country.

Want to find out more about our holidays? Check out our website: http://www.ariaresorts.co.uk.

What you’ll be doing

You will be in the thick of the action with your team, ensuring that meals are prepped, cooked and served to our exacting standards, from the simplest salad to the seasonal specials.  This includes:

• Assuming responsibility for consistent and prompt food preparation and ensuring all our meals meet our high standards
• Helping the team to comply with agreed specifications of all dishes, ensuring correct portion sizes are followed and waste is closely managed
• Ensuring safe, clean, hygienic and tidy workspaces within the kitchen, always complying with all food hygiene and safety regulations
• Helping to control food margins through effective stock management, knowledge of product specifications and team coaching

One more thing…holidays happen at holiday times, so you’ll need to work your magic on bank holidays and weekends too.

Skills, experience and qualities you’ll need

We are looking for an experienced chef who is an enthusiastic team player and can demonstrate the following:

• Level Two Hygiene Certificate
• 1-2 years’ experience working as a line cook, commis chef or chef de partie.
• Exceptional communication skills
• Good organisation skills and able to identify and solve problems
• A real passion for food, and bags of enthusiasm
• Resilience under pressure

It’s the icing on the cake if you have kitchen experience on a busy holiday park and you have experience of supervising others.

We have a can-do, people-centred ethos at Away Resorts, and we look for certain qualities in our team members. Have a read about it and see if you fit the bill.

What we can offer you

This is an exciting role as a key member in our F&B team, and we look after you with a great range of benefits, including:

• Discounts on Away Resorts Holidays for you and your Friends & Family
• On Park Discounts
• Free use of the onsite Pool facilities
• Awards and Recognition
• Mental Health support

 Want to join our team? Here’s how to apply

Just click on the Apply Now button and follow the instructions. To find out more about what it’s like to work for Away Resorts, check us out at www.awayresorts.co.uk/careers.

Our promise to you

Holiday Heroes come with all sorts of different super-powers, and we welcome them all! After all, wouldn’t it be boring if we were all the same? We embrace diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities. We love that everyone comes from different backgrounds, allowing us to grow and inspire each other. We’ll never accept any form of discrimination and we’ll forever strive, not just for our product to be unique, but our people too. In short, we want you to bring your whole self to work!