Culinary Apprenticeship

POSITION SUMMARY

As Apprentice Commis Chef at St Pancras, you will be primarily responsible for preparing ingredients and mis en place for cooking, including portioning, chopping, and storage. Washing and peeling fresh fruits and vegetables.`

Extraordinary Operations 

• Every dish prepared and sent out of the kitchen reflects your own reputation as a chef
• Every food item or dish should be prepared with care and with the end dish and product in mind.
• The phrase ‘that’s not my job/ that’s not in my job description’ doesn’t apply here, especially in this high volume and intense kitchen environment.
• If you’re not feeling happy about something, you firstly need to take ownership to fix it. Try to resolve this yourself and then if you need to, speak to your senior chef or the HR team.

Extraordinary Services

• Prepare, execute and deliver the best quality dishes to our guests in all F&B outlets
• Deliver and support the hotel and brand’s service standards at every moment, including knowledge of the hotel, it’s history, the Navigator and the RWay.
• Attend and actively participate in all required training sessions including shift briefings, menu tastings, product knowledge sessions etc.

Extraordinary People 

• Work as a strong and committed team member and colleague, as well as proactively nurturing relationships with the front of house and F&B teams.
• Ensure attitudes are positive and relationships are nurtured positively to ensure collaboration with all hotel team members.

Extraordinary Innovation 

• Proactively contribute ideas and shares creative solutions to make St Pancras the best possible workplace and destination of choice for our guests.

You need to know your stuff

• Prepare all potentially hazardous foods at the correct temperature according to the HACCP guidelines.
• Follow appropriate personal hygiene procedures to ensure food served to guests is safe for consumption, including disinfecting hands prior to handling food and wearing a hat/hairnet and proper footwear.
• Follow and ensure compliance with food safety and handling policies and procedures, such as product rotation, First In-First Out (FIFO); dating, labeling, cleaning, and organizing coolers/freezers/storage areas; and Cold Chain compliance, across all food-related departments and areas.
• Ensure the quality of the food items and notify manager if a product does not meet specifications.
• Monitor the quantity of food that is prepared and the portions that are served in to control food waste and ensure that good food is not thrown away.
• Communicate any assistance needed during busy periods to the Chef to ensure optimum service to guests.
• https://careers.marriott.com/culinary-apprenticeship-booking-office-1869-st-pancras-london-autograph-collection/job/P1-6914778-0