Commis Chef

Our commis chefs are key contributors to the Kitchen's success! You'll be responsible for ensuring that all plates served are of the highest quality and appearance, delighting our customer with every bite! You'll either be preparing our award-winning Afternoon Tea, dishes in our Cyan Restaurant or being part of the team preparing and serving events from high-profile banquets expertly executed for 500 to someone's intimate special celebrations.

With some previous work experience already under your belt, you will enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, working with fresh and local products and you will be able to demonstrate a connection with the food you produce. Inspired to seek continuous improvements in the dishes you create and a positive relentless to be at your best every day!

In return for your passion and commitment, we offer a market leading and unrivalled benefits package including a share of service charge, hotel recognition scheme and incentive programme (including free dinner & afternoon tea vouchers, cash rewards), discounted use of hotel facilities and Staff Rate from all Leonardo Hotels in the UK and Europe, workplace pension & life assurance, employee assistance programme, and a high street, local attraction & retail perks and discount programme.

Why come join us?

We look after our colleagues just as well as we look after our guests. Once you're part of the team, you're part of the Leonardo community. In our business, hard work earns you genuine opportunities for development and progression. In order to thrive here, you need to enjoy working at pace. With support on tap, top-notch practical training and clear progression you'll be on track for a brilliant future in Hospitality.

Our Story:

Built on decades of hotelier know-how, we are part of the Fattal Hotels Group, which operates over 230 hotels across Europe and Israel. We look after over 50 hotels across the UK & Ireland and have plans for major expansion over the next few years'; there's never been a more exciting time to join us!, The Grand Brighton first opened its doors in 1864 to great fanfare and celebrated as the original 'Palace By The Sea'. The Victorian architectural brilliance offers you the opportunity to write your Grand story on Brighton's iconic seafront. Indulge in delicious, freshly made dishes in our Cyan restaurant or enjoy our award-winning afternoon tea in our famous Victoria Terrace. Our sea-view bedrooms and luxurious interior offer you the opportunity to lay back and relax. Being one of 31 AIM Gold accredited meetings venues in the UK, our Events team are renowned to delivering fantastic experiences.

About Leonardo Hotels

At Leonardo Hotels, our vision is very simple: to be the first choice for everyone who values genuine hospitality.

Built on decades of hotelier know-how, we are part of the Fattal Hotels Group, which operates over 230 hotels across Europe and Israel. We look after over 50 hotels here in the UK & Ireland, and have come a long way since we opened our first hotel in Ireland back in 1993! With approximately 4,000 employees and multiple brands we are a dynamic, innovative and fast-growing company.

As an employer we put a big emphasis on career development and as a rule we recruit our operations team members for personality- it is all about how you interact with others and how you can demonstrate our values: Consistent, Friendly, Genuine, Positive and Willing

At Leonardo Hotels each and every team member is individually valued and respected for who you are. All careers within our hotels offer customer interaction, a great deal of variety, and a fun and friendly working environment. We strive to make all of our hotels great places to work, and get our teams involved in activities such as summer barbecues, Christmas parties, Thank You Week and birthday celebrations!

We also offer excellent employee benefits, including huge discounts on overnight stays at our hotels as well as performance-based rewards via our Leo Points system- these range from vouchers to a well-deserved day off!