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About Auchrannie

Situated on the beautiful Isle of Arran on the West Coast of Scotland, Auchrannie is a unique resort with two 4-star hotels and over forty 5-star luxury self-catering lodges and retreats. In addition to our luxury accommodation, we deliver amazing dining experiences across our restaurants, alongside incredible leisure facilities and ASPA, Scotland’s first island destination spa.

In November, we will be opening Bay Café by Auchrannie, an exciting new venture in the heart of Brodick. The café will offer great food, and the friendly, welcoming service Auchrannie is known for.

About the role

In this exciting fast paced kitchen role at Bay Café by Auchrannie, you will be part of a brand-new team, helping us create great food and welcoming café experience for both local customers and visitors to Arran.

In this role, you will:

• prepare and cook café dishes consistently, following agreed recipes, presentation standards and portion sizes
• complete food preparation before and during service, including chopping, cooking, baking and assembling ingredients
• manage your section efficiently to ensure orders are prepared accurately and served promptly
• check the quality, freshness and condition of ingredients before use
• maintain a clean, organised and well-stocked workstation throughout each shift
• follow all food safety, hygiene and allergen procedures
• handle and store food correctly, including labelling, date rotation and temperature monitoring
• communicate clearly with front-of-house colleagues regarding orders, waiting times, dietary requirements and unavailable items
• respond carefully to special requests, allergies and dietary requirements, following the correct procedures
• monitor stock levels and inform the kitchen manager when ingredients or supplies need to be reordered
• help receive and correctly store food deliveries
• minimise food waste by following preparation levels, portion controls and stock-rotation procedures
• clean kitchen equipment, work surfaces and storage areas to the required standard
• complete opening, closing and daily cleaning duties
• report any damaged equipment, maintenance concerns or food safety issues promptly
• support other members of the kitchen team during busy periods
• maintain a professional, positive and calm approach in a busy café environment.

To be suitable for this role you will:

• have some prior kitchen experience as a prep chef, trainee or commis chef or experience in the catering industry.
• be reliable and have a positive approach to team work.
• be passionate about good food and delighting your guests
• look for further development and training opportunities in the kitchen

Your standard working week will be five days over seven. Shifts will be mainly during the daytime and will include weekends, although some evening shifts will also be needed. Some flexibility to work across the Cafe and the Resort F+B outlets will be required.

Please note the start date for this position in November.

Why choose Auchrannie?

Working at Auchrannie offers you a truly unique employee experience. You are more than just part of the team; you are part of our Auchrannie family. As an Employee-Owned Resort, we work collectively to achieve our business objectives and deliver memorable guest experiences, which in turn delivers a financially and personally rewarding career.

We offer a wide range of exclusive team member benefits including: -

• Full Leisure Membership with unlimited access to our swimming pools, thermal suites, well equipped gym and multi-purpose gameshall
• Exclusive resort discounts
• Share of resort tips (paid monthly)
• Employee wellbeing and assistance programme
• Team and social activities.
• Long service benefits
• Referral scheme
• Training and development opportunities
• Modern live-in accommodation available