Commis Chef
| Company: | Adnams Plc |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Southwold, IP18 6EG |
| Working pattern: | On-site |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Closing date: | 15 Nov 2026 |
Summary
Commis Chef - The Swan Hotel, Southwold, Suffolk
The Swan is our flagship hotel, and we are proud to have been awarded the prestigious AA 4 Red star recognising our hotel as one of the very best in the country. In addition, we have been awarded two Rosettes for our amazing food in our beautiful restaurant. Perfectly located on Southwold Marketplace and just minutes' walk from the stunning Southwold beach, this is the ultimate location to work.
Our Commis Chef will share our pride on creating vibrant dishes that wow our guests, using local produce and consistently deliver high standards.
We offer an excellent package for our Commis Chef including -
TIPS
Free meals on shift
Competitive Salary
Company Pension
Life Assurance
Share Incentive Plan
Career Development Opportunities
Wellbeing Programmes
Fabulous employee discounts!
We encourage each member of our team to grow, develop and progress within Adnams and so we are committed to providing you with continual training and development to support you with your career goals and progression within the hotel and wider business.
What do you need to know about Adnams and our Team?
We make amazing award-winning beers and spirits from our home in Southwold, have some great shops across the region and operate some stunning pubs and hotels. We understand the value of every customer and work hard to deliver amazing service in a time of exciting innovation and digital transformation.
We do all of this while caring passionately about the environment, our local communities and our wider social responsibilities.
Our success is because of our people, who are at the heart of everything we do really care about diversity and are proud of our culture where everyone is respected, valued and treated with kindness.
What are we looking for in our Commis Chef:
We have an exciting opportunity for a Commis Chef who is looking to make their first step on the Chef career ladder.
As our Commis Chef, you will be responsible for food preparation and will genuinely care about the quality of food you prepare, supporting all kitchen sections with a good understanding of knife skills is important. You will ensure kitchen stations are clean and will learn about hygiene regulations and practices. Stock rotation is key and you will work with our talented senior chefs to ensure all food is correctly rotated and stored.
This is a pivotal role within the kitchen brigade, and you will be someone who enjoys using local produce and will consistently deliver high standards.
The ideal candidate may have some experience already in a kitchen, or recently completed or undertaking formal training.
You must be able to work under pressure, have great communication skills and be a team player to work in conjunction with our Front of House Team to ensure our guests stay is always memorable.
The Swan operates 7 days a week so a level of flexibility is required to assist in weekend work.
What's in it for you?
Hopefully, a sense of pride that you are working for a business that cares about the important stuff and a lot of fun working with an amazing bunch of people.
Enthusiastic and hard-working people who join Adnams tend to stay around so we must get quite a lot of things right. We really admire innovation and are not afraid to try something new, so you get to put new ideas into practice to deliver even better results for everyone.
Essential requirements
Technical culinary abilities Food safety knowledge Stock and inventory management Good communication and teamwork Willingness to learn
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
