Commis Chef

Why join us?

As well as being rewarded with fantastic benefits, training and development, you'll be joining one of UK’s Top 6 Best Places to Work in Hospitality 2023!

• Stays across the UK at employee rate (a HUGE discount!)
• Discounted Friends and Family rates (that’ll make you really popular!)
• 50% off food and beverage in our hotels
• A range of development and apprenticeship programmes
• We’re committed to your development and progression with lots of promotion opportunities
• You’ll get all meals on duty (because hard work is hungry work!)
• Uniform provided
• We’re big on all things reward and recognition and celebrate success throughout the year
• Commitment to your health and well-being
• Flexible working arrangements
• Discounted use of leisure facilities
• Refer a Friend incentives to influence your earning potential.

The Role

As ‘Commis Chef’ you’ll be behind the scenes, delivering on our mission!

You’ll be delivering attentive customer focused service, understand brand standards and enjoy working as part of a successful team.

You will have knowledge and experience in the preparation, cooking and presentation of dishes and high standards when it comes to the maintaining excellent food hygiene and safety standards.

What you’ll be doing

• Customer service
• Preparation, cooking and presentation of outstanding food
• Working as part of a great team
• Maintaining high standards of food hygiene and food safety
• Available to work when the customer needs you

What’ll make you a great fit for us here at Valor

Any expert in the kitchen knows, a dish is only as good as it’s ingredients and at Valor, we’re on the lookout for someone to bring their own unique flavour. A Chef with a zest for life!

We’re on a mission to create memorable experiences for our guests, and the way to anyone’s heart is through their stomach, right?

If life gives you lemons, do you make lemonade? If the heat is on, do you fire up the grill?

You see, we believe that a happy team means happy guests, so if you can provide service with a smile as well as dishes to die for, then you just might be the macaroni to our cheese!

Our team are the crème de la crème, the catch of the day, the icing on the cake. But could you be our missing ingredient?

If you have a passion for parfait, egg-cellent enthusiasm and are a fungi (or girl) then we’d love to hear from you.

What you’ll become a part of

Valor Hospitality is a trusted, multiple award winning, and full service, international hospitality company operating in the US, UK, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. We are reimagining hospitality internationally, creating great ROI, driving commerciality with creativity and innovation. Recognised by owners, investors and developers as an innovative and trusted partner to drive revenue and increase profits.

Here in the UK we operate 35 properties across the brands of Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, DoubleTree by Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn, Hotel Indigo, AC by Marriott Hotels and Courtyard by Marriott, in various locations throughout the UK. The Company continues to have ambitious development and growth plans.

Hotel Description

Situated on Granary Wharf between Liverpool Canal and the Leeds Railway Station, DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Leeds City Centre is in a convenient location for shopping, business and entertainment. The modern hotel overlooks the revitalized waterfront known as a popular dining spot. Right in the heart of the city this modern hotel offers 333 contemporary bedrooms, the canal side Lock Kitchen and Bar offering delicious all day dining and a cocktail bar Sky Lounge situated on the 13th floor with great views of the city. If visiting on business, guests can reserve a work space in the Sky Lounge, an aspiring place to work with views of the Yorkshire Dales or book the rooftop meeting room which offers panoramic city views. All of the hotels meeting spaces feature floor-to-ceiling windows and the waterside terrace, private balconies and rooftop function areas provide dramatic settings for weddings or other private events. City Café Restaurant was awarded the 2014 ‘Best Hotel Restaurant in Yorkshire’ at the Oliver Awards.