InterContinental Hotels Group

Every plate has the potential to create a memory that lasts a lifetime for our guests. To deliver all this and more, we’re looking for a Commis Chef with a passion for presentation, dedication to flavour and commitment to setting high standards from workspace to table and beyond.

If you're keen to join the tight-knit team at Crowne Plaza Adelaide and Koomo, the city's highest restaurant, then this could be the next step in your culinary career.

A little taste of your day-to-day:

You'll have a true drive to progress your culinary career and develop your skills. You will have the opportunity to produce a wide range of quality products, using local, seasonal produce, whilst exercising your knowledge of hygiene and safety and maintaining our high guest service standards.

Every day is different, but you’ll mostly be:

• Making every single meal a feast for the eyes and treat for the tastebuds
• Ensuring the highest standards and consistent quality in the daily preparation and keep up to date with the new products, recipes, and preparation techniques
• Ensuring that your work area, equipment and section is stocked and kept clean at all times, in accordance with current health and hygiene regulations
• Taking on other ad-hoc duties like a true team player, including washing up as required

What we need from you:

At Crowne Plaza Adelaide our goal is to make business travel work. We look for people who are dynamic, confident and ambitious; people who excel in their role and help our guests succeed too!

You will also have:

• Commercial Cookery qualification and 1-2 years previous culinary experience
• An understanding of HACCP and the ability to comply with local laws on food handling
• Great communication – you’ll be warm, welcoming and easy to talk to
• A good grasp of reading, writing and basic maths
• The strength to lift, push and pull big objects up to 23 kg, which can also involve bending and kneeling
• Flexibility to work a 24/7 rotating roster – nights, weekend and public holiday shifts are all part of the job.
• Compliant – must hold a Food Safety Certificate
• Must meet the legal requirement to work in Australia without limitations or restrictions

What you can expect from us:

Let’s #GoFurtherTogether and experience a place where you can be yourself, share your ideas, support your personal growth and wellbeing, and be a valued member of an inspirational team.

You’ll be rewarded for your hard work with a range of benefits that support you throughout your IHG career journey

• A tool allowance to ensure you're equipped with the tools you need to perform your role
• Freshly laundered uniform
• Proactive paid wellbeing days
• Paid birthday leave - hip hip hooray!
• Enhanced parental leave
• Some of the best discounts across our IHG Hotels & Resorts for accommodation and food & beverage
• A massive discounts platform for all your favourite brands and retailers - to help your salary go further

Most importantly, your career journey will be supported through our lifelong development programs, IHG career milestone celebrations, and transfer of leave entitlements as you move and grow with IHG.

Who we are

Join Crowne Plaza one of the largest and best loved premium hotel brands in the world. With more than 420 hotels in diverse locations globally Crowne Plaza is the perfect base to connect on business, pleasure or a blend of both. We've thoughtfully designed our spaces to encourage, support and celebrate great connections. We're also big on meetings and events, a trusted and valued partner for connecting both domestic and global groups alike.

Our branded service style 'Dare to Connect' is crafted for connection. Designed for humans not nameless guests or colleagues. Still professional but touches guests on an emotional level. Where colleagues take their initiative and use their personality because they make a crucial difference in the guest's experience. The role of every colleague at Crowne Plaza is to create memorable emotional connections and the job of every leader is to create an environment where that can happen.

Don't quite meet every single requirement, but still believe you'd be a great fit for the job? We'll never know unless you hit the 'Apply' button. Start your journey with us today.