Commis Chef

Organisation:
The National Trust for Scotland

Location:

Mackintosh at the Willow, 215-217 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3EX

Working alongside the kitchen team to complete daily kitchen activities, including measuring and preparing ingredients for the Chef de Partie or Head Chef. To support the kitchen team with basic food preparation, ensuring food quality and freshness, and dealing with deliveries and stock rotation. To maintain standards of food hygiene and ensuring that the section is clean and tidy and appropriately set up for service.

• Ability to prioritise and manage own time.
• Basic food prep and ability to follow instructions.
• Compliance with H&S legislation.
• Completion of all relevant issued training.
• Maintaining high standards of hygiene.
• Preparing the ingredients for a Chef De Partie or Head Chef.
• Measuring dish ingredients and portion sizes accurately.
• Dealing with deliveries and stock rotation.
• Section working; ensuring that the section is clean and tidy and appropriately set up for service.
• Ability to follow instructions and spec sheets.
• Adhering to all allergen control practices.

• Professional Food Qualification or relevant experience

Essential

• Basic culinary skills, such as knife skills, and knowledge of different ingredients, cooking equipment and kitchen procedures.
• Ability to follow spec sheets.
• Basic food preparation and ability to follow instructions.

Desirable

• 1 year’s experience in a restaurant or food outlet preferred.

Final date to receive applications:
Saturday 28/02/2026