Chef, Tryst café

COME AND JOIN US . . .

We are currently seeking an efficient, versatile and proactive Chef to join our Tryst café team.

Situated within Glenmor, our seasonal ownership village, The Tryst offers a simple menu of light lunches and early evening meals to our guests daily.

Glenmor, with its own lochans, woodland walks and cosy café, is a secluded rural getaway. With two, three or four en-suite bedrooms, each Glenmor home offers space, luxury and privacy, as well as all the advantages of the Gleneagles 'Glorious Playground' just a stone’s throw away.

The on target earning potential for this role is £16.15 / per hour - comprising a base hourly rate of £13.65, plus a qualified estimate of £2.50 per hour in gratuities and service charge.
* As a member of the Gleneagles team, you will also enjoy a fantastic range of perks, benefits and rewards.

The working pattern for this role is Thursday, Friday and Saturday, from 11.30am to 9pm.

One of the world’s most iconic luxury hotels and sporting estates, Gleneagles has been making memories for a century. Crowned ‘Employer of the Year’ at the 2024 Cateys and Number One Resort in the UK & Ireland by readers of the Travel + Leisure for their 2025 World’s Best Awards, everything we do is about surpassing expectations and creating unrivalled adventures for our guests.

We’re devoted to making our people feel as valued as our guests. In this way, we strive to support the whole ‘you’ – not just the professional part but the personal part too. People join our team for all sorts of reasons. Some work here permanently to develop a career, some work seasonally, while others have a schedule to fit around their personal commitments.

However long you plan to stay with us and whatever hours you’d prefer to work, we’re open to flexible working requests and offer hours, shift patterns and contract @types to suit everyone.

Location;
Auchterarder, just off the A9. Gleneagles is also within easy reach of a number of Scottish towns and cities:
Edinburgh City Centre (1hr), Glasgow or Dundee (50mins), Stirling and Perth (25mins).

• You’ll be working independently, cooking and presenting food to order, quickly and capably, and always at the highest standard
• Working closely with your front of house colleagues, supporting them with the provision of hot and cold drinks, responding swiftly and professionally to our guests
• Ensuring hygiene throughout the kitchen is impeccable, including our cutlery, crockery and glassware
• Taking pride in ensuring that all of guest requirements are met, you'll aim to continually exceed their expectations
• Planning and preparing for the forthcoming service and next day; you’ll also order food from our Store and use Procure wizard, we’ll provide you with full training!
• Interacting with our guests, always warm, professional, helpful and doing everything you can to exceed their expectations; playing your part in making their stay with us luxurious in every way

• You love to cook and ideally you have great experience in a similar role; you have also already secured a Food Hygiene qualification and completed allergen training
• Flexible in approach, you’re always prepared to support your colleagues, enthusiastically and positively
• You pride yourself in having excellent time management skills; consistently organising your work efficiently and effectively
• Confident and assured working alone, you also thrive working with others
• Methodical in your approach, you have the ability to adapt and react to any situation
• Highly motivated and possessing an immense sense of pride in your work; you're passionate about delivering the high standards for our guests in line with the Gleneagles brand
• You have a positive “can do” attitude to solving problems in a professional and courteous manner
• A strong team player with great communication skills and an enthusiastic approach; you're well organised and punctual
• You want to be part of a team that works hard, supports each other and above all has fun along the way

• 30 days holiday…