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Commis Chef

Job details
Posting date: 29 July 2025
Salary: £12.21 per hour
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 28 August 2025
Location: Walberswick
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Adnams Plc
Job type: Permanent
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Summary

Commis Chef - The Bell Inn

The Bell Inn is located in the heart of picturesque Walberswick, offering freshly prepared, home cooked meals and 6 bedrooms.

We are looking for a Commis Chef to join our team who is looking to make their first step on the Chef career ladder.

It is important to us that we work with each member of our team to help grow, develop and progress within Adnams and we are committed to providing you with continual training and development to support you with your career goals and progression within Adnams.

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!
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:

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 Bell 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.

Pay rates

21+ = £12.21 per hour

18 - 20's = £11.77 per hour

Under 18's = £9.77 per hour

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