At a glance: Contract type - This position is permanent. Salary - The range is £24,400 - £31,000 (from April 1st) What is the role about? You'll be working as part of our friendly team to ensure the efficient day to day running of the kitchen and to assist in providing a consistently high quality dining experience while maintaining sales, reputation and profit of the kitchen as agreed by the Head Chef and Sous Chef. You'll add value to the efficient and profitable running of the kitchen in order to achieve your business and personal objectives, along with those of your team and the hotel. You'll need to be flexible to work in different areas, if required, and adhering to all health and safety requirements at all times. What you’ll be doing as a Hotels Commis Chef: Our Commis Chef operates as a valued member of our talented Catering team, demonstrating a real passion for food and being motivated to invent, produce and present quality dishes in accordance with our hotel offer. We work to a high standard and as a key part of the team you’ll comply with all food safety policies, procedures and practices as essential when working in catering. Essential experience, skills and qualifications required: Relevant professional chef qualifications: City & Guilds diplomas in professional cookery, BTEC HNC in professional cookery or equivalent or Proven experience in the Kitchen/Chef industry We are looking for someone creative with a professional demeanour who must be able to work under pressure, demonstrating flair and a good palette with experience working in a professional kitchen. Desirable experience skills and qualifications: City & Guilds 706 1 and 2 or NVQ equivalent. Food Hygiene Certificate Level 2. Good communication skills and computer literate. About Bala Lake Hotel, Activity Base and Spa: It’s our Place in the Mountains. Situated in the beautiful Snowdonia National Park looking out across spectacular mountains and just a short stroll from Llyn Tegid (Bala Lake), it's a magical place to work. If you are looking for a hotel with a difference, this could be it. You’ll be surrounded by a team of passionate and dedicated hospitality Partners to give our guests the best experience possible. What is different about our guests though, is that they are Partners, their friends and family. As co-owners in the business, you’ll see this difference in the way your teammates and you approach your job and carry out your responsibilities. The hotel offers both activity and relaxation in beautiful surroundings, guests can spend their stay taking part in one of the many activities such as Segways; Crossbows; Archery; Field Archery; High Ropes Aerial Challenge; Gladiator Challenge and Leap of Faith; Low Ropes Course with Zip Wire; Laser Clay; Monster Trucks; Bala's own Escape rooms and Cyber Tag or relaxing and pampering themselves in our luxurious Spa overlooking Llyn Tegid (Bala Lake) towards the Arenig mountain. Benefits of the John Lewis Partnership Full-time working holiday entitlement 22 days holiday, plus public and bank holidays. Free meals whilst on duty for Live-Out roles and free meals for Live-In roles After 3 months employment, you will enjoy 25% discount at John Lewis and 20% in Waitrose (exclusions apply). The Partnership has a competitive pension scheme where your contributions will be matched by the Partnership (up to 8% of pay) Enhanced work-life balance, including a focus on well-being, flexible working and our market leading Equal Parenthood Leave Policy Find out more about the extensive range of exciting benefits that you could enjoy when you join us (Link->https://www.jlpjobs.com/about/benefits/) Next Steps: The application form consists of a CV upload followed by application questions. Please ensure you refresh the page each time you complete a task to ensure you complete everything that you need to in time. (If internal, check your Workday notifications and see further guidance on the PDW under "Internal application process"). You'll be asked about any adjustments you might need to support the recruitment process. Let us know, and we'll be sure to discuss it with you. Please note that should we receive a high volume of applicants we reserve the right to close the role early. For internal use only: #LI-JLPGR #LI-HEADOFFICE