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Position Overview
The Breakfast Chef at Dunmore House Hotel will lead the breakfast service, working with seasonal assistants to deliver exceptional morning dining experiences. This role combines specialist breakfast expertise with the opportunity to extend into lunch service, finishing mid-afternoon. During peak season, you'll lead a three-person breakfast team, ensuring smooth operations and maintaining the high standards expected in our Michelin Guide-listed establishment.
Ideal Candidate Profile
We are seeking a dedicated breakfast specialist who takes pride in creating outstanding morning experiences for guests. This role offers a unique opportunity to work in a Michelin-recognised kitchen whilst enjoying a balanced lifestyle with early finish times and extended winter breaks.
Why This Opportunity Is Perfect For You
- Specialist Leadership Role: Take ownership of the breakfast section, leading your own team during peak season and developing your skills as a section leader in a quality kitchen environment.
- Work-Life Balance: Early start, early finish schedule (typically finishing mid-afternoon) allows for personal time and better work-life balance compared to evening service roles.
- Quality Produce: Work with fresh, locally-sourced ingredients including produce from our permaculture kitchen gardens, elevating traditional breakfast offerings with seasonal, organic ingredients.
- Michelin Recognition: Gain valuable experience working in a Michelin-listed establishment, bringing quality and finesse to breakfast service.
- Winter Break Advantage: The 8-week paid closure period (January & February) is ideal for overseas candidates – return home to visit family or simply recharge. You'll continue to receive full salary during this time.
- Diverse Service: Opportunity to extend your skills into lunch service, broadening your culinary repertoire beyond breakfast specialisation.
- Beautiful Location: Work in a stunning Irish coastal setting with quality staff accommodation available, all bills included.
Who Will Excel In This Role
- Breakfast specialists from hotel or quality hospitality backgrounds who are passionate about creating exceptional morning dining experiences
- Chefs who appreciate the rhythm of breakfast service and take pride in consistency, timing, and presentation during busy morning periods
- Team-oriented professionals who can lead and support colleagues effectively in a fast-paced breakfast environment
- Those seeking a specialist role with clear ownership and responsibility, rather than a general kitchen position
- Chefs who value work-life balance and prefer early finishes to late-night service
If you're a breakfast specialist who takes pride in delivering quality morning service and seeks a role in a recognised establishment with excellent benefits, this position offers an exceptional opportunity.
Key Responsibilities
Breakfast Service Leadership
- Service Management: Lead breakfast service, ensuring smooth operations and timely delivery of all breakfast orders.
- Team Coordination: Lead and coordinate the breakfast team, particularly during peak season when managing two assistants.
- Quality Standards: Maintain consistently high standards across all breakfast offerings, from cooked breakfasts to continental selections.
- Preparation: Oversee mise en place for breakfast service, ensuring all stations are fully prepared and stocked.
- Guest Experience: Respond to special dietary requirements and guest requests, ensuring positive breakfast experiences.
Extended Service Duties
- Lunch Service Support: Extend into lunch service as required, supporting the main kitchen team during midday service.
- Section Handover: Ensure proper handover of the breakfast section to other kitchen staff after morning service concludes.
- Flexibility: Adapt to varying service demands based on hotel occupancy and seasonal patterns.
Operational Excellence
- Stock Management: Monitor breakfast section stock levels and communicate requirements to senior kitchen staff.
- Health & Safety: Maintain strict food safety standards, particularly important for breakfast items and allergen management.
- Waste Control: Manage food waste effectively, implementing portion control and efficient use of ingredients.
- Equipment Care: Ensure breakfast section equipment is properly maintained and cleaned.
Uvjeti radnog mjesta
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Minimum 2-3 years' experience in breakfast service within a hotel or quality hospitality environment
- Professional culinary qualifications or certified formal training
- Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple breakfast orders simultaneously
- Experience working with dietary requirements and allergen management
- Excellent communication skills in English (essential for guest interaction and team coordination)
- Relevant food safety certifications
- Ability to lead and support a small team during busy service periods
Poželjno
Desired Qualities
- Passionate about breakfast service and creating positive morning experiences for guests
- Calm and efficient under pressure, particularly during busy breakfast periods
- Team player who can work collaboratively with colleagues and seasonal assistants
- Detail-oriented with consistent approach to food presentation and quality
- Positive, welcoming personality suited to morning service
- Interest in working with fresh, seasonal, and organic produce
- Flexible and adaptable to varying service demands
Dodatne pogodnosti
Salary & Benefits
A competitive salary package will be offered based on experience and qualifications, including:
- Competitive base salary commensurate with experience
- 12-month salaried contract for stability and security
- Holiday entitlement of 20+ days
- Paid during 8-week winter closure (January & February)
- Quality staff accommodation with sea views available if required (all bills included, recently renovated)
- Meals on duty
- Work in a Michelin Guide-listed establishment
- Beautiful Irish coastal location
- Early finish times supporting work-life balance
