Job Ref: KGH11936
Branch: Holiday Inn Ipswich-Orwell
Location: Holiday Inn Ipswich-Orwell, Ipswich
Salary/Benefits: £12.71 per hour plus benefits and monthly service charge
Contract type: Fixed Term
Hours: Part Time
Shift pattern: Variable includes evenings, weekends and holidays
Hours per week: 16
Posted date: 02/07/2026
Closing date: 17/07/2026
Join our kitchen team to showcase your creativity, grow your skills and help deliver outstanding dining experiences for our guests.
Other businesses may call this role Commis Chef, Chef de Partie, Prep Cook or Line Cook.
This role reports to the Kitchen Manager.
This is a fixed term role, concluding after 12 weeks.
What you'll do:
- Cook and present dishes to recipe standards, ensuring quality and consistency.
- Support the creation of daily specials to showcase your skills and excite our guests.
- Keep food prep areas stocked, clean, and ready throughout service.
- Follow food safety standards and help minimise waste.
- Work with your team and Kitchen Manager to deliver excellent guest experiences.
What we’re looking for
- Previous cooking experience (restaurant, hotel, pub or similar) or a willingness to learn by joining our Chef Academy and completing a funded Level 2 Commis Chef qualification.
- Knowledge of cooking methods, ingredients, and kitchen equipment.
- Basic Food Safety certification (or willingness to complete training).
- A passion for great food and creating memorable guest experiences.
- A positive attitude, commitment to teamwork and desire to learn.
What’s in it for you
- Career development through fully funded apprenticeships and our Chef Academy.
- Discounts on hotel stays and a variety of major retailers, restaurants and days out.
- Free use of our gyms, pools, and leisure facilities.
- 24/7 access to wellbeing, financial, and legal support.
Next steps
If you’re shortlisted, we’ll give you a quick call to learn more about you and answer your questions. Candidates who progress will then be invited to the hotel for an in-person interview.
We review applications as they come in, so apply early to avoid missing out. We may close the role once we’ve found the right person.
At Kew Green Hotels, we’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, just let us know at [email protected] - we’re here to support you.
Who are Kew Green Hotels?
Kew Green Hotels is one of the UK’s leading hotel management companies, operating a diverse portfolio of global brands. We’re a people-driven business that’s passionate about performance, guest experience, and creating hotels that make us proud.
Learn more about who we are and what drives us at www.kewgreenhotels.com.
A comfortable Ipswich Hotel with a restaurant and conference facilities. Just off the A14, Holiday Inn Ipswich-Orwell is right next to the Ransomes Europark buiness park. We're only a 15-minute drive from Ipswich town centre, and buses run from outside the Hotel. Ipswich station offers direct trains into London. Our versatile meeting rooms can cater for up to 160 guests and our dedicated conference host can help take care of all the details. We're also a licensed wedding venue, with packages for all budgets. Head by to the neat by Christchurch Mansion to admire works artists Constable and Gainsborough in it's Wolsey Art Gallery, or visit Ipswich Waterfront for bistro dining and boat trips on the river Orwell. The seaside town of Aldeburgh and the Sutton Hoo Anglo-Saxon burial site are both with half an hour by car. At this Hotel you can enjoy: Free WiFi, free on site parking, kids stay and eat free! Our confortably furnished rooms all come with pillow menus and Smart TVs. Start your day with a full English breakfast buffet, and dine on international dishes in the Priory Restaurant. Keep fit in the mini gym or head to nearby David Llyod Ipswich to swim laps, play tennis or unwind in the spa. After a busy day, relax with a pint in the lounge or our leafy garden.
