Apprentice Cook

Aspens Services Ltd; Sutton Coldfield; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits as an Apprentice Chef at a leading contract catering company specializing in school food. This role offers a chance to develop culinary skills while providing excellent food experiences for students. You'll be trained in a supportive environment, with opportunities to progress to a Level 3 Senior Production Chef apprenticeship. Enjoy working term-time only, with no evenings or weekends, making it ideal for those passionate about food and education. Join a rapidly growing company that values creativity and career development!

Benefits

Full training provided

Support from a skills coach

In-house English and Maths support

Qualifications

• Completion of Level 2 Production Chef apprenticeship is required.
• Support in achieving Functional Skills in English and Maths if needed.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook dishes from the menu.
• Provide friendly and polite customer service.
• Ensure health and safety compliance in the kitchen.

Skills

Food Preparation

Customer Service

Health and Safety Compliance

Cooking Skills

Education

Level 2 Production Chef Apprenticeship

Functional Skills in English and Maths

Tools

Kitchen Equipment

Point of Sale Systems

Job description

Aspens Services Ltd is a market leading contract catering company specialising in school food. By combining our understanding of the education sector and our knowledge of what’s on trend in the food world, we encourage creativity and excitement in our kitchens, allowing our teams to do what they do best and provide fantastic food experiences for the children. By providing excellent care and services to both clients and children, we have ensured the successful growth of the company and to keep up with the rapid pace of this growth, we are now looking for an Apprentice Chef! With over 700 sites we are one of the top 100 fastest growing independent companies in the UK with great career opportunities! If you’re passionate about skills development, we want to hear from you

On completion of the Level 2 Production Chef apprenticeship, we will encourage you to progress on to the Level 3 Senior Production Chef apprenticeship, learning supervisory skills for the kitchen.

As an Apprentice Cook you will support the team in basic food preparation and provide excellent service to both students and staff.

Your responsibilities will also include:

• Preparing and cooking dishes from our menu
• Working on the tills during service
• Cleaning duties within the kitchen
• Ensuring health and safety compliance is met
• Providing friendly and polite customer service for all

You'll enrol onto the Level 2 Production Chef apprenticeship with Aspens-Services. If you require English and maths, we'll also help you achieve these in-house.

The training will take place monthly on-site and/or online. You'll have your own skills coach, who will provide support and guidance, alongside your manager.

• Full training will be provided to ensure you are successful in the role
• Functional skills if required

You'll be working Monday - Friday, no evenings or weekends. You'll work 38 weeks of the year (term-time only) plus 6 weeks study time.