Chef

Thomas Franks; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals on duty

Cycle to work scheme

Career progression

Job summary

Thomas Franks is seeking a CDP to lead the salad and dessert section for a busy boarding school kitchen in Cambridge. You will cook for ~200 students and ~100 staff, with shifts on a 10 days on/4 days off pattern, and assist on mains when needed. The role is a hands-on, quality-focused position within a 7 days operation.

Great catering careers with training, progression and employee benefits await in a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Experience as a CDP in catering or school kitchen preferred.
• Ability to manage salad/dessert sections to a high standard.
• Comfort working in a busy, 7-day operation.

Responsibilities

• Prepare salads and desserts for around 200 students and 100 staff.
• Maintain fresh, appealing salad bar and desserts.
• Support main course service when required.

Skills

Salad and dessert prep

Food safety

Teamwork

Food prep for large groups

Job description

An established international boarding school for ages 14+ in the heart of Cambridge. Catering for 300 students and teachers daily. We offer a core feeding of Breakfast, lunch and Dinner. This is a 7 day operation so shift patterns would usually be 5 over 7. There are goo transport links to this location.

We are looking for a CDP that can look after the salad/dessert section

• cooking for approx 200 students and 100 staff
• Looking after freshly made salad bar
• homemade desserts
• helping out on main course section when free
• shift pattern 10 days on 4 days off.

• Wider wallet scheme (discounts at major retailers, restaurants, gyms etc).
• Free meals on duty
• Volunteers leave - up to one day per year.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Recommend a friend bonus.
• Unrivalled individual training and development.
• Well established apprenticeship programme.
• Team & company social events.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Workplace pension.
• Excellent career progression within a leading independent contract caterer.

About us

Thomas Franks is a founder led, fresh food catering business with a focus on excellence and service delivered with individuality, passion and style. We are unique in every approach and our clients, and our people are paramount to our daily success.

Disclaimer

All applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this role.

An enhanced DBS, Identity & reference checks (covering the last five years) will form part of the selection process. As an organisation using the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure service to assess applicants' suitability for positions of trust, Thomas Franks Ltd complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice and undertakes to treat all applicants for positions fairly. We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a Disclosure based on conviction or other information revealed. However, for any post in a school please be aware that any application is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such any criminal conviction, caution or bind-over must be declared.

Diversity and Inclusion at Thomas Franks

We actively encourage applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds and continue to develop a culture of growth and inclusion and would like to invite applications from groups who are currently under-represented, because we believe greater diversity leads to exceptional results and provides a better working life.