Chef

Impact Food Group; Leatherhead; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering service provider in Leatherhead is seeking individuals passionate about food and service to assist in food preparation. This role involves cooking fresh meals for over 200 students and maintaining a clean kitchen. Candidates will have opportunities for career development and qualifications, along with a staff discount scheme. Weekend and holiday work patterns are included, providing a unique work-life balance.

Benefits

Free qualifications and career development opportunities

Staff discount scheme at over 850 retailers

No late nights or split shifts

Qualifications

• Experience in food preparation and catering.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Commitment to quality and presentation.

Responsibilities

• Assist the onsite Chef Manager with the preparation of salads.
• Cook for volumes exceeding 200 using fresh ingredients.
• Maintain cleanliness in kitchen and restaurant areas.

Skills

Great service orientation

Ability to work with fresh seasonal ingredients

Teamwork and collaboration

Job description

Impact Food Group is made up of 3 brands, Innovate, Cucina and Chapter One, we specialise in providing an exceptional catering service to the education sector and are Catey award winning!

We are looking for People who are devoted to great service, fantastic food, and making a positive impact.

Responsibilities

• Assisting the onsite Chef Manager with the preparation of the salad bar including composite salads and all cooked items.
• Working using fresh seasonal ingredients cooking for a volume of (200+).
• May include some counter service / till work.
• Keeping the kitchen and restaurant areas in a clean and tidy state at all times.

We're not going to bore you with a long list of empty adjectives, we want one simple thing: awesome people to help us feed more children better food. We're open to people from all industry backgrounds, in fact, we pride ourselves on having restaurant-quality chefs in our secondary schools. We're not in the business of making school food, we're here to make good food, after all, that's why our clients and customers love us! So maybe you fancy having your weekends back, school holidays off, no more late nights and split shifts? We'll give you a place to grow and a career to be proud of. Our chefs love building rapport with the students and helping them explore different cuisines, with us, you'll be building the foundations of a positive attitude to food for life.

There are loads of free qualifications and career development opportunities to be had and we've got a staff discount scheme (at over 850 retailers!) If you think you've got what it takes, we'd love to hear from you! A trade test will be required for this role. IFG are committed to the safeguarding of children and our employees share this commitment. Successful candidates are required to undergo an enhanced DBS check, which IFG supply the cost for.