Chef de Partie - Blagdon Canteen

Yeo Valley Farms (Production) Ltd; Blagdon; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent UK dairy producer is seeking a Chef de Partie at their Blagdon site. The role involves preparing diverse catering options like breakfast and lunch, ensuring high food safety measures, and collaborating with the kitchen team for service efficiency. Ideal candidates should have at least 4 years' experience, relevant food hygiene qualifications, and strong customer service skills. This position offers competitive benefits and a chance to grow within a supportive team environment. Apply quickly to seize this opportunity!

Benefits

Competitive holiday allowance

Non-contributory pension scheme

Life cover

Healthcare cash back plan

Cycle to work scheme

Subsidised products and services

Annual bonus based on company performance

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years experience as a chef.
• Qualified in Food Hygiene level 2.
• Extensive knowledge of food preparation.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and deliver all catering requirements.
• Provide corporate hospitality for external visitors.
• Monitor food stock levels and place orders.

Skills

Food preparation techniques

Interpersonal skills

Customer service

Education

Food Hygiene level 2

Job description

So, what will I be doing?

As Chef de Partie, you’ll be an integral member of the team at our Blagdon site, responsible for delivering a well-balanced, quality food provision for Yeo Valley employees including breakfast, lunch, snacks and cakes. You’ll have the opportunity to help shape and develop the catering offering alongside the Catering Manager. As well as being a whizz in the kitchen, you’ll focus on ensuring consistency and cost efficiencies where possible.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Preparing and delivering all catering requirements including breakfast, lunch, & desserts
• Providing corporate hospitality where required, for external visitors
• Follow food safety guidelines and maintain a clean kitchen environment
• Collaborate with the kitchen team to deliver efficient service, leading by example
• Monitor food stock levels and place orders when necessary
• Ensuring all procedures and compliance logs are completed in line with site requirements

Hours

: 40 hours per week, working 5 out of 7 days. No split shifts.

Sounds interesting, what do I need?

The important things:

• Minimum 4 years experience of working as a chef
• As a minimum you will be qualified to Food Hygiene level 2/ Foundation in Health & Safety/Food allergen awareness
• A background in working in onsite canteens
• Extensive knowledgeof food preparation and culinary techniques
• Demonstrable knowledge of food safety and compliance within a catering or food manufacturingsetting
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to train, develop and motivate
• Strong customer service skills

Why should I join the family?

We’re independent, British and proud to be making the highest quality yogurts, desserts and ice cream under the Yeo Valley brand and for many of the UK’s major retailers. Operating from four dairies and two logistics centres in Somerset and Devon, we employ over 1700 staff and produce more than 25% of the UK’s packaged yogurt.

We’re sure you don’t need convincing, but there’s a whole host of benefits that we offer including:

• competitive holiday allowance
• non-contributory pension scheme
• life cover
• healthcare cash back plan
• cycle to work scheme
• subsidised Yeo Valley products and services
• preferential rates with our partners
• annual bonus (as part of the Employee Benefit Trust, based on company performance for the year)
• learning and development opportunities; we’re committed to ensuring all of our employees have the chance to grow

Our closing dates are a guide for when the application window should close, although we may close the advert sooner if we can. So, we recommend you get your application in straight away – and don’t miss the opportunity to join us!

Unfortunately, we’re not able to provide employment sponsorship to candidates at this moment in time.

Please note that Yeo Valleydo notaccept speculative agency applications; we willonlyaccept applications from preferred suppliers that have been submitted to us via our recruitmentportalat the point of instruction.