Chef De Partie | Monday to Friday

Thomas Franks Ltd; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wider wallet scheme

Free meals on duty

Maternity/paternity leave

Cycle to work

Training and development

Apprenticeship programme

Social events

Employee assistance

Workplace pension

Career progression

Job summary

Thomas Franks Ltd in Cambridge is seeking a Chef De Partie to join our brand-new location on the outskirts of Cambridge, working Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week. You will cook from scratch using fresh seasonal ingredients and contribute to bespoke menus.

You will be an organized team player with experience in fast-paced kitchens at CDP or junior sous chef level, committed to quality and food cost control, with attention to hygiene and allergen policies.

Qualifications

• Experience in fast-paced kitchen at CDP or junior sous chef level.
• Fresh seasonal ingredients and changing bespoke menus.
• Creative and able to showcase your skillset.

Responsibilities

• Work well in a team of chefs delivering catering services.
• Produce food for service from scratch using fresh ingredients and brand standards.
• Ensure food standards, wastage control and health & safety procedures.
• Adhere to allergen control policies and hygiene guidelines.

Skills

CDP experience

Team player

English proficiency

Food safety

Job description

Cambridge

Contract: Full Time,Permanent

Salary: £33,280

Hours: 40 per week

An exciting opportunity to join a brand-new B&I location on the outskirts of Cambridge. This is a fantastic Monday to Friday operation, catering for approximately 100 people daily across breakfast, lunch and dinner, with additional hospitality services.

We are looking for a talented Chef De Partie to join our team at one of our prestigious locations in Cambridge.

You will have previous experience of working within a fast-paced kitchen at CDP or junior sous chef level.

You will be excited to work with fresh seasonal ingredients & regularly changing bespoke menus. You will be creative and have the opportunity to showcase your skillset.

Key Responsibilities

• To work well in a team of chefs providing catering services.
• To produce food for service using fresh ingredients, cooking from scratch and following the companies brand standards
• Ensuring company food standards are adhered to and wastage controlled.
• Ensuring all Food Hygiene and Health & Safety policies and allergen control procedures are followed.

You Will Have The Following Skills

• A genuine interest in food & excellent customer service
• An all-round team player
• Innovation and passion for great food
• An organised Chef with attention to detail
• Understand the basics of food cost and wastage.

Knowledge / Competencies

• Ability to demonstrate reasonable / good understanding and use of verbal English.
• Ability to demonstrate reasonable / good standard of written English and reading skills.
• Similar experience of customer and / or food preparation environment is preferred

Benefits

• 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.