Chef De Partie - Term time 39 weeks

Thomas Franks; Northampton; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals on duty

Cycle to work scheme

Workplace pension

Staff training and development

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Thomas Franks in Northampton is seeking a talented Chef De Partie to join our fast-paced kitchen team serving pupils and staff. You will work from fresh seasonal ingredients, create dishes from scratch, and show creativity within our brand standards.

The role requires prior CDP or junior sous chef experience, strong English communication, and a passion for food. This is a 7 day operation with shifts 5 over 7 days, offering excellent progression and training opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced kitchen environment.
• Ability to maintain high standards of cleanliness and hygiene.
• Strong English communication skills (written and spoken).

Responsibilities

• Prepare dishes using fresh ingredients and from-scratch methods.
• Work effectively as part of a team of chefs.
• Adhere to brand standards and menu specifications.
• Ensure food hygiene and health & safety policies are followed, including allergen controls.

Skills

Food prep

Team player

Food hygiene

Cost awareness

Creative cooking

Job description

A Co-educational further education college based in Moulton, Northamptonshire.

With a maximum capacity of 3000 students and teachers, we offer a core feeding of Breakfast, Lunch and Supper and also a commercial grab and go.

This is a 7 day operation so shift patterns are 5 over 7 days.

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

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 pupils and teachers
• 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.