Chef De Partie ( Term Time Only)

Thomas Franks Ltd.; Ashtead; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wider wallet scheme

Free meals on duty

Volunteers leave

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Cycle to work scheme

Recommend a friend bonus

Individual training and development

Well established apprenticeship programme

Team & company social events

Employee assistance programme

Workplace pension

Career progression

Job summary

Thomas Franks Ltd. is looking for a Chef De Partie to work term time only at Ashtead Park. The role involves providing catering services, preparing food with fresh ingredients, and ensuring adherence to food hygiene standards. This position offers a great chance for career progression and various employee benefits.

Applicants must have the Right to Work in the UK and show an interest in culinary arts coupled with excellent customer service skills.

Qualifications

• Genuine interest in food and excellent customer service.
• Team player capable of working in a busy kitchen.
• Ability to cook from scratch using fresh ingredients.
• Familiarity with food hygiene and health & safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide catering services to pupils and teachers.
• Produce food maintaining company brand standards.
• Adhere to all food hygiene and allergen control procedures.
• Control wastage while ensuring food standards.

Skills

Interest in food & customer service

Team player

Innovation and passion for food

Organized chef with attention to detail

Understanding food cost and wastage

Job description

Chef De Partie (Term Time Only)

Chef De Partie ( Term Time Only) Ashtead Park Contract: Full Time, Permanent. Salary: £18.03 PH. Hours: 40 per week.

A day and boarding co‑educational school for pupils from year 3 to 6th form in Ashtead Park, Surrey. Catering for 950 students and teachers daily. We offer breakfast, lunch, supper, tuckshop twice daily, 6th form café, internal and external hospitality. This is a mix of term time only, term time plus 4 weeks and 52 week depending on the role and operates 7 days a week. Additional benefit to this location is free parking on site.

Key Responsibilities

• Work well in a team of chefs providing catering services to pupils and teachers
• Produce food for service using fresh ingredients, cooking from scratch and following the company's brand standards
• Ensure company food standards are adhered to and wastage controlled.
• Ensure all Food Hygiene and Health & Safety policies and allergen control procedures are followed.

Required Skills

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

Knowledge and Competencies

• Reasonable / good understanding and use of verbal English.
• 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.

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