Chef De Partie - Term Time Only Chef De Partie - Term Time Only

Thomas Franks Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A catering company is seeking a chef to provide high-quality catering services to a boys' day school in Richmond, Surrey. The role involves preparing fresh food, ensuring adherence to hygiene and safety protocols, and working as part of a dedicated team. Excellent customer service skills and prior experience in a fast-paced kitchen environment are essential for this role. This position is term-time only, operating Monday to Friday with various benefits.

Benefits

Wider wallet scheme

Free meals on duty

Volunteer leave

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Cycle to work scheme

Recommend a friend bonus

Employee assistance programme

Workplace pension

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced kitchen at CDP or junior sous-chef level.
• Genuine interest in food and excellent customer service.

Responsibilities

• Work in a team of chefs providing catering services.
• Produce food using fresh ingredients and adhere to brand standards.
• Ensure food hygiene, health & safety policies are followed.

Skills

Team player

Attention to detail

Good written and spoken English

Innovation and passion for food

Customer service

Job description

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 company's brand standards
• Ensuring company food standards are adhered to and wastage controlled
• Ensuring all food hygiene, health & safety policies and allergen control procedures are followed

Qualifications & Experience

• Previous experience of working within a fast‑paced kitchen at CDP or a junior sous‑chef level
• Excited to work with fresh seasonal ingredients & regularly changing bespoke menus
• 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
• Understanding of the basics of food cost and wastage
• Ability to demonstrate reasonable or good written and spoken English, and reading skills

Company

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.

An independent boys' day school in Richmond, Surrey. Catering for 300 plus students and teachers. We offer a core feeding of breakfast, lunch and sixth‑form café. There is also some hospitality through the year. This is a term‑time only contract working 35 weeks a year. This location operates Monday to Friday.

Legal & Safeguarding

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.

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