Chef De Partie | Term Time Only - Sindlesham

Thomas Franks Ltd; Wokingham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wider wallet scheme (discounts atmajor

Free meals on duty

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Cycle to work scheme

Recommend a friend bonus

Unrivalled individual training and dev

Well established apprenticeship scheme

Team & company social events

Employee assistance programme

Workplace pension

Excellent career progression

Job summary

Thomas Franks Ltd in Wokingham is seeking an experienced chef to join our team in a busy school kitchen. You will cook from fresh ingredients, follow brand standards and work to high hygiene and allergen controls.

You will be part of a supportive team, with opportunities to showcase creativity on seasonal menus, and contribute to cost control while delivering excellent meals for pupils and staff. The role covers term time main school and 52-week nursery operations, with a mix of shifts across

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced kitchen at CDP or junior sous chef level is preferred.
• Ability to cook from scratch using fresh ingredients and follow brand standards.
• Understand basics of food cost and wastage management.
• Adherence to Food Hygiene and Health & Safety policies and allergen control procedures.

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 brand standards.
• Ensure food standards are adhered to and wastage is controlled.
• Follow all Food Hygiene and Health & Safety policies and allergen control procedures.

Skills

Teamwork

Food preparation

Creative cooking

Customer service

Attention to detail

Job description

A co-educational, independent day & Boarding school in Wokingham, Berkshire. The school provides education for boys and girls aged between 3 months and 18 years. Feeding about 1000 students and teachers daily. We offer a core feeding of Breakfast, Lunch & supper with a fair amount of hospitality throughout the year. This is a term time contract for the main school & 52 week for the nursery and operates 7 days a week. Working patterns are mixed across 7 days. Additional benefit to this location is free parking onsite.

• 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 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.
• 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.

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.

• 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.