Commis Chef

Thomas Franks Ltd; Ascot; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals on duty

Volunteers leave – up to one day per

Cycle to work scheme

Team & company social events

Employee assistance programme

Workplace pension

Excellent career progression within a

Job summary

Thomas Franks Ltd in Ascot is seeking a Commis Chef to join our team. The role offers full-time, permanent employment with a salary of £25,000 per year and 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday in a school catering environment.

You will work with fresh seasonal ingredients, create dishes to order and support our established menus while maintaining high standards of hygiene and customer service. Training and development are available within a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Ability to demonstrate verbal English proficiency.
• Reasonable written English and reading skills.
• Previous experience in a kitchen or food preparation environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide breakfast, lunch and hospitality service in a team.
• Prepare food from scratch using fresh ingredients following brand standards.
• Adhere to food hygiene, health and safety policies and allergen controls.
• Assist with pot wash duties and maintain cleanliness.
• Deliver excellent customer service and be a great team player.

Skills

Excellent customer service

Team player

Organisation / attention to detail

Job description

Commis Chef

Ascot

Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Salary: £25,000 per annum
Hours: 40 per week

An independent Catholic day school for girls aged 2–18 with a co‑ed Nursery in Sunninghill near Ascot. Catering for just over 460 students and teachers daily. We offer a core feeding of Breakfast Lunch and Dinner and operates Monday to Friday.

We are looking for a talented Commis Chef to join our team at one of our prestigious locations in Ascot.

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, providing breakfast, lunch & hospitality
• 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.
• Experience of pot wash duties would be an advantage
• Excellent customer service skills
• Great team player

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 person with attention to detail

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.