Commis Chef

Thomas Franks Ltd.; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 37,195,200 - 41,328,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wider wallet discounts

Free meals on duty

Volunteers leave

Enhanced parental leave

Cycle to work

Refer a friend bonus

Training & development

Apprenticeship programme

Team & company events

Employee assistance programme

Workplace pension

Career progression

Job summary

Thomas Franks Ltd. is seeking a talented Commis Chef at our Bedford location, on a full-time permanent basis. The role offers 37.5 hours per week with a salary of 14.6 GBP per hour, working Monday to Friday across a 52-week contract.

You will work with fresh seasonal ingredients, support a small kitchen team, and have the chance to develop through our academy and training programmes, with benefits including meals on duty and staff discounts.

Qualifications

• Ability to demonstrate reasonable / good English (verbal).
• Reasonable / good standard of written English and reading skills.
• Similar experience in customer and/or food preparation environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve meals to schedule and standards.
• Work with fresh seasonal ingredients and changing menus.
• Support team with daily kitchen operations and food preparation.

Skills

Customer service

Team player

Creativity

Attention to detail

Job description

Commis Chef Bedford Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Salary: 14.6
Hours: 37.5 per week

An independent pre-preparatory school with an outstanding nursery, located in the heart of Bedford for students from the age of 12 months to 9 years. Catering for about 120 students and teachers daily, we offer a core feeding of Lunch with some hospitality. This is a 52 week contract and operates Monday to Friday.

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

If you are a current chef or want to train and develop to become a chef by joining our chefs academy then please apply today.

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.

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.