Commis Chef

Thomas Franks Ltd; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK catering company in High Wycombe is seeking a talented Commis Chef to join their team. The role involves preparing fresh meals while adhering to company standards and food hygiene policies. Successful candidates will have a passion for food and excellent customer service skills. The position offers various benefits, including free meals on duty and career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Discounts at major retailers

Free meals on duty

Volunteer leave

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Cycle to work scheme

Recommend a friend bonus

Training and development opportunities

Apprenticeship programme

Social events

Employee assistance programme

Workplace pension

Career progression

Qualifications

• Experience in food preparation environment preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written English.

Responsibilities

• Work in a team providing meals and hospitality.
• Produce food using fresh ingredients and follow brand standards.
• Adhere to food hygiene and safety policies.

Skills

Genuine interest in food

Excellent customer service

Team player

Innovation and passion for food

Attention to detail

Job description

Job Overview

A private girls' boarding and day school in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire for students aged 11-18. Catering for about 1050 students and teachers daily, we offer a core feeding of Breakfast, lunch and supper. AM and PM snacks, 3 feeding locations for breakfast and supper. There is also lots of hospitality provision at this location. This is a 7‑day operation so shift patterns would be 5 over 7 days. This location benefits from free parking on site. We are looking for a talented Commis Chef to join our team at one of our prestigious locations in High Wycombe. 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.

Responsibilities

• To work well in a team, providing breakfast, lunch & hospitality
• To produce food for service using fresh ingredients, cooking from scratch and following our company’s 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

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.

About Thomas Franks

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.

Equality and Diversity

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
• Volunteer leave – up to one day per year.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Recommend a friend bonus.
• Unravileged 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.