Commis Chef

Impact Food Group; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering company in Maidstone is seeking dedicated individuals to assist the Chef Manager with meal preparation for over 200 people. The role emphasizes quality service and engagement with students, allowing chefs to share their culinary passion. Candidates will be required to take a trade test and undergo a DBS check. The company also offers staff discounts and opportunities for career development and qualifications, making it an attractive place to work for those passionate about food and positive impact.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Free qualifications

Staff discount scheme

Qualifications

• A trade test is required for this role.
• Successful candidates must undergo an enhanced DBS check.

Responsibilities

• Assist the onsite Chef Manager with meal preparation for over 200 people.
• Maintain cleanliness in kitchen and restaurant areas.
• Engage with students and help them explore different cuisines.

Job description

Job Overview

Assisting the onsite Chef Manager with the preparation of the main meals and snacks for the site. Impact Food Group is made up of 3 brands, Innovate, Cucina and Chapter One, we specialise in providing an exceptional catering service to the education sector and are Catey award winning!

We are looking for People who are devoted to great service, fantastic food, and making a positive impact.

Responsibilities

• Working using fresh seasonal ingredients cooking for a volume of (200+)
• May include some counter service / till work
• Keeping the kitchen and restaurant areas in a clean and tidy state at all times.

About the Role

We're not going to bore you with a long list of empty adjectives, we want one simple thing: awesome people to help us feed more children better food. We're open to people from all industry backgrounds, in fact, we pride ourselves on having restaurant-quality chefs in our secondary schools. We're not in the business of making school food, we're here to make good food, after all, that's why our clients and customers love us! So maybe you fancy having your weekends back, school holidays off, no more late nights and split shifts? We'll give you a place to grow and a career to be proud of. Our chefs love building rapport with the students and helping them explore different cuisines, with us, you'll be building the foundations of a positive attitude to food for life. There are loads of free qualifications and career development opportunities to be had and we've got a staff discount scheme (at over 850 retailers!)

Requirements

If you think you've got what it takes, we'd love to hear from you! A trade test will be required for this role. IFG are committed to the safeguarding of children and our employees share this commitment. Successful candidates are required to undergo an enhanced DBS check, which IFG supply the cost for.