Commis Chef (Day School)

Thomas Franks; Bolton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wider wallet discounts

Free meals on duty

Volunteer leave

Parental leave

Job summary

Thomas Franks is recruiting for a full-time, permanent kitchen role at a private day school in Bolton. You will work in modern kitchens, helping prepare and deliver a variety of fresh food across our catering operation, including lunches, grab-and-go, buffets, and special events.

Typical hours are 7:00am to 3:00pm, Monday to Friday, with opportunities for progression and attendance at our apprenticeship and training programmes.

Qualifications

• Experience in school catering is desirable.
• Ability to work as part of a team in a busy kitchen.
• Good hygiene and food safety practices required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and deliver fresh food across the school catering operation.
• Assist with lunch service, grab-and-go options, buffets and events.
• Work 7:00am–3:00pm, Monday to Friday, with occasional weekend events.

Skills

Food preparation

Teamwork

Quality focus

Hygiene standards

Job description

Contract: Full Time , Permanent
Salary: 20188
Hours: 37.5 (7-3PM Monday to Friday) per week

A private day school in Bolton, Greater Manchester. It comprises a co-educational nursery, co-educational infant school, single sex junior schools and single sex senior schools including sixth forms. Catering for 2850 students and teachers daily. We offer a core feeding of Mid morning break with full lunch offering including grab & go. There is lots of hospitality offerings at this location. Operating predominantly Monday to Friday with exceptions for events etc on some weekends. There is plenty of free parking in the vicinity of the school.

The Role

You’ll work in modern, fully equipped kitchens alongside passionate chefs who take pride in quality, consistency and teamwork.
As part of our talented kitchen brigade, you’ll help prepare and deliver a wide variety of fresh food across our catering operation, including:

• Fresh daily lunch service
• Grab-and-go offers
• Buffets and corporate hospitality
• Fine dining events
• Functions and special occasions
• Canapé receptions

Typical working hours: 7:00am – 3:00pm, giving you your evenings back and an excellent work-life balance.

• 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.