Commis Chef - Monday to Friday

Thomas Franks Ltd; Horsham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious independent catering firm in Horsham is seeking a Commis Chef to join their team. This full-time role requires creativity and a passion for food, as well as excellent customer service skills. The position involves preparing seasonal dishes and following food hygiene standards. The ideal candidate will work Monday to Friday, enjoying benefits like free meals on duty and a supportive development culture. A strong team player who is organized and detail-oriented will thrive in this vibrant environment.

Benefits

Wider wallet scheme

Free meals on duty

Cycle to work scheme

Employee assistance programme

Excellent career progression

Qualifications

• A genuine interest in food and a passion for great culinary experiences.
• Ability to work effectively in a team and in a busy environment.
• Good understanding of food hygiene and health & safety.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve breakfast, lunch, and hospitality using fresh ingredients.
• Ensure adherence to food standards and safety policies.
• Assist in food production while minimizing wastage.

Skills

Excellent customer service

Team player

Attention to detail

Interest in food

Job description

Commis Chef - Monday to Friday

Horsham

Contract: Full Time, Permanent

Salary: £12.71 per hour

Hours: 30 per week

A co-educational independent day and boarding school in Horsham, West Sussex. Catering for a total of 430 students and teachers. We offer a core feeding of breakfast, lunch and supper. This is a term-time role, working 40 weeks. This is mainly a Monday to Friday operation with a very busy hospitality offering. Additional benefits of this location include free parking on site.

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

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.

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.