Head Chef

Thomas Franks; Dunfermline; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wider wallet scheme

Free meals on duty

Cycle to work scheme

Employee assistance programme

Workplace pension

Excellent career progression

Job summary

Thomas Franks, a leading independent contract caterer, invites applications for a Head Chef role at our Dunfermline location. The successful candidate will manage a busy kitchen, lead a team, design and execute menus using fresh seasonal produce, and uphold brand standards across service.

You will oversee breakfast, lunch and hospitality services, drive quality and innovation, and contribute to a dynamic, customer-focused kitchen environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in fresh ingredients and cooking from scratch.
• Strong leadership and ability to manage a busy kitchen.
• Excellent communication in English and good reading skills.

Responsibilities

• Work in a team to cover breakfast, lunch and hospitality service.
• Prepare and cook food to service using fresh ingredients.
• Follow brand standards and manage wastage and costs.
• Ensure food hygiene and health & safety policies are followed.
• Act as a team leader and mentor for kitchen staff.

Skills

Food prep

Team leadership

Menu development

Attention to detail

Verbal English

Written English

Customer service

Job description

Contract: Full Time , Permanent
Salary: £40,000
Hours: 40h per week

A Scottish professional football club based in the city of Dunfermline, Fife. Here we cater for a number of different events through the year ranging from corporate and private meeting & events to the absolutely enthralling match days over the course of the year. With a variety of Food & Beverage outlets to choose from, it is an outstanding venue that offers attendees a fun day out. Free parking and tickets for games.

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

If you are a current Head chef or Sous Chef working with fresh ingredients and in a fast paced environment 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.
• 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
• 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

Why Join Us?

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and creative chef to advance their career in a dynamic environment. You'll have the chance to work with fresh ingredients, develop innovative menus, and take on a leadership role while contributing to a thriving kitchen.

If you're ready to take the next step in your culinary career, we’d love to hear from you!

• 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.

All applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this role.

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.