Head Chef

Thomas Franks Ltd.; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wider wallet discounts

Free meals on duty

Volunteer leave – up to 1 day/year

Enhanced parental leave

Cycle to work scheme

Refer a friend bonus

Training & development

Apprenticeship programme

Team & company events

Employee assistance programme

Career progression

Job summary

Thomas Franks Ltd in Ipswich is seeking an experienced Head Chef to lead a busy kitchen within a 52-week operation.

This full-time role offers 40 hours per week, a £40,000 annual salary, and responsibilities that include leading service, menu development, and ensuring food hygiene compliance with fresh ingredients.

Qualifications

• Head Chef or Sous Chef experience in a fast-paced kitchen.
• Ability to lead a team and run service.
• Proficient in English communication (spoken and written).
• Knowledge of food hygiene and allergen controls (HACCP).
• Creativity with fresh ingredients and seasonal menus.

Responsibilities

• Lead breakfast, lunch and hospitality service.
• Cook from scratch with fresh ingredients and follow brand standards.
• Ensure food safety standards and manage wastage.
• Maintain all Food Hygiene and Health & Safety policies.
• Collaborate with team to deliver high-quality meals.

Skills

Leadership

Team player

Communication

Food quality

English proficiency

Job description

Contract: Full Time , Permanent
Salary: 40000
Hours: 40 per week

A day and boarding co-educational school for pupils from nursery to Sixth form in Ipswich, Suffolk. Catering for 450 students and teachers daily. We offer a core feeding of Breakfast, lunch, supper, internal and external hospitality. This is a 52 weeks a year operations and operates 7 days a week so working patterns are 5 out of 7 days. Additional benefit to this location is free parking on site.

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

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 foodAn 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.
• 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.