Head Chef

Thomas Franks Ltd; Princes Risborough; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering company in Princes Risborough is looking for a talented Head Chef to join their team. The role involves preparing fresh seasonal dishes while ensuring high standards of food hygiene and customer service. Ideal candidates should have a passion for food and be able to work in a fast-paced environment. This full-time role offers competitive benefits including free meals on duty and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Wider wallet scheme

Free meals on duty

Volunteers leave

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Cycle to work scheme

Recommend a friend bonus

Training and development

Apprenticeship programme

Team social events

Employee assistance programme

Workplace pension

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Demonstrate understanding and use of verbal English.
• Exhibit a reasonable standard of written English.
• Experience in customer service or food preparation is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a team for breakfast, lunch, and events.
• Prepare food using fresh ingredients and follow brand standards.
• Adhere to food hygiene and health & safety policies.
• Maintain excellent customer service.
• Control food wastage efficiently.

Skills

Interest in food

Excellent customer service

Team player

Innovation and passion for food

Organizational skills

Job description

Head Chef

Princes Risborough

Contract: Full Time, Permanent

Salary: £40,000

Hours: 40h per week

A UK charity which trains dogs to alert deaf people to a variety of sounds in Princes Risborough. This location caters from breakfast and lunch through the on site café and also provides hospitality along with external events. This location operates 7 days a week so working patterns tend to be 5 over 7 days.

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

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 & 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.
• 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.

All applicants must be able to demonstrate 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.