Head Chef - No late nights

TN United Kingdom; Oxford; On-site; GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Ein dynamisches und kreatives Umfeld erwartet Sie als Head Chef in einem angesehenen Internat in Oxford. Diese Rolle bietet die Möglichkeit, frische saisonale Zutaten zu verwenden und innovative Menüs zu entwickeln. Sie werden Teil eines engagierten Teams, das täglich über 400 Schüler und Lehrer mit köstlichen Mahlzeiten versorgt. Wenn Sie eine Leidenschaft für großartige Küche haben und Ihre Fähigkeiten in einem inspirierenden Umfeld präsentieren möchten, ist dies die perfekte Gelegenheit für Sie.

Benefits

Kostenlose Mahlzeiten während der Dienstzeit

Wider Wallet Scheme (Rabatte bei großen Einzelhändlern)

Fahrrad zur Arbeit Programm

Empfehlungsbonus

Umfangreiche Schulungs- und Entwicklungsmöglichkeiten

Soziale Veranstaltungen im Team und Unternehmen

Mitarbeiterhilfeprogramm

Betriebliche Altersvorsorge

Hervorragende Karriereentwicklungsmöglichkeiten

Qualifications

• Erfahrung als Head Chef oder Sous Chef in einer schnelllebigen Umgebung.
• Fähigkeit, frische Zutaten zu verwenden und Menüs zu gestalten.

Responsibilities

• Zubereitung von Frühstück, Mittagessen und Abendessen für Schüler und Lehrer.
• Einhaltung der Lebensmittelstandards und Kontrolle von Abfall.

Skills

Kochkunst

Kundenservice

Teamarbeit

Detailorientierung

Innovation in der Menügestaltung

Education

Erfahrung als Koch

Ausbildung in der Gastronomie

Job description

Job Description:

Head Chef - No late nights

Oxford

Contract: Full Time , Permanent
Salary: £ 45,000 per annum
Hours: 40 per week

An independent boarding and day Pre-Prep and Prep school for boys aged 4 - 13 years situated in Summertown, Oxford. Catering for over 400 students and teachers daily. We offer a core feeding of Breakfast, lunch and Supper along with some hospitality. This is a 7 day a week operation so shift patterns tend to be 5 over 7 days.

Shift Pattern: 5 over 7 days.

Shift timings: between 0700 - 1900

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

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.
• 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

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.

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.

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