Pastry Chef

Thomas Franks Ltd; Dungeness; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals on duty

Cycle to work scheme

Workplace pension

Employee training & development

Job summary

Thomas Franks Ltd. is seeking a Pastry Chef for a 37-week term-time contract at a Somerset site. The role involves crafting breads, cakes and desserts for lunch and hospitality, using seasonal ingredients with a fresh-from-scratch approach. Training will be provided, with opportunities for development in a busy, renowned catering context.

You will need pastry experience, strong English skills, and a team-oriented attitude to contribute to a high-standard service in a villa-like campus setting.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a fast-paced kitchen as a Pastry Chef.
• Experience making cakes, bread and pastry from scratch.

Responsibilities

• Work well in a team producing bread, cakes and desserts for lunch service and hospitality.
• Produce food from scratch using fresh ingredients and following brand standards.
• Ensure all food hygiene and safety policies and allergen controls are followed.
• Help manage wastage and maintain high quality presentations.

Skills

Pastry expertise

Team player

Attention to detail

English proficiency

Job description

Contract: Full Time , Permanent
Salary: £14 per hour
Hours: 40 per week

An independent co-educational day and boarding school for pupils aged 2 to 18 in Street, Somerset. Catering for around 1,300 students daily. We provide a core feeding offer of breakfast, lunch and supper, along with vibrant hospitality provision. This is a 37 week term time contract and operates 7 days a week, with additional weekend residential activity for boarders. A key benefit to this location is the extensive campus setting and outstanding facilities in the heart of the Somerset countryside.

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

You will have previous experience of working within a fast-paced kitchen as a Pastry Chef. Experience of making cakes, bread and pastry from scratch will also be welcomed as full training and development will be provided.

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 producing bread, cakes and desserts for lunch service and 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.

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 Chef 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
• 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.