Pastry Chef

Thomas Franks Ltd; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals on duty

Cycle to work scheme

Workplace pension

Excellent career progression

Job summary

Thomas Franks Ltd in Solihull is seeking a talented Pastry Chef to join our team at one of our prestigious locations in Solihull. You will work in a fast-paced kitchen, making breads, cakes and pastries from scratch and contributing to bespoke menus.

The role is full-time and permanent, 40 hours per week, with term-time requirements of 43 weeks and free on-site parking. Training and development opportunities are provided along with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience as pastry chef with ability to bake breads, cakes and pastries from scratch.
• Proficiency in English (verbal and written) to support clear communication.
• Experience in a fast-paced kitchen environment and adherence to brand standards.

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.

Skills

Team player

Attention to detail

Creativity

Customer service

Job description

Solihull

Contract: Full Time, Permanent

Salary: 25,777.00

Hours: 40 per week

A co-educational private day senior school in Solihull, West Midlands. Catering for 1200 students and teachers daily. We offer a core feeding of morning break, lunch and sixth form café with lots of hospitality. This is a term-time only role working 43 weeks and operating Monday to Friday. Additional benefit to this location is free parking on site.

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

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

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.

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.