Prep Chef: Daytime Kitchen, Team & Growth

Chartwells Independent

Stone

On-site

GBP 19,000 - 24,000

Full time

7 days ago

Be an early applicant

Application generator

Stand out for this role — generate a tailored resume and cover letter in about a minute.

Get past ATS filters

Benefits offered by this job

Medicash—Healthcare benefits (dental,

Aviva Digicare—Free annual healthcare

Perks at Work

Entertainment discounts

Health & Wellbeing discounts

Travel discounts

Shopping discounts

Meals on duty

Pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Birthday leave

Job summary

Compass Group UK&I at Yarnfield Park is seeking a driven Prep Chef to join a dedicated kitchen team on a full-time basis (37.5 hours per week). The role focuses on preparing fresh items and maintaining high standards of food safety during daytime service.

You will follow recipes, assist with salad bar and dessert preparations, monitor portions, and work closely with front-of-house staff to deliver excellent customer experiences.

Qualifications

Good communicator with the ability to liaise with colleagues.
Enthusiastic individual with a passion for excellent service delivery.
Competent in the English language, both written and verbal.
Ability to work under pressure whilst maintaining a positive attitude.

Responsibilities

To prepare fresh food items for use in dishes.
To prepare dishes for salad bar and desserts.
To follow recipes to company standard to ensure the allergen report is correct.
To monitor portion size and wastage.
To work in a safe manner to ensure safety of yourself and others.
To communicate effectively with the front of house team to ensure successful service periods.
To adhere to all training / guidelines given for health & safety, food handling, COSHH, uniform standards, PPE, manual handling and fire regulations.
To ensure all displays and counters comply with health and hygiene requirements including food information regulations.
To complete and update all food safety and health & safety paperwork correctly during your shift.
To be responsible for the cleanliness of the kitchen during and at the end of your shift, reporting hazards to a senior member of the team.
To demonstrate a can‑do attitude towards customer requests and strive to exceed customer expectations.
To complete all compulsory training as requested by a senior member of the team.
To follow all company and unit profit protection procedures, reporting any issues to your line manager.
To ensure all team members are treated with respect.
To be flexible and comply with any reasonable requests made by your line Manager including if necessary, working within other units within reasonable distance.
To be able to self‑supervise when working alone and to ensure all safety guidelines are upheld.

Skills

Clear communication

Enthusiastic

English proficiency

Calm under pressure

Job description

You will follow recipes, assist with salad bar and dessert preparations, monitor portions, and work closely with front-of-house staff to deliver excellent customer experiences.

Get your free, confidential resume review.

or drag and drop your file here.