Salad Chef - Monday to Friday

Thomas Franks; Farnborough; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals on duty

Wider wallet scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Volunteer leave

Referral bonus

Training and development

Apprenticeship programme

Team and company social events

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Thomas Franks is seeking a General Assistant/ Salad Chef at our Farnborough location. This term-time contract runs 38 weeks a year with shifts from 8am to 3:30pm or 4pm, with flexibility. The role includes salad prep, stock replenishment, and maintaining hygiene standards while delivering great customer service.

You will work within a fast-paced catering environment, supported by a team that values high-quality food and on-site parking is available. Previous experience in catering is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience in fast-paced catering environment preferred.
• Ability to follow hygiene and safety guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Support team with preparation and making of salads.
• Replenish stocks and prepare service areas.
• Serve, clear, and maintain hygiene of service areas.
• Restock and manage consumables during service.
• Occasionally work evenings or weekends for events.
• Adhere to food hygiene and allergen policies.

Skills

Salad preparation

Food hygiene

Stock management

Teamwork

Job description

Contract: Full Time , Permanent
Salary: £14.20 per hour
Hours: 37.5 per week

A boys independent day school with a co-ed 6th form in Farnborough. Catering for 500 students and 80 teachers. We offer a core feeding of an extensive Lunch offering with grab & go options along with the main food offer. There will be some hospitality offering at this location. This is a term time only contract working 38 weeks a year. This school operates Monday to Friday with match teas in the AM on Saturdays and has an additional benefit of Free on site parking.

Shift timings 8am or 8.30am to 3.30 or 4pm

or can be flexible to start earlier

The hourly rate is £14.20 working 37 hours per week and 39 week per year including holidays

We have a fantastic opportunity for you as General Assistant/ Salad Chef to join one of our fantastic locations in Farnborough.

You will ideally have previous experience of working within a fast-paced catering environment.

You will enjoy what you do, working with a great team, for a company fanatical about food serving wonderful customers.

Key responsibilities:

• To support the team with preperation and making of salads, replenishing stocks, cleaning.
• Prepare all service areas for the days business relating to that meal service.
• Prepare, set-up, serve, clear, clean and store away any food, beverage or equipment required for special functions.
• Prepare basic food for sale/service, following good hygiene and safety practices and to the standard specified.
• Restock and replenish stocks and consumables as required during service periods, pre-empt customer needs and achieve optimum customer service delivery.
• Empty, remove and store rubbish / recycle rubbish in the correct place.
• Be prepared to occasionally work evening and/or weekend for functions and school events.
• Ensuring company food standards are adhered to and wastage controlled.
• Ensuring all Food Hygiene and Health & Safety policies and allergen control procedures are followed.

• 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.
• 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.