Senior Sous Chef

Thomas Franks Ltd.; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 43,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a creative and effective Senior Sous Chef to join their team in High Wycombe. This exciting role involves preparing and serving meals, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, and maintaining high standards of personal presentation. The position offers a chance to work in a dynamic environment, catering to a private girls' school, where your culinary skills will shine. With opportunities for career progression and a supportive workplace culture, this role is perfect for those passionate about food and service excellence.

Benefits

Wider wallet scheme

Free meals on duty

Volunteers leave

Enhanced maternity leave

Cycle to work scheme

Recommend a friend bonus

Individual training and development

Well established apprenticeship programme

Team & company social events

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Experience in a customer and/or food preparation environment is preferred.
• Ability to manage moderately heavy lifting and carrying.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food service areas and ensure prompt meal service.
• Comply with hygiene and safety practices in the kitchen.
• Assist in stock management and maintain cleanliness.

Skills

Team working abilities

Listening skills

Ability to work on own initiative

Impeccable personal presentation

Good understanding of verbal English

Good standard of written English

Experience in food preparation

Job description

Contract: Full Time , Permanent
Salary: 42327
Hours: 40 per week

A private girls' boarding and day school in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire for students aged 11-18. Catering for about 1050 students and teachers daily, we offer a core feeding of breakfast, lunch and supper, with AM and PM snacks across 3 feeding locations. This is a 7 day operation with shift patterns of 5 over 7 days. Free parking is available on site.

We currently have an excellent opportunity for a creative and effective Senior Sous Chef to join the team at one of our prestigious locations in High Wycombe.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare all food service areas for the day's business relating to that meal service.
• Ensure prompt service of all meals to company/client standards.
• Comply with methods of preparation and presentation as per company expectations.
• Prepare, set-up, serve, clear, clean and store away any food, beverage or equipment required for daily service.
• Prepare all food for sale/service, following good hygiene and safety practices.
• Restock and replenish stocks and consumables during service periods.
• Keep front of house informed of any food running out to pre-empt delays.
• Complete necessary cleaning/hygiene duties.
• Serve customers, visitors and guests in line with company standards.
• Manage rubbish removal and recycling correctly.
• Assist in the preparation and placing of orders.
• Ensure the kitchen operates in line with current health & safety regulations.
• Leave all kitchen areas clean at the end of each shift.
• Attend meetings and training courses as required.
• Notify the head chef of stock movements for forthcoming menus.

General Responsibilities:

• Attend all staff meetings as required.
• Adhere to all policies and procedural requirements to promote a professional approach.
• Wear the correct uniform neatly and cleanly at all times.
• Maintain high personal presentation standards.
• Carry out necessary checks for food temperatures in service areas.
• Carry out reasonable requests from management.
• Provide cover for other staff during periods of absence.
• Be conscientious regarding Health & Safety and report hazards to the Head Chef or Location Manager.

Key Personal Skills and Attributes:

• Team working abilities, listening skills, and the ability to work on own initiative.
• Impeccable personal presentation, hygiene, and behavior towards others.
• Willingness to learn new skills and take responsibility.
• Ability to manage moderately heavy lifting, carrying, and pushing.
• Good understanding and use of verbal English.
• Good standard of written English and reading skills.
• Similar experience in a 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 focused on excellence and service delivered with individuality, passion, and style. Our clients and our people are paramount to our daily success.

Disclaimer:

All applicants must demonstrate their 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 organization using the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) 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 fairly. We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and will not discriminate unfairly against any subject of a Disclosure based on conviction or other information revealed. For any post in a school, please be aware that any application is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and 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. We invite applications from groups who are currently under-represented, as we believe greater diversity leads to exceptional results and provides a better working life.