Team Member

KFC; West of England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-known fast-food chain in the UK is looking for apprentices to join their team. This role involves cooking, serving, and ensuring a high standard of customer service. No prior experience is necessary, as full training will be provided to ensure team members are equipped to handle responsibilities in a fast-paced environment. You'll grow with the organization while getting paid for your work and learning the ropes of the hospitality industry.

Benefits

Free staff meals

25% staff discount

Career progression

Education development through to degree level

Potential bonus earnings for performance

Flexible shifts

Qualifications

• No experience necessary; full training provided.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Team-oriented with a commitment to service.

Responsibilities

• Assist in cooking and serving food.
• Maintain cleanliness and safety in the kitchen.
• Provide excellent customer service to guests.
• Work collaboratively with team members.

Job description

Have you got what it takes to be the Colonels next apprentice?

But firstA warm southern WELCOME to Kentucky Fried Chicken. Our world-famous chicken restaurant brand all started with one cook Colonel Harland Sanders who created a finger lickin good recipe more than 75 years ago a list of secret herbs and spices scratched out on the back of the door to his kitchen. He started travelling by car to different restaurants and cooked his fried chicken on the spot for restaurant owners. He did this at the age of 65. If the owner liked the chicken they would enter into a handshake agreement to sell the Colonels chicken. Legend has it that Colonel Sanders heard 1009 Nos before he heard his first yes. The Colonels story still inspires us today. It reminds us how grit perseverance dedication and ambition along with hard work can create success; regardless of your age or where you come from.

Our purpose as an employer is to empower our people to find their own secret recipe in life too.

OUR RESTAURANT CULTURE

Its our other SECRET. The colonel has taught us that there is a Right Way to do things. It isnt always easy but its always better. We lead with the heart and we Care Hard about making our team members feel part of the family and have fun while we are at it. Were a people business that happens to serve chicken and chips.

We Care Hard about you your development and your journey with return well ask you to roll up your sleeves get stuck in and treat our guests as family. Its what the colonel would do.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

We promise to create a work environment where you can feel part of the Colonels family a place where you can:

• Be Your Best Self: Learn and grow through on the job training. The Colonels Apprenticeship programme and other education & career opportunities.
• Make a Difference: We encourage our teams to run great restaurants as if you own it youre empowered to make a difference for our guests every day;
• Have Fun: We celebrate and recognise each other for achievements (big and small) and have fun while were at it. A heartfelt thank you means a lot.

BENEFITS

• Free staff meals
• 25% staff discount
• Career progression
• Education development through to degree level
• Potential bonus earnings for performance
• Flexible shifts

ABOUT THE APPRENTICESHIP

Graduates of the Level 2 Hospitality Team Member Apprenticeship will learn all about the Hospitality Industry grow in confidence and gain a nationally recognised qualification all without compromising your salary. You will earn good money while you learn.

The apprenticeship is a structured learner & employer focused development programme designed to create opportunities for lifelong knowledge skills and behaviours within the hospitality industry. Your training will be delivered every 4-6 weeks either via face‑to‑face visits in restaurant remotely over telephone or via Skype preparing you for your End Point assessment.

With the right attitude Team Members can carve out a steady career with the brand progressing to Team Leader through to Restaurant General Manager with the potential to progress to Head Office opportunities.

MORE ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Team Member you will be a brand ambassador wearing the swag with pride while channelling some authentic Sothern Hospitality charm.

Your daily duties will include:

• Teamwork – The not‑so secret to success is teamwork. Happy teams deliver the very best customer service that our guests deserve. Each day you will be your teammates wing man or woman get stuck in and live our people promise of being our Best Self making a Difference and having Fun.
• Hospitality & service – Often the 1st point of contact; we expect you to welcome our guests with a genuine warmth and southern hospitality smile ensuring they re served our world‑famous chicken in line with KFCs high brand standard. You will also be responsible for order accuracy guaranteeing our guests get the products they have chosen even right down to the dips.
• It’s not too hot to handle – It’s fast it’s fun and it all goes down in the middle of the house. Youll be rocking out cooking our skin‑on‑fries hash and popcorn or whipping up our burgers wraps sides and salads all the while keeping the equipment areas clean tidy & topped up in line with Health & Food safety procedures.
• The heart of the kitchen – The Cook has great responsibility. It’s the big daddy of a role and it’s not for everyone. We know this. It’s hot and it takes some grit but we argue it is the most rewarding. You will be responsible for hand preparing and cooking our world‑famous chicken to the highest gold standard ensuring it meets our guests (& yours) finger lickin good expectations.

WHAT WE LOVE FROM YOU

We believe in valuing people for their potential so no experience necessary well coach you what you need to know. Our whole goal is to have someone who lives The Colonels Values and genuinely cares about making a difference that people can feel.

INTEGRITY

We always strive to be as open honest and responsible as possible. Trust and respect are of paramount importance in everything we do including the way we treat our colleagues and our guests.

SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY

Where we come from there is a saying: There are no strangers. Only friends we havent yet met. So our doors are always open to everyone and our table always has a spare seat. That’s why we make buckets to share. We are as warm and welcoming as the Colonel was.

AUTHENTICITY

Feel free to bring your real authentic self to work. We embrace individuality and diversity. We come from Kentucky and were founded by Colonel Harland Sanders. A real place and a real person. Our food stays true to our roots and to the founding principles that were built on. So what you see is what you get. Namely authentic Kentucky Fried Chicken.

GRIT

We have courage and conviction in our beliefs. If we make mistakes we’re only human after all we learn from them. Look at the Colonel he was a pioneer and innovator. He never wavered when things got tough and neither do we. We can strive for greatness and be bold brave and not afraid to ruffle.

HARDWORK

We dont do things by halves at KFC. Our chicken is freshly hand‑breaded all day every day. There’s an easier way to make fried chicken of course but easy isn’t what we’re after. We’re after the best tasting chicken every single time. Its the right way to make it Finger Lickin Good. We work hard and we care hard about people too.

GENEROSITY

Greed doesn’t have any place at KFC. Hunger perhaps but never greed. From generous helpings of fried chicken to generous donations to our local communities we believe that you get back what you give out. Our guests and team must always feel appreciated and the communities we work in need to always feel that we add value by being there.

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Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1