Thomas Franks - Chef De Partie | Monday to Friday

Thomas Franks Ltd.; London; On-site; GBP 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering firm in London is looking for a talented Chef De Partie to join their team. The role is full time, Monday to Friday, focusing on high-quality food preparation using fresh ingredients. Candidates should have prior kitchen experience and a passion for excellent food. This position offers a supportive working environment with great benefits and opportunities for career growth.

Benefits

Wider wallet scheme

Free meals on duty

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

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a fast-paced kitchen at CDP or junior sous chef level.
• Ability to demonstrate reasonable/good understanding of spoken and written English.

Responsibilities

• Work well in a team providing catering services.
• Produce food for service using fresh ingredients and cooking from scratch.
• Ensure food standards and health & safety policies are followed.

Skills

Genuine interest in food

Excellent customer service

Innovation and passion for great food

Organized chef with attention to detail

Basic understanding of food cost and wastage

Job description

Overview

Chef De Partie | Monday to Friday London Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Salary: £35,000 per annum
Hours: 40h per week

A stunning B&I location in Shepherd's Bush for a new co-working community for innovative businesses. Catering for approximately 400 people daily. We offer breakfast and lunch and lots of high end hospitality and pop-ups. The role is a Monday to Friday operation.

We are looking for a talented Chef De Partie to join our team at one of our prestigious locations in London.

You will have previous experience of working within a fast-paced kitchen at CDP or junior sous chef level.

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 of chefs providing catering services to pupils and teachers
• 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 and qualifications

• 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
• Understand the basics of food cost and wastage.

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.

All applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this role.

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.