Thomas Franks - Pastry Chef | Monday to Friday | 7am-3pm

Thomas Franks Ltd; Guildford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering company in Guildford is seeking a skilled Pastry Chef to produce cakes, bread, and desserts. The ideal candidate will have experience in a fast-paced kitchen and a passion for using fresh seasonal ingredients. Responsibilities include ensuring food quality and hygiene standards while showcasing culinary creativity. This position offers a collaborative team environment and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Wider wallet scheme

Free meals on duty

Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave

Cycle to work scheme

Unrivalled individual training and development

Workplace pension

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Pastry Chef in a fast-paced kitchen.
• Experience in making cakes, bread, and pastries from scratch.
• Ability to demonstrate good verbal and written English.

Responsibilities

• Work in a team producing bread, cakes, and desserts.
• Produce food using fresh ingredients, cooking from scratch.
• Ensure adherence to food hygiene and health & safety policies.

Skills

Teamwork

Food preparation

Customer service

Attention to detail

Creativity

Job description

Overview

A private day school for girls in Guildford for students aged between 4 to 18 years. Catering for about 1100 students and teachers daily. We offer a core feeding of AM snack, Lunch, PM snack and match teas with some fabulous hospitality. This location benefits from great transport links.

Responsibilities

• To work well in a team producing bread, cakes and desserts for lunch service and hospitality.
• To produce food for service using fresh ingredients, cooking from scratch and following the company’s 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.
• You will have previous experience of working within a fast-paced kitchen as a Pastry Chef. Experience of making cakes, bread and pastry from scratch will also be welcomed as full training and development will be provided.
• You will be excited to work with fresh seasonal ingredients and regularly changing bespoke menus. You will be creative and have the opportunity to showcase your skillset.
• 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.

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.

About Thomas Franks

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.

Compliance & Diversity

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.

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.