Thomas Franks - Relief Chef Manager - TF Foundation London

Thomas Franks Ltd.; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading independent catering company is seeking a Relief Chef Manager in London to create seasonal menus and cover management duties. The role requires expertise in high-paced kitchens and excellent customer service skills. The position offers competitive salary and numerous benefits including training and development opportunities.

Benefits

Wider wallet scheme

Free meals on duty

Volunteers leave

Enhanced leave benefits

Cycle to work scheme

Recommend a friend bonus

Training and development

Apprenticeship programme

Social events

Employee assistance programme

Workplace pension

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in fast-paced kitchens at Head Chef or Chef Manager level.
• Demonstrated ability in food preparation and customer service.
• Proven skills in managing kitchen teams and operations.

Responsibilities

• Cover Head Chef/Chef Manager holiday and sickness.
• Support with mobilizations and on-site troubleshooting.
• Produce food for service and create seasonal menus.

Skills

Interest in food and excellent customer service skills

Excellent client relationship skills

Team player and leader

Innovation and passion for great food

Organized with attention to detail

Sound financial understanding

Education

Recognized cooking qualification (e.g., City & Guild 706/1 & 2)

Level 3 food Hygiene qualification

Job description

Relief Chef Manager - TF Foundation London London Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Salary: £40,000 per annum
Hours: 40 per week

Founded by Frank and Emma Bothwell in 2019, the Thomas Franks Foundation aimed to raise funding for children from low-income backgrounds to access independent education. However, when the pandemic hit, the Foundation quickly pivoted to provide nutritious meals for people at risk of food poverty.

Feeding Communities was born, and the Foundation built partnerships with charities and community support groups across the UK and Europe. Since then, we have provided more than three million meals in partnership with our locations, and charity now forms one of the five key pillars in our core strategy – proof of how central it is to our ethos. We are proud to support people who need us.

About the Role

We are looking for a talented Relief Chef Manager to join our TF Foundation team to support our business across the London and surrounding areas.

You will have previous experience of working within fast-paced kitchens at either Head Chef or Chef Manager level within contract catering (ideally Independent Schools or B&I).

You will be excited to work with fresh seasonal ingredients & regularly changing bespoke menus which YOU create! You will be creative and have the opportunity to showcase your skillset every day.

Key Responsibilities

• To cover Head Chef| Chef Manager holiday and sickness
• To support with mobilisations
• To support with troubleshooting at locations which require additional support
• To cover a vacancy
• To produce food for service using fresh ingredients, cooking from scratch and following the companies brand standards
• Creating bespoke seasonal menus from regional and local suppliers
• Completing food costings as required
• Completing company bookwork
• Ensuring company food standards are adhered to and wastage controlled.
• Ensuring all Food Hygiene and Health & Safety policies and allergen control procedures are followed.

Requirements

You will have the following skills:

• A genuine interest in food & excellent customer service skills
• Excellent client relationship skills
• An all-round team player and leader
• Innovation and passion for great food
• An organised Relief Chef Manager with attention to detail
• Sound financial understanding

Knowledge / Competencies

• Ability to demonstrate a good understanding and use of verbal English.
• Ability to demonstrate a good standard of written English and reading skills.
• Similar experience of customer and / or food preparation environment is essential.
• Hold a recognised cooking qualification such as City & Guild 706/1 & 2 or equivalent.
• Hold a level 3 food Hygiene qualification.

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.

Diversity and Inclusion

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.

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.