Chef

Impact Food Group; Reading; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A catering service provider in Reading seeks a Chef to assist in meal preparation for schools, focusing on fresh ingredients and volume cooking. The role offers a 40-hour week, Monday to Friday, with school holidays off and opportunities for growth. A trade test is required. The company fosters a positive environment, emphasizing quality food and development opportunities. Candidates must pass an enhanced DBS check and share a commitment to safeguarding children.

Benefits

Free qualifications and career development opportunities

Staff discount scheme at over 850 retailers

Qualifications

• Experience in cooking for large groups (200+ people) is beneficial.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to complete a trade test.

Responsibilities

• Assist the onsite Chef Manager with meal preparation.
• Cook with fresh seasonal ingredients.
• Maintain cleanliness in kitchen and restaurant areas.

Skills

Cooking skills

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Job description

Are you looking for that next step in your career, then you've come to the right place!

Impact Food Group is made up of 3 brands, Innovate, Cucina and Chapter One, we specialise in providing an exceptional catering service to the education sector and are Catey award winning!

We are looking for People who are devoted to great service, fantastic food, and making a positive impact.

About the role

Job Title: Chef

School Location: Bulmershe, Reading, RG5 3EU

Working Days: Monday to Friday

Shifts & Working hours: 7am-3.30pm (40hours per week)

Working Weeks: 39 weeks per year (term time plus inset days)

Pay Details: £27,000 per Annum

What will I be doing?

• Assisting the onsite Chef Manager with the preparation of the main meals and snacks for the site
• Working usingfresh seasonal ingredients cooking for a volume of (200+)
• May include some counter service / till work
• Keeping the kitchen and restaurant areas in a clean and tidy state at all times.

We’renot going to bore you with a long list of empty adjectives, we want one simple thing: awesome people to help us feedmorechildren better food.

We’reopen to people from all industry backgrounds, in fact, we pride ourselves on having restaurant-quality chefs in oursecondaryschools.We’renot in the business of making school food,we’rehere to makegoodfood, after all, that’s why our clientsandcustomers love us!

So maybe you fancy having your weekends back, school holidays off, no more late nights and split shifts?

We’llgive you a place to grow and a career to be proud of. Our chefs love building rapport with the students and helpingthemexplore different cuisines, with us,you’llbe building the foundations of a positive attitude to food for life.

There are loads of free qualifications and career development opportunities to be had andwe’vegot a staffdiscount scheme (at over850 retailers!)

If you thinkyou’vegot what it takes,we’dlove to hear from you!

A trade test will be required for this role.

IFG are committed to the safeguarding of children and our employees share this commitment. Successful candidates are requiredtoundergo an enhanced DBS check, which IFG supply the cost for.

We area committed equal opportunities employer - if you require any assistance for the interview process, please detail withinyourapplication. All information is kept confidential and in compliance with GDPR requirements.