Chef De Partie

Thomas Franks Ltd.; Oxford; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading independent catering company in Oxford is seeking a talented Chef De Partie to join their team. This position involves working in a fast-paced kitchen, cooking with fresh seasonal ingredients, and creating bespoke menus. The ideal candidate should be passionate about food, possess excellent customer service skills, and have previous kitchen experience. Benefits include discounts, free meals on duty, and opportunities for career progression in a dynamic catering environment.

Benefits

Wider wallet scheme (discounts at 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

Individual training and development

Established apprenticeship programme

Team and company social events

Employee assistance programme

Workplace pension

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience working in a fast-paced kitchen at CDP or junior sous chef level.
• Ability to work with fresh seasonal ingredients and bespoke menus.

Responsibilities

• Work with chefs to provide catering services to pupils and teachers.
• Produce food from scratch using fresh ingredients.
• Adhere to food hygiene and health safety policies.

Skills

Interest in food and excellent customer service

Team player

Innovation and passion for food

Organized with attention to detail

Understanding of food cost and wastage

Good verbal English

Good written English and reading skills

Experience in a customer or food preparation environment

Job description

Contract: Full Time , Permanent
Salary: 15.05
Hours: 37.5 per week

An independent boarding and day Pre-Prep and Prep school for boys aged 4 - 13 years situated in Summertown, Oxford. Catering for over 400 students and teachers daily. We offer a core feeding of Breakfast, lunch and Supper along with some hospitality. This is a 7 day a week operation so shift patterns tend to be 5 over 7 days. 44 week term time contcact

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

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.

You will have the following skills:

• 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.
• 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.

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 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.