Commis Chef

Peoplebank; Dunfermline; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering company in Dunfermline is seeking a Commis Chef to join their team. You'll work with fresh seasonal ingredients to create compelling dishes while following company standards. This role involves providing food for hospitality and ensuring hygiene policies are met. With opportunities for training and career progression, it's a chance to showcase your culinary skills and be part of a committed team. Benefits include free meals on duty and a cycle to work scheme.

Benefits

Wider wallet scheme

Free meals on duty

Volunteers leave

Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave

Cycle to work scheme

Recommend a friend bonus

Individual training and development

Established apprenticeship programme

Social events

Employee assistance programme

Workplace pension

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Genuine interest in food and excellent customer service.
• Ability to work well in a team and a passion for great food.
• Organised and attentive to detail.

Responsibilities

• Work well in a team, providing meals and hospitality.
• Produce food from fresh ingredients and follow standards.
• Ensure food hygiene and health safety policies are adhered to.
• Control food wastage and demonstrate skills in food preparation.

Skills

Interest in food & excellent customer service

Team player

Innovation and passion for great food

Organised with attention to detail

Good understanding and use of verbal English

Good standard of written English and reading skills

Experience in customer or food prep environment

Job description

Contract: Full Time , Permanent
Salary: £ 12.21 per hour
Hours: 40 per week

A Scottish professional football club based in the city of Dunfermline, Fife. Here we cater for a number of different events through the year ranging from corporate and private meeting & events to the absolutely enthralling match days over the course of the year. With a variety of Food & Beverage outlets to choose from, it is an outstanding venue that offers attendees a fun day out. Free parking and tickets for games. As the working schedule is based on events at the stadium, working patterns are 5 over 7 days.

We are looking for a talented Commis Chef to join our team at one of our prestigious locations in Dunfermline.

If you are a current chef or want to train and develop to become a chef by joining our chefs academy then please apply today.

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, providing breakfast, lunch & hospitality
• 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.
• Experience of pot wash duties would be an advantage
• Great team player

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 person with attention to detail
• 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.