Cookery School Apprentice

Westmorland Limited; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 20,000; Full time

Job summary

Westmorland Limited is offering a full-time paid Cookery School apprenticeship at their Gloucester site. This role includes one day a week at Kendal College over 15-18 months, leading to a Level 2 Catering Qualification. Ideal candidates are passionate about food, detail-oriented, and eager to thrive in a dynamic kitchen setting.

Benefits

Generous discounts in farmshops and kitchens

Free meals during shifts

Generous holiday entitlements

Paid day off for birthday

Free or discounted travel to work

Qualifications

• Passion for quality food preparation and cooking.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced kitchen environment.
• Attention to detail and commitment to food safety.

Responsibilities

• Ensure food is cooked and presented appropriately.
• Maintain a clean, tidy, and safe kitchen environment.
• Complete necessary paperwork for food safety.

Education

Level 2 Catering Qualification

Job description

Here at the Westmorland Family, we make all our food ourselves from fresh local ingredients, including beef and lamb from our own farm at Tebay and carefully selected local suppliers to ensure the highest quality ingredients.

Our Cookery School apprenticeship course is a full-time paid position, including one day a week at Kendal College and four days a week in our Westmorland Hotel, working alongside the Head Chef and Kitchen team to practice your new skills.

We also include time spent in our Northern sites, both on the farm, in the butchery, and at our Production Kitchen at Rheged.

Following our specifications, you will ensure that the food is cooked and presented appropriately in accordance with demand, ensuring only the highest quality products are offered to our customers.

You will be responsible for the smooth running of the kitchen, maintaining a clean, tidy, and safe kitchen environment with the highest levels of food safety to maintain our 5-star rating, including completing all necessary paperwork.

About You

We're looking for real foodies who would love to develop their skills through our apprenticeship course, including one day a week at Kendal College for 15-18 months, and attain a Level 2 Catering Qualification.

Passionate about quality, with an eye for detail and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment, would be perfect for this role.

We don't mind if you're starting out in your career after leaving school or are looking to change your career later in life. Come and talk to us!

About Us

At Westmorland, we are a family business that started in 1972 from our farm in Cumbria, which runs unique motorway service areas – Tebay, Gloucester, and Cairn Lodge – based on no franchises but instead our own farmshops and kitchens. We also have Junction 38, a service dedicated to HGV drivers, Rheged, a meeting place, cafe, gallery, and cinema, and the Westmorland Hotel situated on the edge of the Lake District.

We are proud to be connected to our place and that our family of colleagues share our values of Warmth, Graft, and Courage. If you join our family, it will be hard work at times, but we offer a great range of benefits including generous discounts in our farmshops and kitchens, free meals when working on shift, generous holiday entitlements, plus a paid day off for your birthday and more.

If you work at our Tebay or Gloucester sites, we are able to offer free or discounted travel to help you get to and from work (restrictions may apply).