Chef De Partie

Thomas Franks Ltd.; Ashtead; On-site; GBP 25,000 - GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious catering company in Ashtead is looking for a Chef De Partie to join their team. You will work in a fast-paced kitchen, preparing delicious food with fresh seasonal ingredients and showcasing your culinary skills. The ideal candidate should have experience at the CDP or junior sous chef level and be passionate about great food. This role offers excellent career progression and a variety of benefits, including free meals on duty and training opportunities.

Benefits

Wider wallet scheme (discounts at major retailers)

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 & company social events

Employee assistance programme

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience as CDP or junior sous chef required.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced kitchen.
• Ability to follow company standards in food preparation.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a team providing catering services.
• Prepare food using fresh ingredients, cooking from scratch.
• Ensure adherence to food hygiene and health & safety standards.

Skills

Interest in food & excellent customer service

Team player

Innovation for great food

Attention to detail

Understanding of food cost and wastage

Verbal English skills

Written English skills

Experience in a customer/food preparation environment

Job description

Contract: Full Time , Permanent
Salary: 30000
Hours: per week

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

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
• 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.
• 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 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.

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.