Head Chef

Thomas Franks Ltd.; Princes Risborough; On-site; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering company in Princes Risborough seeks a Head Chef to join their team. This role offers the chance to work with fresh seasonal ingredients, create bespoke menus, and advance your culinary career in a vibrant environment. Ideal candidates should have a passion for food, strong customer service skills, and experience in a similar role. This position includes competitive benefits and significant career development opportunities.

Benefits

Wider wallet scheme (discounts at retailers)

Free meals on duty

Volunteers leave

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Cycle to work scheme

Recommend a friend bonus

Individual training and development

Established apprenticeship programme

Team & company social events

Employee assistance programme

Workplace pension

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• A genuine interest in food and excellent customer service.
• An organized person with attention to detail.
• Similar experience in customer and/or food preparation environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide breakfast, lunch, and hospitality services.
• Produce food using fresh ingredients, cooking from scratch.
• Adhere to company food standards and control wastage.
• Follow food hygiene and health & safety policies.
• Be a great team player.

Skills

Customer service

Team player

Attention to detail

Food innovation

Verbal English skills

Written English skills

Job description

Contract: Full Time , Permanent
Salary: £40,000
Hours: 40h per week

A UK charity which trains dogs to alert deaf people to a variety of sounds in Princes Risborough. This location caters from breakfast and lunch through the on site café and also provides hospitality along with external events. This location operates 7 days a week so working patterns tend to be 5 over 7 days.

We are looking for a talented Head Chef to join our team at one of our prestigious locations in Princes Risborough.

If you are a current Head chef or Sous Chef working with fresh ingredients and in a fast paced environment 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.
• 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

Why Join Us?

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and creative chef to advance their career in a dynamic environment. You'll have the chance to work with fresh ingredients, develop innovative menus, and take on a leadership role while contributing to a thriving kitchen.

If you're ready to take the next step in your culinary career, we’d love to hear from you!

• 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.