Pabulum Catering are now recruiting for a Fixed Term Chef De Partie help us deliver exceptional food experiences to our children at Lakelands Primary School. In return we offer an excellent work life balance, support and a fantastic company culture for a business committed to providing healthy food to children. At Pabulum, you’re important; without our employees we wouldn’t be where we are today with such a strong, innovative, and constantly growing business.
Make sure to apply with all the requested information, as laid out in the job overview below.
With over 120 sites across Southern England there’s plenty of opportunity for you to grow, learn and develop.
Your key responsibilities will include:
* To plan, prepare, cook, and present food to the standards required by the company and the client.
* To ensure that the company's reputation for excellent food and service is enhanced with the client and customers.
* To ensure Health and Safety and Food Safety Standards are maintained in line with company policy.
* To be customer focused at all times, approachable and quick to exceed expectations in fulfilling customer needs.
* To ensure all food is cooked, presented, and served in line with company standards.
* To act as a positive ambassador for the business
* To show commitment to company values in all aspects of your role.
Our ideal Candidate will be:
* Passionate about food and great customer service
* Excellent people skills with the ability to develop and work well within a team.
* Strong and consistent Chef De Partie background
* Good motivator and able to work well within a team.
* Have excellent culinary skills with great attention to detail.
* Immaculate personal presentation, outgoing, passionate, excellent customer service and communication skills are required.
Role details and benefits include:
* £14 per hour
* 35 hours a week
* Monday to Friday
* Term Time
* Fixed Term until 22nd December 2025
* Excellent work/life balance due to term time only contract
* Holiday pay
* NEST pension scheme
* Comprehensive Employee Assist Programme
* Consistent training and development
* Perks at work discounts.
* Excellent work/ family life balance due to term time only contract
At Pabulum there are three basic ingredients for your role;
* The food - Here at Pabulum, we take our values so seriously that we put Education, Passion, Sensation, and Innovation forefront of everything we do. 94% of our food is freshly prepared on site every day, using 75% British produce and little or no frozen or processed foods.
* The people - Happy customers always come back for more, so we expect you to ensure they have an excellent customer experience.
* And you - We are recruiting for a Catering Assistant to join our positive and professional team.
As you will be working in Education, you must provide two employment/character references, and we’ll also carry out an Enhanced DBS / Criminal Record Check as well (which we’ll pay for).
Interested in becoming part of the Pabulum family?
Please apply online.
Job Reference: com/0307/42867001/52748220/BU #Pabulum
CH&CO, a part of Compass Group UK&I, is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive - because diversity is our strength!