Overview
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Location: Reading, Berkshire. This is a full-time, permanent contract with 40 hours per week. Salary: £30,156.42. Free on-site parking available. This is a 7-day operation with a working pattern of 5 days out of 7.
About the role
A co-educational private school for both day and boarding pupils requires a talented Chef De Partie to join our team at one of our prestigious locations in Reading. You will have previous experience in a fast-paced kitchen at CDP or junior sous chef level. You will work with fresh seasonal ingredients and 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 company’s 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 and 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
Knowledge / Competencies
* 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.
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 and reference checks will form part of the selection process. We comply fully with the DBS Code of Practice and undertake to treat all applicants fairly. We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children. Any post in a school is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and any criminal conviction, caution or bind-over must be declared.
Diversity and Inclusion
We actively encourage applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds and continue to develop a culture of growth and inclusion. We invite applications from groups who are currently under-represented, because we believe greater diversity leads to exceptional results and a better working life.
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