At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a dynamic kitchen team, crafting delicious meals from fresh ingredients.
- Company: Join Thomas Franks, a unique catering business focused on excellence and creativity.
- Benefits: Enjoy discounts, free meals, enhanced leave, and excellent career progression.
- Other info: Diversity and inclusion are at our core; we welcome all backgrounds.
- Why this job: Showcase your culinary skills and innovate with seasonal menus in a thriving environment.
- Qualifications: Experience as a Head Chef or Sous Chef with a passion for food.
The predicted salary is between 24 - 24 £ per hour.
Our head offices are based in the beautiful village of Hook Norton near Banbury. Here you will find our teams of finance, HR, purchasing, marketing & creative that support all of our locations across the Thomas Franks family. There is ample parking space available when visiting.
We are looking for a talented Head Chef to join our team at one of our prestigious locations in London. 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 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.
- Excellent customer service skills.
- 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.
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 in a 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!
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.
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.
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