Contract: Full Time , Permanent Salary: £ 60,000 per annum Hours: 40 per week
At Thomas Franks London, we don’t just cater; we craft exceptional, food-focused experiences tailored just for you. With our commitment to openness and transparency, you can trust that every aspect of our service is handled with care and expertise.
Thomas Franks London is a chef-led business. To us, this means boundless creativity, energy, passion and fun. Our inclusive culture grows talent within, allowing freedom for our people to feed their ambitions. Delivering tasty, flavour-packed food dish after dish is only possible through our meticulously curated London Larder with access to the prime pick of the city and its surrounding produce.
We are looking for a super talented Development Chef to join and support our growing team in London.
You will have worked within either the B&I contract catering sector or Independent School sector at Executive Head Chef, Executive Chef Manager or Development Chef level to be considered for this role.
Key responsibilities:
- To support with mobilisations
- To support with troubleshooting at locations which require additional support
- To take full responsibility for driving food-based training and development programmes within the business.
- Supporting the business with high level hospitality and events
- Creating bespoke seasonal menus from regional and local suppliers
- To play a supporting/mentoring role in setting food standards.
- Completing food costings as required
- Completing company bookwork
- Ensuring company food standards are adhered to and wastage controlled.
- To ensure that the Thomas Franks Fresh Food Standards are followed fully and wholeheartedly by all location staff; making best use of local and in-season produce and implementing appropriate action to address any areas of concern.
- 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 skills
- Excellent client relationship skills
- An all-round team player and leader
- Innovation and passion for great food
- An organised Development Chef with attention to detail
- Sound financial understanding
- 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.
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Development Chef employer: Thomas Franks
At Thomas Franks, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a vibrant work culture that values creativity and teamwork. Located in the picturesque setting of Sunninghill near Ascot, our Chef De Partie role provides not only competitive benefits such as free meals on duty and a cycle to work scheme but also unrivalled training and development opportunities to help you grow in your culinary career. Join us in delivering excellence in catering for our students and teachers while enjoying a supportive environment that champions diversity and inclusion.
