Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Salary: £31,000 per annum
Hours: 40 per week
A co-educational private day and boarding school for children aged 11-18, located near the village of Kingham in Oxfordshire. Catering for 450 students and teachers daily. We offer a core feeding of breakfast club, morning snack, lunch, and supper. This is a term-time plus contract, working 48 weeks a year. The position is predominantly weekdays based; however, the school operates 7 days a week, so occasional weekend work may be required. Staff meals and free parking on site. Additional benefit to this location is access to a state-of-the-art leisure centre, with gym and swimming pool, as well as the library.
We currently have an excellent opportunity for a creative and effective Sous Chef to join the team at one of our fabulous locations in Chipping Norton.
Key responsibilities:
* Prepare all food service areas for the day's business relating to that meal service.
* Ensure that the prompt service of all meals and service at all times to the company/client standards.
* Ensure that the methods of preparation and presentation comply with company expectations.
* Prepare, set-up, serve, clear, clean, and store away any food, beverage, or equipment required for daily service.
* Prepare all food for sale/service, following good hygiene and safety practices and to the standard specified.
* Restock and replenish stocks and consumables as required during service periods, pre-empt customer needs and achieve optimum customer service delivery.
* Keep the Front of house informed of any food running out and pre-empt any delays in customer waiting.
* Complete all necessary cleaning/hygiene duties.
* Serve customers, visitors, and guests in line with company and client service standards and expectations.
* Empty, remove, and store rubbish/recycle rubbish in the correct place.
* Assist in the preparation and placing of orders.
* Ensure that the kitchen operates in line with current health & safety regulations.
* Ensure all areas in the kitchen are left in a clean state at the end of each shift.
* Attend meetings and training courses as required.
* Notify the head chef of stock movements to ensure all products are ordered for forthcoming menus.
General Responsibilities:
* Ensure attendance to all staff meetings as required.
* Ensure that all policies and procedural requirements of both legislation and company are adhered to in order to promote a professional and flexible approach at all times.
* Ensure that the correct uniform is worn neatly and cleanly at all times.
* Ensure personal presentation is of the highest standard at all times.
* Ensure all necessary checks are carried out in the service and associated areas for food temperatures.
* Carry out all reasonable requests of the management.
* Provide cover for other staff during periods of absence as required.
* Be conscientious with regard to Health & Safety and report any hazards to the Head Chef or Location manager.
Key personal skills and attributes:
* Team working abilities, listening skills, ability to work on own initiative, impeccable personal presentation, hygiene and behaviour to others, Food hygiene certificate preferred.
* Ability to be adaptable and flexible as necessary. Reliable, honest, and able to demonstrate an open attentive approach to customer service.
* Willingness to learn new skills and take some responsibility.
* Ability to manage some moderately heavy lifting, carrying, and pushing.
* 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.
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 & reference checks (covering the last five years) will form part of the selection process. As an organisation using the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure service to assess applicants' suitability for positions of trust, Thomas Franks Ltd complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice and undertakes to treat all applicants for positions fairly. We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a Disclosure based on conviction or other information revealed.
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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