Chef

2 weeks ago

Dummer, United Kingdom Dummer Down Farm Shop Full time
Does your dream job look something like this?


A well equipped, spotless kitchen, with a dry store and a walk in cold room and a separate wash up area.


Full autonomy for senior chefs to create your own menus using local, fresh ingredients and to present your concept to the customers.

A cosy, warm interior in the winter and plenty of outdoor eating space in the summer.

Competitive salaries, with a maximum hour working weeks and no split shifts.

An enthusiastic front of house team

An executive chef to guide you should you need support.


A really committed, professional and skilled general manager who wants to work with you to maximise the potential of the establishment.

A back office which includes a marketing team, finance support, management support and HR.

"One of the reasons I went into the hospitality industry was to create working conditions like these. If I was a chef this would be my dream job." Romilla Arber, Owner, Honesty Group

Hours and Shifts: 37.5 hours per week

Dummer Down Café & Grocery is set in the outbuildings of Dummer Down Farm on the outskirts of Basingstoke.

The site includes a large café with a kitchen and retail space that stocks locally farmed meat, and deli items such as charcuterie and cheese, breads and patisserie.

There is great outside seating, and the opportunity to use the space for private functions.

Why work with us, not them?

Our strong community-led values, and people-first approach separate us from our competitors.

We are committed to holding ourselves to the highest standards with regards to the environment and sustainability, with all our food made by hand by our incredible team of chefs and bakers utilising fresh, seasonal, local ingredients (where possible) and served to our customers by dedicated, healthy and happy staff.

We are Real Living Wage employers.

Regular hours during the day (very few evening shifts)

General Purpose


To produce and cook the food for sale in the farm shop and to produce food items for retail sale in the farm shop when appropriate.

To input into the development of menus and ensure the implementation of the company's HACCP policy and food hygiene and safety procedures.


MAIN AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
To produce the food to order

To produce retail items for sale in the shop when necessary and to avoid waste

To manage the specials board so that it is varied and lessens the likelihood of waste

To organise the kitchen and its resources

To ensure the kitchen is clean and well organised so that the café can obtain a 5 star food hygiene rating

To ensure targets, when set are met

To engage with the marketing team to promote the café and its food

To make the most of seasonal and local produce whenever possible

Maintain and build relationships with key suppliers

Manage stock control and stock rotation (FIFO),

Quality control of products leaving the kitchen

To embrace the H&S regulations and the requisite procedures involving Food Safety

To adhere to Honesty values and ethos

To work with the coffee shop to ensure great customer satisfaction

To ensure that the kitchen is reaching its maximum productivity potential

KEY COMPETENCIES
An understanding of the importance of quality control

An understanding of teamwork

Computer literacy

A love of fresh food

To join our team you will need to:
work with initiative as part of a team

have a calm, cheerful and helpful disposition

work within our Honesty Shop standards, respecting food safety and health and safety requirements

In return for your hard work we offer:
Secure employment contracts

Annual wage increases

Full training and opportunity to develop within the business

Free meal on duty

20% off all products outside of work

Discounted Cookery School Courses

Skills and Career Development opportunities

New employee referral scheme

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