Head Chef

4 weeks ago

Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Thomas Franks Ltd Full time

A constituent college of the University of Cambridge oriented to mature students. Catering for 200 students and staff daily. We offer a core feeding of breakfast, lunch, evening meal, all day café and lots of high end hospitality. This is a year-round contract operating 7 days a week and work patterns will be 5 days out of 7.

We are looking for a talented Head Chef to join our team at one of our prestigious locations in Cambridge.

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 provide breakfast, lunch, Dinner, hospitality and Fine dining menus for all college functions, and lead a team of chefs to achieve the highest possible standards of dining for our students, Fellows, staff and external guests.
  • To produce seasonal menus using fresh ingredients, cooking from scratch and following the company brand standards
  • Ensuring all Food Hygiene and Health & Safety policies and allergen control procedures are followed
  • To design bespoke menus for prestigeous events and ensure they are delivered to the highest standards

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 with a proven track record in delivering excellent standards of cuisine
  • An organised person with attention to detail and experience of stock controll and budgeting menus

Knowledge / competencies:

  • Ability to demonstrate good understanding and use of writtedn and verbal English.
  • To have a demonstratbel exeperince of working with fresh ingredietnas and cooking to a high standeard, employing a variety classical and modern techniques and styles.
  • Ability to lead and inspire a team of chefs to produce excellent food

Why Join Us?



Please make an application promptly if you are a good match for this role due to high levels of interest.
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.
  • Uniform Provided

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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