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About the Pub
Our family-friendly country-style pub, the Basset Hound, is located in the idyllic village of Thingwall, surrounded by nature. Our seaside pub is just a 10-minute drive away from Thurstaston Beach and Royden Country Park, ideal for your days out with the family. After a long day, retreat to our beer garden and savour the flavour of our endless drinks menu as you connect to our free Wi-Fi. Or, head inside and be prepared to be blown away by our wide range of excellent pub food from gourmet burgers to traditional roast dinners, succulent steaks and mouth-watering camembert. With a spacious car park that offers coach parking and EV charging spots, disabled facilities and space to hire for private functions, we’ve got everything you could need for your get-togethers with loved ones.
Wage
£11,388 a year
Training Course
Production chef (level 2)
Hours
Exact shifts to be confirmed, expect to work evenings and weekends. 20 hours a week
Start Date
Friday 9 October 2026
Duration
1 year 3 months
Positions Available
1
What You'll Do at Work
As an Apprentice Chef with Greene King Pubs, your passion for all things food, and the desire to make the perfect dish every time, is what sets you apart. With a keen eye for maintaining the highest standards and thriving during a fast-paced service, you'll soon become an invaluable member of the kitchen team.
Our pubs are anything you want them to be - the places where friendships are made, where many fall in love, where life is celebrated and where memories of friends and family are shared. Our pubs are high-energy, upbeat and focused on providing quality food, local ales and fine wine. Whether you're a nearby resident, a city dweller, a tourist or simply on a day out, our pubs are welcome pit stops for anyone who enjoys a refreshing pint of real ale and freshly prepared food in a buzzy, yet warm atmosphere.
As an Apprentice Chef, you will...
- Prepare, cook, and present food that meets specs and customer expectations.
- Maintain hygiene levels and safety regulations in the kitchen to help guarantee the safety of your entire team and visitors.
- Communicate clearly with your team in order to provide high-quality meals to customers on time.
- Keep up to date with new products, menus, and promotions.
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What Your Apprenticeship Includes
- You won't need to attend college, our apprenticeships are delivered through work-based training which includes a mixture of face-to-face sessions and remote Team calls with your Lifetime Learner Coach every 6 weeks. You will also have a mentor within the workplace to support you.
- Obtain Functional Skills in English and maths, with support tailored to your needs (if you don't already have GCSE or equivalents).
- Reviews every 12 weeks with the Apprentice, Line Manager and Lifetime Learner Coach including feedback sessions.
Course Contents
- Prepare and cook pre-portioned fresh and frozen meat, fish, and poultry to business standards.
- Prepare and cook fresh and frozen fruit and vegetables to business standards.
- Prepare salad vegetables to business standards.
- Cook poached, simmered, steamed, boiled, braised, stewed, baked, grilled, and fried dishes.
- Regenerate dried and frozen ingredients and dishes.
- Undertake stock control, storage, and rotation.
- Communicate professionally with colleagues, line managers, stakeholders, and customers.
- Work as part of a team to support service delivery.
- Follow specifications to produce, portion, and present food.
- Manage own time to ensure allocated tasks are completed.
- Use techniques for maintaining good mental health and wellbeing to support self and others, including asking for and giving help with daily tasks.
- Use feedback to improve own performance.
- Prepare and close down an area for service.
- Use problem-solving techniques to resolve routine and non-routine issues within scope of own role.
- Maintain prep and par levels according to business need.
- Clean and maintain manual and electrical food-preparation and cooking tools, equipment, and technology.
- Follow standard operating procedures to select and safely use appropriate knives and boards for the task, for example red handled knife and red board for raw meat.
- Monitor and record food temperatures and manage allergens during preparation, cooking, holding, and serving.
- Apply hygiene management techniques to maintain a safe clean work environment, for example COSHH, personal hygiene, and uniform.
- Reduce the waste of resources, acting to measure and reduce plate waste, exercise portion control, and maximise yield.
- Comply with health and safety legislation, regulations, guidelines and procedures, including stress management.
- Follow equity, diversity, and inclusion legislation and organisational policies.
- Deliver to key performance indicators to support the production, performance, and budget within own area of responsibility.
- Use manual and electrical food-preparation and cooking tools, equipment, machinery, and technology.
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Training Schedule
Production Chef Apprenticeship Level 2 including Functional Skills in maths and English.
Desirable Qualifications
None required (grade None required)
Skills
- Team Working
- Organisation Skills
Other Requirements
The closing date is just a guide, if a suitable candidate is found before the closing date, then the vacancy may close early.
Greene King
Greene King is the country's leading pub retailer and brewer, running over 3,100 pubs, restaurants and hotels in towns, villages and city-centre high streets across England, Wales and Scotland. With a rich heritage of over 200 years, we brew award-winning beers and operate managed, tenanted, leased and franchised pubs from our headquarters in Bury St. Edmunds. https://www.greeneking.co.uk/pubs/merseyside/basset-hound
Your Earnings
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay here.
With Greene King and Lifetime Training, you will have the chance to further your career across our well-known brands - as one of the industry's top apprenticeship providers, we can provide training and development at each level of your career.
Contact Information
The contact for this apprenticeship is: LIFETIME TRAINING GROUP LIMITED
- Email: recruitment@lifetimetraining.co.uk
- Phone: 01173143025
Reference Code
VAC2000050978
Application
Closes in 30 days (Friday 2 October 2026)
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