Chef Apprenticeship

Are you ready to turn your hand to new skills? We’re looking for a motivated individual to join our team as an Apprentice Chef - helping our kitchen team make amazing food for our guests.

Requirements

• Experience in a similar Chef role or an experienced KP
• Know or be willing to learn about the kitchen areas and procedures
• Work within a team in a fast-paced environment
• Have a passion to deliver great, hot food to spec each and every time
• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Team working

Responsibilities

• Prep, create and bring our pub menu to life
• Learn new prepping skills
• Bring a meal to life for the first time
• Own a section of the kitchen
• Help to support the kitchen team with the day to day running of the kitchen
• 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

Benefits

• 30% off at all our pubs, restaurants, and hotels
• A reliable hours contract, to give you the security you deserve
• Refuel at work with our £4.50 meal deal option whilst on shift, including popular menu dishes plus a drink
• Flexible and part time hours offered to work around your family or higher education
• Marston’s Cheers Reward & Recognition Platform (earn points to spend for living and breathing our values and behaviours and access high street retailer discounts)
• Health Screening Discounts
• Long Service Awards
• Gym Discounts
• 24-hour GP helpline
• Mortgage Advice and support
• Fantastic range of apprenticeship programmes to support your career
• A friendly and lively atmosphere, working alongside passionate and diverse teammates
• Access to Licensed Trade Charity for financial, mental, and emotional well-being support

Application Process

• After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.

About Marston’s

We’ve been running pubs and brewing beer in one form or another for more than 185 years – a heritage that we’re incredibly proud of! Today we operate more than 1,400 pubs, bars and hotels.

https://www.marstonspubs.co.uk/

Marston’s offer ongoing training and support and actively encourage their employees to progress.

Contact

LIFETIME TRAINING GROUP LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000027880.