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Chef Apprenticeship
Location: Toby Carvery - Lympstone, Exmouth Road (EX8 5AJ)
Closing Date: 26 days from now (Tuesday 27 October 2026)
Posted on: 29 September 2026
Summary
Join us at Toby Carvery, the home of the roast, where every day is a Sunday! Think perfectly ruffled potatoes, giant homemade Yorkies, and pigs in blankets all year round. If you love Yorkies as much as we do, we want to hear from you! A great opportunity to develop your skills and experience to gain a qualification.
Wage: £16,926 a year
Training Course: Production chef (level 2)
Hours: Shift work including bank holidays, evenings, and weekends. Exact shifts to be confirmed. 30 hours a week
Start Date: Tuesday 3 November 2026
Duration: 1 year 3 months
Positions Available: 1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What You'll Do at Work
As a Chef with us, your food is the reason guests keep coming through our doors! You'll thrive off the hustle and bustle of a fast-paced kitchen, pulling together as a team. With 19 brands and 1600 businesses, the opportunities to develop and grow in one of our kitchens are endless.
Responsibilities
- Have open communication with the entire team to ensure the delivery of outstanding food and service, promoting a supportive atmosphere where you assist other team members whenever possible.
- Participate and contribute to team meetings, offering your valuable insights.
- Prepare, cook, and present food quickly, safely, and efficiently to brand standards.
- Ensure any guest queries and complaints are handled promptly and professionally.
- Ensure cleanliness and tidiness of the kitchen and back of house areas with great attention to detail.
- Set up and close down the department including stock rotation and prep and par process.
- Keep up to date with business information, promotions, and new products.
- Participate in all in-house training, e-learning, and the completion of assigned learning modules.
- Always adhere to brand standards, licensing laws, and all company policies and procedures.
- Completing all appropriate documentation, due diligence records, daily and weekly cleaning tasks.
You don't need any experience as we can teach you everything! If you are willing to learn, have a passion for cooking, and be proud to work with us, we can show you exactly what it takes to become a vital team member in any kitchen.
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At Mitchells and Butlers, you will be working towards a Production Chef Level 2 Apprenticeship standard over the course of 15 months. You'll take on a full-time role in the kitchen under the supervision of passionate chefs alongside your training.
Not only do you gain a nationally recognised qualification, but you will also be able to support the running of our kitchens, creating some amazing moments and making sure that quality never slips for our guests!
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training Provider
LIFETIME TRAINING GROUP LIMITED
Training Course
Production chef (level 2)
What You'll Learn
- 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 the 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 maximize yield.
- Comply with health and safety legislation, regulations, guidelines, and procedures, including stress management.
- Follow equity, diversity, and inclusion legislation and organizational 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
Chef Academy Production Chef Level 2 including Functional Skills in maths and English.
Requirements
Desirable Qualifications
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.
About This Employer
You already know Mitchells & Butlers, even if you don't realize it! We're the leading restaurant and pub company in the UK with over 1,600 businesses, including famous restaurant and pub brands such as All Bar One, Toby Carvery, Harvester, and Browns. Wherever you turn, you're sure to find a warm Mitchells & Butlers welcome that makes you feel right at home.
After This Apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay.
Ongoing support and development.
Ask a Question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LIFETIME TRAINING GROUP LIMITED
recruitment@lifetimetraining.co.uk
0117 301 7160
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000056159.
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