Chef Apprenticeship

As an apprentice Chef at Ember Inns, you will master our menu, with your food being the reason guests keep coming through our doors! You'll thrive off the hustle and bustle of a fast-paced kitchen, with the support of a close-knit team.

Requirements

• No prior experience necessary, as training will be provided.
• Willingness to learn.
• Pride in work.

Responsibilities

• Be a champion of brand standards.
• Keep the kitchen clean.
• Prepare all necessary items before a busy shift.
• Cook to specification and work with recipes.
• 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

• Wage:
  • 16 to 20 year olds - £10.85 per hour
  • 21+ year olds - £12.71 per hour
• 33% discount across all Mitchells & Butlers brands.
• 33% discount off a cosy stay at Inn Keepers Lodges.
• Pension.
• 28 days paid holiday.
• High-street shopping discounts.
• Free shares.
• Funded qualification up to degree level.
• Opportunity to give back through company charities or personal choice.

Application Process

• You will take on a full-time role in the kitchen under the supervision of passionate chefs alongside your training.
• You will gain a Level 2 Production Chef Apprenticeship.
• A mixture of face to face and skype/phone catch ups every 4 - 6 weeks.
• A mixture of on and off the job training, including workshops and webinars.
• Reviews every 12 weeks with the Apprentice, Line Manager and Lifetime Trainer.
• Feedback sessions to discuss progress.
• Obtain Functional Skills in English and maths (if you don't already have GCSE).
• 30 hours paid work every week.
• Working towards a Production Chef Level 2 Apprenticeship standard over 15 months.
• Most of your apprenticeship is spent working, learning on the job by getting hands-on experience.
• Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training.
• You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
• Ongoing support and development.

About Ember Inns

Ember Inns is a home away from home, offering real ales, traditional pub grub, and roaring log fires. It is the local pub to be proud of, at the heart of the neighbourhood.

Contact

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