Commis Chef Apprentice

Location: 315 Bar and Restaurant, Huddersfield (HD8 0LX)

Closing Date: 14 days from now (Thursday 15 October 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on: 10 September 2026

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Summary

Launch your career as a chef within a hotel, restaurant, bar, and spa environment, working alongside a renowned chef and an experienced kitchen team. You will gain valuable experience preparing, cooking, and presenting a variety of dishes while developing the skills, confidence, and knowledge needed for a successful career in hospitality.

Wage: £15,392 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age.

Training Course: Commis chef (level 2)

Hours: 37 hours a week

Start Date: Friday 16 October 2026

Duration: 1 year 1 month

Positions Available: 2

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Work

What You'll Do at Work

As an apprentice chef, you will:

• Follow food safety, hygiene, and allergen procedures
• Work effectively as part of the kitchen team
• Prepare ingredients and dishes for service
• Use a range of cooking methods and equipment
• Finish and present dishes to the required standard
• Keep your work area clean, safe, and organized

Where You'll Work

315 Bar & Restaurant
Lepton, Huddersfield HD8 0LX

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Training

Course Contents

• Selects correct knife for task
• Uses knives effectively and efficiently
• Selects ingredients of the right quality that support sustainability and seasonality
• Weighs, measures, and scales ingredients
• Cooks from fresh producing complete dishes
• Prepares, cooks, and finishes meat, offal, game, poultry, fish, and shellfish from whole
• Prepares, cooks, and finishes fruit vegetables
• Prepares, cooks, and finishes sauces
• Prepares, cooks, and finishes pureed and cream soup and stock-based dishes
• Prepares and cooks noodles, and fresh or convenience pasta
• Prepares and cooks pulses and grains, including long and short grain rice
• Prepares, cooks, and finishes eggs or egg-based dishes
• Prepares, cooks, and finishes leavened and unleavened dough products
• Prepares, cooks, and finishes sweet and savoury pastry products using short, sweet, and choux
• Prepares, cooks, and finishes scones, biscuits, sponge cakes, and non-sponge cakes
• Prepares, produces, and finishes hot and cold desserts
• Stuffs, fills, and panés across food types
• Prepares and cooks dishes using alternative ingredients, e.g., plant-based, gluten-free
• Prepares fresh ingredients, including from whole, using them across a menu to reduce waste and improve sustainability
• Uses seasoning, spices, rubs, and marinades to flavour ingredients
• Sears, grills, deep fries, shallow fries, stir fries, sautés, braises, stews, bakes, roasts, boils, poaches across food types
• Portions, plates, finishes, garnishes, and presents individual dishes
• Exercises portion control and acts to maximize yield
• Achieves intended quality in terms of texture, flavour, and appearance
• Identifies and resolves errors during the production process
• Assists in the resolution of feedback, complaints, and issues
• Prepares, cleans, and uses manual and electrical food-preparation and cooking equipment and machinery safely, correctly, and efficiently
• Applies food safety and allergen procedures, including monitoring temperatures, during preparation, cooking, and holding
• Selects and applies hygiene management techniques to maintain a safe clean work environment, including personal hygiene, PPE, and uniform
• Complies with health and safety legislation, regulations, guidelines, and procedures
• Undertakes stock control, storage, and rotation
• Applies food safety and allergen procedures, and monitors and records food temperatures, on delivery and in storage
• Follows equity, diversity, and inclusion legislation and organisational policies
• Uses techniques for maintaining good mental health and wellbeing to support self and others, including asking for and giving help with daily tasks
• Communicates with colleagues, manager, and other stakeholders in a professional manner
• Works as part of a team to support service delivery
• Uses feedback to improve own performance
• Manages own time to ensure tasks are completed