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Community Pubs are the beating heart of local neighbourhoods - places where people come together, stories are shared, and lasting connections are made. Backed by Greene King's rich pub heritage, this brand is built around everything a great local should be: welcoming, familiar, lively, and full of character.
Wage
£13,218 a year
Training course
Senior production chef (level 3)
Hours
Shift work including bank holidays, evenings and weekends. Exact shifts to be confirmed.
20 hours a week
Start date
Sunday 20 September 2026
Duration
1 year 3 months
Positions available
1
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 an Apprentice Kitchen Team Leader with Community Pubs, your motivational skills and passion for customer care make you the perfect person to lead our front of house teams. You'll ensure that each team member knows their stuff and can wow customers with a 5* experience. And it doesn't stop with food and drink! From quizzes to music evenings - your creativity and organisational skills can bring communities closer together.
What you'll bring...
- A passion for food and high standards in food preparation and presentation
- Strong leadership skills and the ability to motivate and support others
- A calm, organised approach, with the ability to think on your feet during busy services
- A commitment to maintaining excellent food safety, hygiene, and cleanliness standards
- A positive, can-do attitude and the ability to work as part of a close-knit team
What your apprenticeship includes:
- 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
- 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
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Course contents
- Supervise the production of centrally developed menu items and dishes according to organisational specifications.
- Ensure deliveries are checked and stored correctly.
- Monitor the correct use and maintenance of food production equipment.
- Acquire and share with the team up-to-date information regarding product range, brand development, promotions and current trends.
- Monitor the production of food to ensure clients’ needs are met.
- Monitor and ensure the effective implementation of food safety management systems.
- Monitor and ensure legislative compliance and the completion of due diligence documentation.
- Support team members to ensure the timely delivery of high quality food to the specification required.
- Maintain harmony across the team and with colleagues in other parts of the organisation, identifying and dealing with problems constructively to drive a positive outcome.
- Use effective methods of communication and operate in a fair and empathetic manner that achieves the desired result and demonstrates a customer centric culture.
- Identify development needs for self and team and actively encourage and support individuals to enhance their skills and knowledge.
- Effectively use techniques that support cost reduction, improve performance, revenue, profit margins and customers’ experience.
- Monitor costs, using forecasting to set realistic targets with the team.
- Effectively control resource allocation, minimise wastage and use sustainable working practices.
- Use technology to improve efficiency and productivity.
- Risk assess situations, identifying and isolating matters of concern, by establishing the cause and intervening accordingly to minimise risk to people and organisation.
- Carry out activities in line with business/brand values that actively market the business, support competitiveness and help meet business objectives.
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Training schedule
Senior Production Chef Apprenticeship Level 3 including Functional Skills in maths and English.
Desirable qualifications
None required
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Team Working
- Organisation Skills
Other requirements
The key dates are to be used as a guide only. Should the right candidate be found, this 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 across England, Wales and Scotland.
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
The contact for this apprenticeship is: LIFETIME TRAINING GROUP LIMITED
recruitment@lifetimetraining.co.uk
01173143025
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000044692.
Closes on Monday 31 August 2026
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