Weekend Chef

Aramark UK are currently recruiting a Chef to join our team working at Chester Dale Barracks. You will be responsible for managing production and food levels to ensure minimal wastage and be supportive of new team members to support them with their learning procedures and standards for all kitchen tasks. Aramark UK are making a work life balance achievable whilst still working in hospitality, cultivating your culinary career with a world leading organisation. Aramark provides world-class contract catering services to our extensive list of clients across the UK, including Defence and Judicial, private industry and Education. We are lucky to have some of the best Culinary and Catering talent that the UK has to offer working within our teams. A day in the life of a Chef: Cooking and preparing food ready for breakfast, lunch and dinner services ensuring minimal wastage. Providing fine dining (silver service level) for functions/hospitality events. Working collaboratively as part of a team
of chefs and acting as a trainer/ coach for new team members to learn procedures and standards for all kitchen tasks. Following recipe cards to prepare, cook and serve a range of meals Assisting with deliveries and stock checks, placing food orders, and maintaining kitchen records. Monitoring and recording temperatures of fridges, freezers, hot cabinets, and serveries. Completing daily paperwork to cover due diligence. Assisting in daily and weekly kitchen deep cleans.

Relevant culinary qualification (706/1 or 706/2 or equivalent). Excellent team player and communicator. A confident chef. Security checks and DBS required for this role. Flexibility and the ability to innovate.

This is a part-time position, £12.54/hour, 20 hours per week, (shift pattern, 2 days over weekend) Shifts range between 06:30 and 19:00, leaving your evenings free - a rarity when you work within hospitality. More hours available in the week if interested. Discounted meals on shift, and free on-site parking. You will have access to our Employee Benefits app - which includes 100's of discounts, including savings on your weekly supermarket shop and weekend treats. We also offer a company package including life assurance, pension contributions, generous holiday entitlement with the option to buy more, and many more benefits. You will also be joining a talented team, with fabulous career prospects and could lead to all sorts of opportunities - we LOVE to promote from within. As we are passionate about developing our people from within, great training is provided. We also offer apprenticeship schemes, so that your learning journey can continue.