Chef Apprenticeship
Trent Lock - Long Eaton · Midlands · NG10 2FY
About the role
🔥 Chef (Apprentice) 🔥
This role requires you to be 18+ years old. 🔞 Due to the nature of the job, including operating kitchen equipment and working patterns, it can only be done safely by those 18 and over, in line with health and safety rules.
Ready to kickstart your culinary career? 🍳 Join our buzzing kitchen team and become the reason guests keep coming back! With 19 awesome brands and 1600+ businesses, your opportunities to grow are HUGE. We're looking for passionate individuals ready to learn and make amazing food! 💯
What you'll be doing:
- Teamwork makes the dream work! 🤝 Chat openly with the whole team to serve up incredible food and service, always ready to lend a hand.
- Jump into team meetings and share your brilliant ideas. 💡
- Whip up, cook, and serve food super fast, safely, and to perfection, brand-style. ⚡
- Handle any guest questions or issues like a pro. 😎
- Keep our kitchen and back-of-house spotless and organised. ✨
- Get the department ready for service and shut down, including managing stock and prep. 📦
- Stay in the loop with everything happening – promotions, new products, business updates. 📰
- Dive into all our training, e-learning, and assigned modules. 📚
- Always follow brand rules, legal stuff, and company policies. ✅
- Complete all the necessary paperwork and cleaning tasks. ✍️
No experience needed! We'll teach you everything you need to know. If you're eager to learn, love cooking, and want to be part of a winning team, we'll show you how to shine! ⭐
This is a full-time role where you'll work towards a Production Chef Level 2 Apprenticeship over 15 months, getting hands-on experience under expert chefs. You'll gain a recognised qualification and be key to running our kitchens, ensuring top quality for every guest. 🏆
Your Apprenticeship Includes:
- Work-based training: No boring college! Your learning happens on the job with face-to-face sessions and remote check-ins every 6 weeks with your coach. You'll also have a dedicated mentor in the kitchen. 👩🏫
- Functional Skills: Get support with English and maths if you need it. ➕➖
- Regular Reviews: Catch up every 12 weeks with your coach and manager to track your progress. 📈
Awesome Perks:
- Career Launchpad: This apprenticeship is just the beginning! Higher-level apprenticeships are waiting for you. 🚀
- Mega Discounts: 33% off across all our brands! 🤩 Plus, 20% off for your friends and family. 👨👩👧👦
- Wagestream: Access your earned pay when you need it and manage your finances. 💸
- Growth Opportunities: Get paid for more qualifications. 🎓
- Real Progression: On average, 200 Chefs get promoted to Head Chef each year! 🌟
Pay:
- 18-20 year olds: £10.85 per hour
- 21+ year olds: £12.71 per hour
At M&B, we're all about support, valuing you, letting you be yourself, and working in a killer team. Come join us and help make every guest feel totally welcome! 🎉
Key responsibilities
- Prepare, cook and present food quickly, safely and efficiently to brand standard.
- Ensure cleanliness and tidiness of the kitchen and back of house areas with great attention to detail.
- Set up and closedown the department including stock rotation and prep and par process.
- Participate in all in-house training, e-learning and the completion of assigned learning modules.
- Always adhere to brand standards, licencing laws and all company policies and procedures.