Chef Apprenticeship
Crown - Colchester · East Of England · CO7 7QR
About the role
Join our kitchen crew as a Chef and become the reason guests rave about our food! 🧑🍳 If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and love working as part of a team, this is for you. With 19 brands and 1600 locations, your career growth opportunities are huge! 🚀
Your Role:
- Be the ultimate team player, communicating openly and assisting your colleagues. 🤝
- Contribute your awesome ideas in team meetings. 💡
- Whip up, cook, and present food that's on point, safe, and quick. 💯
- Handle guest questions and issues like a pro. 😎
- Keep our kitchen sparkling clean and organized. ✨
- Master setup and close down, including stock rotation and prep. 📦
- Stay in the loop with our latest promotions and products. 📰
- Dive into all our training sessions! 📚
- Always follow brand standards, laws, and company policies. ✅
- Keep all your records and cleaning tasks up to date. 📝
No experience needed! We'll teach you everything. If you're eager to learn, passionate about food, and want to be part of something amazing, we've got you covered! 🙌
You'll be working towards a Production Chef Level 2 Apprenticeship over 15 months. This is a full-time kitchen role where you'll learn from experienced chefs while contributing to our kitchens and creating unforgettable guest experiences. 🌟
What Your Apprenticeship Includes:
- Work-based training – no college required!
- Face-to-face sessions and remote team calls with your Learner Coach every 6 weeks. 📞
- A dedicated workplace mentor. 🧑🏫
- Support to gain Functional Skills in English and maths (if needed). 🧮
- Regular reviews to track your progress. ✅
Benefits of Being Part of Our Team:
- Endless career progression opportunities, including higher-level apprenticeships. 📈
- A massive 33% discount across all our brands! 🤩
- 20% discount for your friends and family too! 🥳
- Wagestream: manage your finances and access earned pay early. 💰
- Paid qualifications and opportunities to grow. 🌱
- On average, 200 Chefs are promoted to Head Chef annually! 🏆
- Gym membership discounts. 🏋️♀️
- Awesome team socials. 🎉
Important Note: Due to the nature of this role, all applicants must be aged 18 or over. This is to ensure you can safely and independently operate kitchen equipment and adhere to all health and safety regulations and operational requirements.
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