Chef Apprenticeship
Daylight Inn - Orpington · South East · BR5 1LZ
About the role
Chef 🧑🍳 | Your Culinary Journey Starts Here!
Ready to make some serious flavour? 🔥 We're looking for passionate individuals to join our buzzing kitchens as Chefs! Your food is what keeps our guests coming back for more, and we thrive on that fast-paced energy where the team always has each other's backs. With 19 awesome brands and 1600 businesses, your opportunities to cook up a storm and level up your career are endless! 🚀
What You'll Be Doing:
- Be the ultimate team player, chatting openly with everyone to make sure our food and service are top-notch. 🗣️
- Jump into team meetings and share your brilliant ideas. 💡
- Whip up, cook, and plate delicious food super fast, safely, and to our high standards. ⚡
- Handle guest questions and complaints like a pro. 🌟
- Keep our kitchen and back-of-house areas spotless – attention to detail is key! ✨
- Help with setting up and shutting down, keeping stock organised, and prepping for service. 📦
- Stay in the loop with our latest offers and menu updates. 📰
- Dive into all our training, e-learning, and learning modules. 📚
- Always follow our brand rules, laws, and company policies. ✅
- Complete all the necessary paperwork, checks, and cleaning tasks. 📝
No Experience? No Worrrries! We'll teach you everything you need to know! If you're eager to learn, love cooking, and want to be part of something amazing, we'll show you exactly how to become a vital part of our kitchen crew. 💪
Your M&B Apprenticeship Adventure!
You'll be working towards a Production Chef Level 2 Apprenticeship over 15 months, all done right here in our kitchens! You'll be a full-time team member, learning from our experienced chefs while getting paid. Plus, you'll earn a nationally recognised qualification, help run our kitchens like a boss, and create unforgettable moments for our guests. 💯
What's Included:
- No College Required! Your apprenticeship is all work-based training. We've got face-to-face sessions and regular remote check-ins with your dedicated Lifetime Learner Coach every 6 weeks. 💻
- You'll also have a super supportive mentor right here in the workplace. 🤝
- Get your Functional Skills in English and Maths if you need them (GCSEs or equivalent). ➕➖✖️➗
- Regular reviews every 12 weeks with you, your manager, and your coach to celebrate your wins and support your growth. 🎉
The Sweet Perks of Being an M&B Team Member:
- Career Goals On Lock: Once you finish, this is just the beginning! Explore higher-level apprenticeships and climb the ladder. 🪜
- Massive Discounts: Get a whopping 33% off food and drinks across all our brands! 🍔🍻 Plus, 20% off for your friends and family! 👨👩👧👦
- Wagestream: Your financial bestie! Manage your money and access your earned pay whenever you need it. 💸
- Paid Qualifications: We invest in your growth! 🌟
- Progression Power: On average, 200 Chefs get promoted to Head Chef every year! 🥇
- Gym Discounts: Stay fit and save money. 🏋️♀️
- Team Socials: Work hard, play hard! 🥳
- Plus: Pension, 28 days paid holiday, high-street shopping discounts, free shares, and a free employee helpline for whatever life throws your way. 🎁
Hourly Wage:
- 18-20 year olds: £10.85 per hour
- 21+ year olds: £12.71 per hour
At Mitchells & Butlers, we believe in supporting you, valuing you, letting you be you, and working in an awesome team. Join us and help make every guest feel like royalty! 👑
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.
- Have open communication with the entire team and assist other team members whenever possible.
- Participate in all in-house training, e-learning and the completion of assigned learning modules.