Chef

Saddleback Farm Shop; Shaw; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000

Job description

Does your dream job look something like this?

A well equipped, spotless kitchen, with a dry store and a walk in cold room and a separate wash up area.
Full autonomy for senior chefs to create your own menus using local, fresh ingredients and to present your concept to the customers.
A cosy, warm interior in the winter and plenty of outdoor eating space in the summer.
Competitive salaries, with a maximum hour working weeks and no split shifts.
An enthusiastic front of house team.
An executive chef to guide you should you need support.
A really committed, professional and skilled general manager who wants to work with you to maximise the potential of the establishment.
A back office which includes a marketing team, finance support, management support and HR.

“One of the reasons I went into the hospitality industry was to create working conditions like these. If I was a chef this would be my dream job.” Romilla Arber, Owner, Honesty Group

Situated on the outskirts of Brightwalton village near Wantage, Saddleback Farm Shop has beautiful views over the adjacent farmland. The shop is stocked with lots of great produce. The butchery sells locally reared, grass fed beef and locally reared, rare breed lamb and pork. There is also a deli, stocked with items made by hand by Honesty chefs and bakers. There is also an extensive choice of cheese and freshly baked bread is delivered daily. The tea room serves through the day with everything made by the in-store chefs. There is a large outside seating area with a play area for children. Since opening in 2012 Saddleback Farm Shop has worked its way into the heart of the local community and has since continued to provide our customers with locally sourced produce and goods.

Why work with us, not them?

Our strong community-led values, and people-first approach separate us from our competitors. We are committed to holding ourselves to the highest standards with regards to the environment and sustainability, with all our food made by hand by our incredible team of chefs and bakers utilising fresh, seasonal, local ingredients (where possible) and served to our customers by dedicated, healthy and happy staff. We are Real Living Wage employers.

Hours and Shifts

Regular hours during the day - 19 hours per week

General Purpose

To produce and cook the food for sale in the farm shop and to produce food items for retail sale in the farm shop when appropriate, alongside the Head Chef. To input into the development of menus and ensure the implementation of the company’s HACCP policy and food hygiene and safety procedures.

MAIN AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

1. To produce the food to order.
2. To produce retail items for sale in the shop when necessary and to avoid waste.
3. To manage the specials board so that it is varied and lessens the likelihood of waste.
4. To organise the kitchen and its resources.
5. To ensure the kitchen is clean and well organised so that the café can obtain a 5 star food hygiene rating.
6. To ensure targets, when set are met.
7. To engage with the marketing team to promote the café and its food.
8. To make the most of seasonal and local produce whenever possible.
9. Maintain and build relationships with key suppliers.
10. Manage stock control and stock rotation (FIFO).
11. Quality control of products leaving the kitchen.
12. To embrace the H&S regulations and the requisite procedures involving Food Safety.
13. To adhere to Honesty values and ethos.
14. To work with the coffee shop to ensure great customer satisfaction.
15. To ensure that the kitchen is reaching its maximum productivity potential.

KEY COMPETENCIES

1. An understanding of the importance of quality control.
2. An understanding of teamwork.
3. Computer literacy.
4. A love of fresh food.

To join our team you will need to:

1. work with initiative as part of a team.
2. have a calm, cheerful and helpful disposition.
3. work within our Honesty Shop standards, respecting food safety and health and safety requirements.

In return for your hard work, we offer:

1. Secure employment contracts.
2. Wages which keep up with the Real Living Wage.
3. Full training and opportunity to develop within the business.
4. Free meal on duty.
5. 20% off all products.
6. Discounted Cookery School Courses.
7. Employee Wellness Programme for 2023, a plan with workshops, fun challenges, and information/toolkits to support staff and help promote healthy living and wellness across the group.

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