Chef De Partie

A thriving IAPS day school for boys aged 4-13 located in Beaconsfield. Catering for 400 students and teachers daily. We offer a core feeding of breakfast club, morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack and after school club. There is some hospitality daily at this location. This is a term-time only contract workign 39 weeks and operates Monday to Friday. Additional benefit to this location is free on site parking.

We are looking for a talented Chef de Partie to join our team at one of our prestigious locations in Beaconsfield.

You will have previous experience of working in a fast-paced kitchen environment, ideally with exposure to pastry work.

Experience in producing cakes, bread, and pastry from scratch will be highly welcomed, though full training and development will be provided to help you refine your culinary skills.

You will be excited to work with fresh seasonal ingredients, contribute to regularly changing bespoke menus, and support the team in both savory and pastry preparation. You will be creative, detail-oriented, and eager to showcase your skillset across various areas of the kitchen.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist the kitchen team in preparing and cooking fresh dishes for lunch service and hospitality, including bread, cakes, and desserts.
• Support the production of food using fresh ingredients, cooking from scratch, while adhering to the company’s brand standards.
• Collaborate with the pastry team to produce high-quality desserts and baked goods.
• Ensure company food standards are met and wastage is controlled.
• Adhere to all Food Hygiene, Health & Safety, and allergen control procedures.

Skills You Will Have:

• A genuine interest in food and providing excellent customer service.
• An all-round team player with a passion for both savory and pastry work.
• Innovation and creativity in the kitchen with an eagerness to learn new techniques.
• Good attention to detail and excellent organization skills.

Knowledge / Competencies:

• Basic understanding and ability to communicate in verbal English.
• A reasonable standard of written English and reading skills.
• Experience in a kitchen or food preparation environment is preferred, especially in pastry.

Benefits

• Wider wallet scheme (discounts at major retailers, restaurants, gyms etc).
• Free meals on duty
• Volunteers leave - up to one day per year.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Recommend a friend bonus.
• Unrivalled individual training and development.
• Well established apprenticeship programme.
• Team & company social events.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Workplace pension.
• Excellent career progression within a leading independent contract caterer.

About us

Thomas Franks is a founder led, fresh food catering business with a focus on excellence and service delivered with individuality, passion and style. We are unique in every approach and our clients, and our people are paramount to our daily success.

Disclaimer 

All applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this role.

An enhanced DBS, Identity & reference checks (covering the last five years) will form part of the selection process. As an organisation using the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure service to assess applicants' suitability for positions of trust, Thomas Franks Ltd complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice and undertakes to treat all applicants for positions fairly. We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a Disclosure based on conviction or other information revealed. However, for any post in a school please be aware that any application is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such any criminal conviction, caution or bind-over must be declared.

Diversity and Inclusion at Thomas Franks

We actively encourage applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds and continue to develop a culture of growth and inclusion and would like to invite applications from groups who are currently under-represented, because we believe greater diversity leads to exceptional results and provides a better working life.