Apprentice Chef

As a Chef Apprentice, your passion for all things food, and the desire to make the perfect dish every time, is what sets you apart. With a keen eye for maintaining the highest standards and thriving during a fast-paced service, you’ll soon become an invaluable member of the kitchen team.

Join us at Farmhouse Inns, where we’re as big on quality as we are with our portions, which is why our carveries slow-roast our meats for 14-hours, freshly prepare our veg, create fluffy, handmade yorkies, ruffle-up our perfectly crispy roast potatoes, and bake and hand-decorate our giant cakes in our kitchen every day.

As a Chef, you will…

-Prepare, cook, and present food that meets specs and customer expectations
-Maintain hygiene levels and safety regulations in the kitchen to help guarantee the safety of your entire team and visitors
-Communicate clearly with your team in order to provide high-quality meals to customers on time
-Keep up to date with new products, menus, and promotions

What you’ll bring to the kitchen:

-Ability to work under pressure in a busy kitchen and pull together as a team when needed
-A passion for delivering tasty and well-presented meals to customers each and every time
-Willingness to get stuck in, learn new skills and help out in different areas kitchen when needed

What your apprenticeship includes
-A mixture of face to face and skype/phone catch ups every 4 - 6 weeks to discuss feedback and progress
-A mixture of on and off the job training, including workshops and webinars
-Reviews every 12 weeks with your Line Manager and apprenticeship Trainer
-The chance to get Functional Skills in English and maths (if you don’t already have GCSE)
-A Chef Apprenticeship Qualification once you have completed the 15 month programme
-Attend 4 masterclasses to further develop your Chef skills

Alongside working full time as an Apprentice Chef, you will also be joining our unique Chef Academy, where you will have the opportunity to attend four masterclasses designed to teach you expert knowledge and technical skills involved in 4 different areas of cooking.

At Greene King, you will be working towards a Production Chef Level 2 Apprenticeship Qualification over the course of 15 months.