Commis Chef Apprentice at Lord Cricket Ground

A Chef Apprenticeship position is available at the Home of Cricket allowing you to develop your culinary skills in a fast-paced major event kitchen. This will include the preparation of meat, fish, poultry, vegetables, breakfast, banqueting and desserts. You will learn basic kitchen skills, food hygiene, health and safety, storage, and cleaning. You will assist chefs with achieving targets set by the Club in a variety of kitchen environments (Main Kitchen, Cold production, Pastry and Tavern Pub).

Responsibilities include:

• To assist the goods receiving team as required
• To understand the business needs and requirements
• To assist in maintaining all Health, Hygiene and Safety records
• Assist in ensuring the highest standard of cleanliness is maintained within the kitchen
• To carry out all reasonable tasks expected by management
• Assist in team building exercises leading to effective MCC requirements
• Ensure attendance of all relevant training and development courses
• To assist in receiving food deliveries ensuring that produce is correctly checked, stored & delivery notes signed for and passed on to procurement managers as requested

Variations of job relating to major matches:

• Attendance at all major match days, including weekends
• Any other duties as required whether in the Department or elsewhere around the Ground

Qualifications:

• GCSE English and maths grades A-D (or equivalent)
• GCSE Cookery/Food Tech is desirable
• Food Safety Level 2 (desirable)

Personal attributes:

• Passion to work in the culinary and catering industry
• A proactive and positive approach to all elements of the role
• Strong communication skills
• Calm, self-motivated, open-minded, innovative
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Willingness to learn culinary skills and knowledge
• Willingness to gain a good understanding of food ordering and stock control
• Willingness to gain a good understanding of logistics and working of multi-site operation
• Customer Service Skills
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Solid computer skills
• Motivational skills to encourage excellence
• Ambition, passion and enthusiasm towards work

Remember you will be on your feet all day! You will be working in a hot and busy kitchen. You will work a rota which may require you to work weekends and evenings. Please research location and consider your commute in terms of time and cost prior to applying for the role.

Progression within your job role and organisation with the potential to complete further Apprenticeships and training relevant to your role as you progress.

• On-the-job training 4 days a week and also 1 day a week at WKC
• Commis Chef Apprenticeship standard
• Functional Skills English and Maths at Level 1, progressing to Level 2