Pastry Chef

at  Thomas Franks Ltd

CONTRACT: PERMANENTSALARY: 33900

A co-educational independent day school for children aged 2 to 18. Situated just outside Esher, Surrey. Catering for just about 1400 students and teachers. We offer a core feeding of Breakfast, Lunch, tuck shop and match teas. There will be a lot of hospitality offering at this location. This is a term time only contract working 40 weeks a year. This school operates Monday to Friday and has an additional benefit of Free on site parking.
We are looking for a talented Pastry Chef to join our team at one of our prestigious locations in Esher.
You will have previous experience of working within a fast-paced kitchen as a Pastry Chef. Experience of making cakes, bread and pastry from scratch will also be welcomed as full training and development will be provided.
You will be excited to work with fresh seasonal ingredients & regularly changing bespoke menus. You will be creative and have the opportunity to showcase your skillset.

YOU WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING SKILLS:

• A genuine interest in food & excellent customer service
• An all-round team player
• Innovation and passion for great food
• An organised Chef with attention to detail

KNOWLEDGE / COMPETENCIES:

• Ability to demonstrate reasonable / good understanding and use of verbal English.
• Ability to demonstrate reasonable / good standard of written English and reading skills.
• Similar experience of customer and / or food preparation environment is preferred

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.

• To work well in a team producing bread, cakes and desserts for lunch service and hospitality.
• To produce food for service using fresh ingredients, cooking from scratch and following the companies brand standards
• Ensuring company food standards are adhered to and wastage controlled.
• Ensuring all Food Hygiene and Health & Safety policies and allergen control procedures are followed.