Kitchen Assistant

at  Thomas Franks Ltd

CONTRACT: PERMANENTSALARY: 12.25 PER HOUR

A co-educational independent day and boarding school in Wellington, Somerset for pupils aged 3 to 18. Catering for 800 students and teachers with 220 boarders. We offer a core feeding of breakfast club, mid morning snack, lunch, after school clubs, dinner, house supplies and boarding treats. This is a 52 week contract. There is a considerable amount of hospitality at this location. This is a 7-day operation so working pattern would be 5 out of 7. The role will be split between front of house and kitchen. Additional benefit of this location is free on-site parking.
We are looking for a talented Kitchen Assistant to join our team at one of our fabulous locations in Somerset.
You will have previous experience of working within a fast-paced kitchen as a Kitchen Assistant.
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 Kitchen Assistant 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, providing food and a great service
• 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.
• Experience of pot wash duties would be an advantage
• Excellent customer service skills
• Great team player
• Be able to help the Chefs with some food prep