Commis Chef Apprentice - Peak Edge Hotel, Chesterfield
30 hours a week hours a week
18 Month
What you’ll do at work
- To learn all aspects of food preparation and service to the required standard with guidance from senior kitchen members.
- When necessary, to run a designated section in the kitchen to set standards, following recipe sheets, dish specification sheets and fridge plans.
- Work closely with all other kitchen team members, guided by middle management i.e. senior chef de partie/chef de partie.
- Be responsible directly to the kitchen management team i.e. head chef sous chef, junior sous, senior chef de partie.
- Maintain a clean, tidy and organised working environment, following training documents and reference materials as appropriate.
- Be aware and follow food storage procedures.
- Communicate with sous chef and head chef in personal development training, appraisals and longer-term objectives.
Where you’ll work
Darley Road
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S45 0LW
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Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
Your training course
Commis chef
Your training plan
Apprentices will attend on-campus lessons each week, college transport is available.
Apprentices will also be visited in the workplace be their college instructor-mentor who will complete observations, and professional discussions and guide the apprentice throughout their course.
Requirements
Desired qualifications
- GCSE English (Grade 4/C or above) desirable
- GCSE Maths (Grade 4/C or above) desirable
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Reliable
- An interest in the industry
- Ability to learn from peers
- A desire to learn
Other requirements
Please consider how you will get to work each day. There are some buses in the area, but not many. Please consider that this role will involve working regular evenings and weekends working.
About this company
Peak Edge Hotel is a privately owned, luxury boutique hotel nestled on the edge of Derbyshire’s Peak District National Park. Surrounded by beautiful countryside with farm-to-fork ethos, the hotel is accessible and only a 10-minute drive from Chesterfield town centre and our sister venue, Casa Hotel. The Red Lion Restaurant at Peak Edge Hotel is the recent winner of ‘Derbyshire’s Pub of the Year’ in the National Pub & Bar Awards, ‘Derbyshire and Peak District Taste of Derbyshire award for the ‘Best Restaurant’ and also a finalist in the National Publican Awards for ‘Best Premium food offer’. The hotel has recently undergone beautiful renovations to our restaurant and extensions to our banqueting rooms and we continue to invest to make sure this stunning hotel provides a laid-back, home-from-home for all our guests and visitors.
https://www.peakedgehotel.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Company Benefits
Company pension Employee discount across both Hotels on food, beverage and hotel stays Free on-site parking Referral programme Meals provided on duty
Disability Confident
After this apprenticeship
Potential of permanent position dependent on business at that time and the individual’s success in their role during their apprenticeship.
