Apprentice Production Chef – Leeds City College (LS10 1JY)

Overview

• Produce fresh food preparation ( salads, vegetables, fish, meat, desserts) and, eventually, cooking of all meals on the menu, meeting portion controls
• Deliver excellent customer service and ensuring the kitchen food safety standards are followed and a high level of cleaning standards are maintained
• Ensure compliance to procedures, menu specifications and recipes
• Adapt and produce dishes to meet special dietary, religious and allergenic requirements
• Follow, complete and maintain production schedules
• Complete all due diligence records accurately, including legislative and quality standard documentation
• Use specialist kitchen equipment
• Give the customers a prompt and efficient service
• Work alongside the kitchen and front of house team to prepare and serve freshly cooked and prepared food
• Occasionally serve customers professionally and politely
• Maintain the highest levels of cleanliness and hygiene in all areas of the kitchen
• Take payments from customers and operate a till
• Work occasional evening and weekend to support on functions and events
• Maintain excellent standards of personal, food and kitchen hygiene
• Produce food meeting portion controls, and budgetary constraints
  adapting and produce dishes to meet special dietary, religious and allergenic requirements
• Follow, complete and maintain production schedules, legislative and quality standard documentation
• Use specialist kitchen equipment
• Communicate internally and externally with customers and colleagues
• Commit to personal development activities

About the Employer

Leeds City College is one of the largest further education institutions in the country and is one of the biggest providers of apprenticeships regionally. We provide a vibrant and diverse learning environment, delivering excellent and innovative education which is supportive, inspiring and life changing. Leeds City College’s values put students first and are at the heart of everything the college does. We are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our staff. You’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow. We offer a wide range of job vacancies, and our large size means there are always exciting opportunities to progress. Join us on the journey to being the best that we can collectively be for our students, apprentices, staff and our stakeholders.

Things to Consider

This position only accept direct application via link provided.

Training to be Delivered

The Level 2 Production Chef apprenticeship is aligned to professional recognition from employers within the food and drink sector.

The end-point assessment is synoptic and takes place at the end of the apprentice’s learning and development, after a minimum of 15 months on programme learning.  It will consist of an on-demand test, a practical observation, this is then followed by a professional discussion. These are carried out after the apprentice has met the required criteria to pass the Gateway process. The apprenticeship is graded with a pass, distinction or fail, based on performance in the end-point assessment.