Apprentice Commis Chef

Summary

You will work alongside one or more of our experienced kitchen team to produce food and learn all the jobs a chef has to perform at Prego. Day to day, you will shadow a chef and keep the kitchen on top of their daily workload - managing various parts of the customer journey.

Annual wage: £19,340 a year
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Training course: Commis chef (level 2)
Hours: Varied days and shift patterns including weekends (days and shifts to be confirmed).
40 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 30 September
Duration: 1 Year 3 Months
Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Starting with the basics - you will learn the importance of a clean and organised kitchen, after this you will learn the importance of speed, organisation and accuracy in your work. Day to day, you will shadow a chef and keep the kitchen on top of their daily workload - managing various parts of the customer journey.

Duties will be varied, but will include:

Knife skills
Dough preparation and management
Kitchen prep and management
Menu knowledge and preparing all of the dishes
Shadowing a Chef to keep the kitchen operating efficiently
Managing various parts of the customer journey

We offer many staff benefits!

Where you’ll work

18 High Street

Buckingham

MK18 1NT

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.

College or training organisation

MILTON KEYNES COLLEGE

Your training course

Commis chef (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents

Contribute to reviewing and refreshing menus in line with business and customer requirements

Use technology for the development and production of dishes and menu items in line with business procedures and guidelines to achieve the best result

Check food stocks, report on shortages, prioritise food that is close to expiry and keep the storage areas in good order

Prioritise tasks, ensuring food items meet the required quality standard and in the required time frame

Measure dish ingredients and portion sizes accurately

Use a range of craft preparation and basic cooking skills and techniques to prepare, cook and finish dishes and menu items in line with business requirements

Use correct knives and knife skills when preparing food and use the correct equipment when preparing, cooking and finishing food

Correctly store and use food items and commodities when preparing, cooking and finishing dishes to deliver a quality product that is safe for the consumer

Apply correct preparation and selection methods when using fresh produce in dishes

Complete preparation and cooking tasks to a high standard, delivered on time and presented as described within the recipe specification

Maintain a clean and hygienic kitchen environment at all times, complete kitchen documentation as required

Work with others to ensure dishes produced are of high quality, delivered on time and to the standard required

Choose methods of communication that achieve effective team working

Develop own skills and knowledge through training and experiences

Deal with team challenges and problems constructively to drive a positive outcome

Effectively manage resources to meet specifications and control waste

Follow safe systems of work reporting risks in the appropriate manner

Your training plan

We offer all the training you will need:

Commis Chef Apprenticeship Standard & qualification
Functional Skills in English and maths Level 1 if required, plus the Level 2 test
Study at Milton Keynes College - Bletchley campus
Training schedule has yet to be agreed - further details will be made available at a later date
Prego Chef training, health and safety courses and food safety courses

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English and Maths (grade 4-9)

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
IT skills
Attention to detail

About this company

Prego is a fun and vibrant Italian themed family friendly restaurant that has been trading for over 18 years. We trade 7 days a week serving food all day. Our kitchen team is very well established and we are now looking to add further to our team as the business continues to grow. We have a fun and friendly team that understand the importance of hardwork and team work. We believe in everyone doing well when the business does well so all employees are included in our profit share bonus scheme after a year of service. We also believe in everyone having a good work life balance so rotas are set 6 weeks in advance and every full time member of the team gets two days off a week.

After this apprenticeship

A permanent position may be on offer upon successful completion of the Apprenticeship

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MILTON KEYNES COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000275150.

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Closes in 4 days (Friday 20 September)

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