Hospitality Team Member Food Production Level 2 Apprenticeship

Summary

Hunts Food Group are looking for a motivated and energetic Apprentice Chef to join our kitchen team at The Farmyard Kitchen, Sherborne. You will take on a full-time role in the kitchen under the supervision of our chefs alongside your training, showing you exactly what it takes to become a vital team member in any kitchen.

Wage: £14,722.50 a year
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Training course: Hospitality team member (level 2)
Hours: Flexible rota. 5 days per week between Tuesday - Sunday. Exact working days and hours TBC.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date: Thursday 15 May
Duration: 1 year 3 months
Positions available: 1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

Preparation and cooking of food for breakfast and lunch
Taking consideration for customers special dietary requirements, including religious diets, allergens and food intolerance diets
Monitor the temperature, quality and portion size of all food served from the kitchen areas
Ensure that all food leaving the kitchen is prepared and served to the pre-agreed consistent high standards
Ensure the effective control of refrigeration and dry store goods to ensure food safety and reduce waste
Comply with local health and safety requirements
Carry out other duties as may reasonably be required from time to time

Where you’ll work

The Farmyard Kitchen
The Old Pump House
Oborne Road
Sherborne
DT9 3RX

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

YEOVIL COLLEGE

Your training course

Hospitality team member (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents

Your training plan

Hospitality Team Member Level 2.

Training for this apprenticeship will be across 12 masterclasses through Yeovil College. This training will teach you the knowledge, skills and behaviours set out in the hospitality Team Member Food Production apprenticeship standard.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade Grade 9 – 4 / A* - C)
Maths (grade Grade 9 – 4 / A* - C)

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
Customer care skills
Team working
Initiative

Other requirements

Hunt’s will be supportive of any resits required to achieve English and Maths qualifications. You MUST be prepared to commit to your work and training for the duration of the apprenticeship. In some cases, you may be required to have a telephone conversation with Yeovil College prior to your application being passed on. If a suitable candidate is found prior to the advertised closing date, it may close earlier so please apply early to avoid disappointment.

About this company

Hunt’s Food Group is the South’s leading family run food wholesaler and manufacturer working with businesses across the UK. The Hunt’s story started right back in the early 1900s on the family dairy farm in Dorset and it’s been non stop growth since then. We want to create, sell and deliver great tasting food that is loved by everyone! Along side our B2B wholesale business we have a range of our own brands we manufacture and deliver throughout the South. Brands include Gourmade ready meals, Thorner’s butchery and pie makers, Childhay Manor dairy ice cream, Queenswood natural foods and Black Rock Bakery. The Hunt’s Food Group is a business built on the success of its people. Right from the beginnings of the family farm to the £110m turnover organisation we are today. Hunt's still hold dear to the visions and guiding principles established by their founder, Michael Hunt, who committed to putting the customer first by building a true partnership based upon trust and integrity.

https://huntsfoodhall.co.uk/thefarmyardkitchen (opens in new tab)

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

Hunt’s Food Group is well established in the local community and employs over 500 colleagues in a variety of food production, distribution and customer facing roles. We have a promote from within ethos with opportunities across the Group. Our apprentice should expect to be pivotal within the Restaurant upon completion of the course.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

YEOVIL COLLEGE

Gabrielle Cobner

studentrecruitment@yeovil.ac.uk

01935845380

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000309342.

Apply now

Closes on Tuesday 15 April 2025

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