Production Chef Apprentice

Job Title:

Production Chef Apprentice

Location:

Buckfast Abbey

Contract Type:

Permanent full-time

Pay:

£10.10 per hour - that's £2.10 more than the apprentice minimum wage

Hours of Work:

Flexibility: 40 hours per week, over 5 days, weekdays and weekends, early, day and late shifts

To Apply.:

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Ready to earn, learn and launch your career?

We’re looking for our next Awesome Addition to join the Kitchen team at Buckfast Abbey.

If you’re passionate about food, enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and want to build a career in catering and hospitality, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

As a Production Chef Apprentice, you’ll gain hands-on experience whilst studying towards a nationally recognised Level 2 Production Chef qualification. You’ll learn how to prepare, cook and present high-quality dishes, work with recipes and menus, maintain food safety standards and become a valued member of a busy professional kitchen.

This is a fantastic opportunity to earn great pay while you learn and develop skills that can take you anywhere in the hospitality and catering industry.

What you’ll be doing

As part of our friendly Kitchen team, you’ll help create exceptional food experiences for our guests by:

Preparing ingredients and assisting with food production
Cooking and presenting dishes to a high standard
Following recipes and production plans accurately
Helping maintain consistency, quality and portion control
Maintaining excellent food hygiene and cleanliness standards
Following food safety, health and safety, and allergen procedures
Organising and storing ingredients correctly
Working closely with chefs and hospitality colleagues
Supporting service during busy periods and special events
Learning sustainable kitchen practices and reducing waste
Developing professional cooking techniques and culinary skills
Helping deliver a positive dining experience for every guest

No two days are ever the same. One day you could be preparing ingredients for a busy lunch service, and the next you might be supporting a conference, event or special function while learning new culinary techniques.

About Buckfast Abbey

Located on the edge of Dartmoor National Park, Buckfast Abbey welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors every year.

From conference delegates and hotel guests to day visitors and retreatants, our hospitality teams play a vital role in creating exceptional experiences for everyone who visits.

You’ll join a supportive team within an organisation that values learning, development and delivering outstanding customer service.

Our staff are not required to share the religious beliefs of the Monastic Community, but those beliefs shape our ethos and working culture, so we require all staff to have empathy with and uphold our values: Respect, Integrity and Excellence.

Who we are looking for 🔎

You don’t need previous hospitality experience. We’re looking for someone who:

Qualifications required: English and Maths GCSE minimum of Grade 3 and above are preferable. (These qualifications can be achieved during the course, so this isn’t essential)
Has a genuine interest in food and cooking
Has a positive attitude and willingness to learn
Enjoys working as part of a team
Has good communication skills
Is reliable and hardworking
Can stay calm and professional in a busy environment
Takes pride in providing excellent customer service
Is enthusiastic, proactive and ready to get stuck in
Has good attention to detail
Flexibility: 40 hours per week, over 5 days, weekdays and weekends, early, day and late shifts

What you’ll gain

A nationally recognised Level 2 Production Chef Apprenticeship
Earn £10.10 per hour – that’s £2.10 more than the apprentice minimum wage!
Real workplace experience from day one
Professional training in food preparation, cooking and kitchen operations
Skills and experience valued across the catering and hospitality industry
Support and mentoring from experienced chefs and hospitality professionals
Training in customer service, food safety and hospitality operations
The opportunity to build confidence and develop transferable workplace skills
A clear pathway towards supervisory and management opportunities

Sound Like You?

If you’re enthusiastic, motivated and ready to learn, we’d love to hear from you. No previous hospitality experience? No problem! You bring your best and we’ll give you the training, support and opportunities to help you succeed.

Future Prospects

Successful completion of this apprenticeship could lead to a permanent role within our catering operation or the opportunity to progress onto a senior level chef apprenticeship and further enhance your skills.

This apprenticeship is more than just a qualification. It’s your chance to build a career, gain valuable experience and become part of a team dedicated to delivering exceptional food and hospitality every day.

Apply now and start your journey into the exciting world of professional cookery!

For more information, or to request an informal discussion about the role, please contact us: recruitment@buckfast.org.uk

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Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS)

Buckfast Abbey is committed to our responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We strive to recruit colleagues who share this commitment to safeguarding and therefore apply robust procedures to support this. All new employees are required to obtain a DBS check, at no cost to themselves.

The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, some convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

‘Protected’ refers to convictions and cautions that will not be included on a DBS Disclosure Certificate. Guidance and criterion for filtering cautions and convictions can be found at gov.uk/government/collections/dbs-filtering-guidance

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Criminal Record

The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. Please note any criminal convictions except those 'spent', or otherwise ‘protected’, under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If none, please state.

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All the information collected in this form is necessary and relevant to the performance of the job applied for. We will use the information provided by you on this form for recruitment purposes only.

The Company will treat all personal information confidentially and in line with current data protection legislation. We rely on the lawful basis of the Data Protection Act 2018 (General Data Protection Regulation) to process the information provided by you in this form.

Should you be successful in your application, the information provided, and further information which will be gathered at the relevant time, will be subsequently used for the administration of your employment and in relation to any legal challenge which may be made regarding our recruitment practices.

If you require more information on how we use the information you have provided, please email recruitment@buckfast.org.uk to ask to see our privacy notice.

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I confirm that the above information is complete and correct and that any untrue or misleading information will give my employer the right to terminate any employment contract offered.
I understand that any offer of employment is subject to the organisation being satisfied with the results of series of relevant checks including references, eligibility to work in the UK, criminal convictions, probationary period, and a medical report (in line with the operation of the Equality Act 2010).
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