Chef Apprenticeship

As a Chef with us, your food is the reason guests keep coming through our doors! You'll thrive off the hustle and bustle of a fast-paced kitchen, pulling together as a team. With 19 brands and 1600 businesses, the opportunities to develop and grow in one of our kitchens are endless.Responsibilities:- Have open communication with the entire team to ensure the delivery of outstanding food and service, promoting a supportive atmosphere where you assist other team members whenever possible.- Participate and contribute to team meetings, offering your valuable insights.- Prepare, cook and present food quickly, safely and efficiently to brand standard.- Ensure any guest queries and complaints are handled promptly and professionally.- Ensure cleanliness and tidiness of the kitchen and back of house areas with great attention to detail.- Set up and closedown the department including stock rotation and prep and par process.- Keep up to date with business information, promotions and new products.- Participate in all in-house training, e-learning and the completion of assigned learning modules.- Always adhere to brand standards, licencing laws and all company policies and procedures.- Completing all appropriate documentation, due diligence records, daily and weekly cleaning tasksYou don't need any experience as we can teach you everything! If you are willing to learn, have a passion for cooking and be proud to work with us, we can show you exactly what it takes to become a vital team member in any kitchen.At Mitchells and Butlers you will be working towards a Production Chef Level 2 Apprenticeship standard over the course of 15 months.You'll take on a full-time role in the kitchen under the supervision of passionate chefs alongside your training. Not only do you gain a nationally recognised qualification, you will be able to support the running of our kitchens, creating some amazing moments making sure that quality never slips for our guests!What your apprenticeship includes:- You won't need to attend college, our apprenticeships are delivered through work based training which includes a mixture of face-to-face sessions and remote Team calls with your Lifetime Learner Coach every 6 weeks. You will also have a mentor within the workplace to support you.- Obtain Functional Skills in English and Maths (if you don't already have GCSE or equivalents)- Reviews every 12 weeks with the Apprentice, Line Manager and Lifetime Learner Coach including feedback sessions.Benefits for Mitchells and Butlers staff:- Once completed, this is only the start of your career with us. There are further progression opportunities to explore higher level apprenticeships once you have completed L2.- A massive 33% discount across all our brands.- 20% discount off all of our brands for friends and family.- Wagestream - a financial toolkit that helps you manage your finances and allows you to access your earned pay when you need it.- Opportunities to grow with paid for qualifications.- Opportunity for progression; on average 200 Chefs are promoted to Head Chef every year.- Discounts on gym memberships.- Team Socials - work hard, play hard!On top of this, as part of Mitchells & Butlers you will receive a pension; 28 days paid holiday; high-street shopping discounts; and we even give you free shares! There's also a free employee helpline- to support you with whatever life throws at you.Wage will be:16-20 year olds: £10.85 per hour21+ year olds: £12.71 per hourAt M&B, we want people to be supported, valued, able to be themselves and work in a great team. Join us and help us make every guest feel truly welcome.