Vacancy:
Apprentice Chef
Derwen Garden Centre, Guilsfield, Welshpool. SY21 9PH
The Apprenticeship will be supervised by our Chef & HR Manager working in partnership with Cambrian Training.
Duties:
• Working under the supervision of our Head Chef & kitchen team you will learn all aspects of kitchen life. From the basics of kitchen organisation & front of house, hygiene and law, to hands on preparation of snacks, vegetables, meat and fish dishes.
• You will become organised, efficient and able to manage your own time, in short, a responsible, valuable team member.
• You will be taught the relevant skills of food and kitchen management, that should, if you wish, lay a solid foundation for you to progress in a career as a chef and allow you to express yourself.
Desirable Personal Qualities:
- Enthusiasm and Motivation along with an interest or preferably a passion for ‘food’.
- A willingness to learn from our Head Chef & kitchen team.
- Calm under pressure.
- Ability to communicate well especially in a busy demanding kitchen environment.
- A desire to make a career in this field.
- An interest in minimising waste and negative effects on the environment would be ideal.
Personal Attributes
- Willing to be flexible with a positive attitude towards their work.
- Good common sense and the ability to think quickly in various situations.
- Can use their initiative to excel, going beyond what is expected.
- Ability to work as part of a team, to be compassionate and thoughtful towards other members of staff.
- Can follow orders through, carrying out tasks as requested.
- A commitment to equal opportunities.
About Us
The Derwen Garden Centre is a family owned, and run, operation. We were founded in 1996 by the Joseph family, originally as an arm of the plant wholesaler Dingle Nurseries, just up the road in Frochas. We are operated by a small group of dynamic, hard-working individuals, who thrive working together as part of a team. Our ethos is to provide excellent customer service, ensuring everything we sell is of exceptional quality from the plants to the gifts in the shop, of course this also applies to the restaurant. Since the first national lockdown we have hired a new chef who is taking the restaurant in an exciting new direction, facing the challenge of creating a sensational menu while still satisfying the traditional clientele expected at a garden centre eatery.
We recognise that the Derwen is a destination, with people travelling from afar to visit us for the day, and so we are eager to create an experience for our customers. The restaurant is part of the package that they come for. Our aim is for it to be more than a refuelling station, we want it to be part of the reason people make the journey to visit us. In wake of the climate crisis, we are always looking for ways to minimise our negative impact on the environment. This includes implementing renewable energy sources, considering the origins of the products we sell, and cutting down on waste in all forms. This is one of the reasons we pride ourselves on selling local and free-range foods wherever possible. We see this as a company’s duty and hope that through our actions we can be part of the solution to the problems we face as a society.
Qualifications required:
Good literacy and numeracy skills.
Welsh language requirements:
None
Apprenticeship course:
Level 2 Foundation Apprenticeship in Food Production and Cookery
Pay:
National Living Wage
Hours:
Full time38 hours per week standard working hours are 9am – 5.00pm, 5 days over 7.
Holiday– 29 days paid holiday, pro rata (accrued). Bank Holidays are required workdays.
Interview arrangements:
Meeting on site
Apply:
Please complete an application form HERE and send to rachaeljoseph@derwengardencentre.co.uk
