Production Chef Apprentice

Predominantly working alongside one of our experienced cooks, the ideal candidate will be serving breakfast and lunch for our guests, preparing homemade soups, quiches, and scones, and helping to deliver our afternoon tea menu, launching this Autumn.
There will be opportunity to experience everything that a busy day-visitor attraction has to offer, including ordering and monitoring stock, learning about and developing vital skills in health and safety and hygiene, customer service skills, general cleaning duties, and touching on menu development and pricing. We play host to numerous conference and banqueting functions, and help deliver external catering for our wide-ranging and diverse events such as Comic Con, The Dog Show, Cromford Builds (Lego), and Our Famous Beer Festival. There is always something to look forward to at Cromford Mills!

Duties will include; 

Produce dishes using fresh and pre-prepared ingredients Prepare soups and menu items for the day Assist to complete hand over notes, and ensure enough stock is prepared for the next day Help to gather stock lists for supplier orders Ensure food stock is stored correctly and used in rotation Work effectively as part of a team Communicate with the internal team and with customers Follow standard operating procedures Take responsibility for own development whilst observing professional standards Use equipment safely and effectively Adhere to site specific risk assessments, fire regulations, health and safety and food safety legislation, and undertake due diligence Adapt and produce dishes to meet special dietary, religious and allergic requirements Observe equality, diversity, inclusion and wellbeing guidelines, and contribute to a supportive, inclusive and motivational environment

Training:

Apprentices will attend weekly on-campus activity days alongside training in the workplace both on and off-the-job. A college instructor-mentor will visit apprentices in the workplace regularly to complete observations, professional discussions and discuss progress.

Training Outcome:
Potential for permanent work at Cromford Mills Career growth within the department Gain essential skills to work across a broad range of hospitality operations

Employer Description:
At Cromford Mills, we believe in being a supportive, teamwork driven workplace, where working together creates the best experience for our visitors. We are a large site with a business centre, a busy events and conferencing programme throughout the year. We operate guided tours of the mill which includes our visitor centre and the Arkwright Experience, telling the story of Sir Richard Arkwright who established the world’s first successful water powered mill here at Cromford in 1771. We have an award-winning educational offer for schools and a very enthusiastic and involved volunteer team who help deliver the visitor heritage offer. Part of the Derwent Valley Mills UNESCO World Heritage Site; all these activities create a beautiful, unique and vibrant place to work.

Working Hours :
Working 5 days out of 7 which will include weekends and occasional evenings. Usual working hours 9am- 5pm or 8:30am- 4:30pm, with a 30 minute paid lunch break.

Skills:
Communication skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Problem solving skills,Logical,Team working,Creative,Reliable,An interest in the industry,Ability to learn from peers,A desire to learn,Calm under pressure