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Job Title: Production Chef Contract: Full time, permanent Hours: 40 hours / week Mon - Thu: 12pm - 8pm Fri: 10am - 6pm On acceptance of the position, the successful candidate will be required to work 10am - 6pm each day for the first month in order to complete training alongside our senior chef. Location: Sydenham, London Description We are seeking a full time, experienced production chef to join our friendly team at our busy kitchen in Sydenham, London. The Family Food Co is on a mission to support parents by providing delicious, convenient and nutritionally balanced frozen meals and our amazing chefs are the heart of our business. You will be cooking all our meals from scratch for our brand, Pots for Tots, using the best ingredients in a friendly and supportive environment - this isn’t your regular chef role! Supported by our Senior Production Chef and reporting to our Head of Product, you will be responsible for ensuring every one of our frozen ready meals is cooked to perfection - attention to detail and a love of food is of course a must! Requirements - Minimum 3 years in a professional food environment to include a minimum of 1 year in a food production environment (restaurant/catering experience is useful, but it is essential you also have demonstrable experience in a production environment producing packaged food for retail, not just hospitality cooking) - Level 2 food hygiene certificate, a demonstrable knowledge of proper food hygiene practices and a full understanding of EHO requirements (a bonus if you also have knowledge of SALSA accreditation!) - Fast and flexible worker - it gets busy in our kitchen; we need you to be able to work quickly and efficiently while maintaining our super high quality standards and facing challenges with enthusiasm - Ability to follow recipes exactly - our meals are carefully designed to meet our nutritional and cost requirements, therefore you will need to produce to an exact specification ensuring all weights/measures and cook times are adhered to (there’s no room for creative flare during the cooking of our meals, as consistency is crucial - however, we regularly develop new meals and this is where you can bring your ideas and get creative!) - Confident working independently and leading a team of Kitchen Assistants - our KAs are invaluable, helping with everything from portioning meals, basic food prep and keeping the kitchen clean to loading/unloading deliveries and organising our storage space. Our Senior Chef works from 6am - 2pm, so once settled into the role and all training is completed, you will be responsible for overseeing the second half of the day and coordinating the KAs (support from the Head of Product is always on hand!) - Confident using a computer to input basic data into our systems / locate and print files etc - High level of spoken and written English Benefits - £28k pro rata - 30 days holiday pro rata inclusive of bank holidays - We believe in rewarding our staff, so, on successful completion of your probation period there is an opportunity to enter into the employee EMI option scheme

If you are passionate about creating exceptional culinary experiences, have strong leadership abilities, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join our team as the Head Chef and contribute to our continued success! We are looking for a confident and experienced Chef who ideally has experience working in an under 5 children’s nursery. You will be working on a 35-40 hour contract cooking meals for between 50-80 children a day and will be managing the whole kitchen, working alongside a kitchen assistant. There are some great perks for this role: including bonus award scheme, free training, shift pattern Mon-Fri only, paid annual leave, team outings, and more. Key responsibilities: -To prepare and cook nutritionally balanced meals appropriate for under-fives in accordance with the nursery’s nutritional guidance for the under-fives. -Prepare all food in accordance with current allergy control policy. -To contribute ideas to menu planning ensuring the children receive a healthy nutritionally balanced, multi-cultural diet. -To maintain a safe, clean and healthy kitchen environment -To maintain accurate records regarding temperature controls etc. Full details will be given to any shortlisted candidates in the interview process. We hope to find a suitable candidate local to SE22 8PW (East Dulwich, South London) and look forward to you applications.

We are on the hunt for a star to join the team as Production Assistant [Chef de Partie level] to help and assist the team in all fish preparation & production task in the smokehouse on a daily basis. You will learn a huge amount and add a skill to your CV. The candidate needs to be able to work well under pressure and have great team skills which will then help in assisting the team achieving a well organised day to day running of the smokehouse here in Hackney, East London. Here at Secret Smokehouse we have extremely high food safety standards with our EC number so the candidate must have a clear understanding of food cross contamination & personal hygiene - ideally Food Safety Level 2. We supply the best here in London and we are therefore looking for the best people to join us on this journey. Roles and responsibilities: • Production tasks: curing, smoking, pin-boning, slicing & prepping • Using the vac packer • Clean as you work, always keeping a tidy & clean station • Reporting directly to the Production Lead for daily tasks • Clear labelling of all products / batch codes / temp check • Notify the Production Lead of any broken/damaged equipment • Working as a team end of day clean down. • Working closely with KP • Min. level-2 food safety • Punctual, articulate and attentive • Be willing to muck in on adhoc jobs around the smokehouse • Want to learn how to cure & smoke fish • Ensuring cleanliness of all equipment [slicer / vac-packer etc] Benefits: - No weekends - No shift work - Mon-Fri 7am-5pm - Staff lunch every Wednesday - 50% discount on products [except promotional goods] - Training - Discounts etc via Bright HR platform - Plus many more Sound like a job you can do, then get in touch today