Apprentice Chef J D Wetherspoon - Moon in the Square, Bournemouth

Wetherspoon is looking for fun, enthusiastic, passionate people to join its hard-working teams. No previous experience is necessary and - as it recruits for personality and is a UK Top Employer with an award-winning training programme - Wetherspoon knows that it can teach you the skills to succeed. At a glance, your role is to deliver excellent customer service to make hungry and thirsty customers happy! Ensuring that all food is stored, prepared, cooked, served and presented in accordance with company standards.

This apprenticeship requires you to apply through the employer's website.

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Closing date: 01 Jun 2023

Apprenticeship summary

  • Annual wage

    £15,366.00

  • Working week

    Minimum of 30 hours per week. Exact shifts between the hours of 08:00 - 00:00 to be confirmed.

    Total hours per week: 30

  • Expected duration

    15 Months

  • Possible start date

    08 Jun 2023

  • Date posted

    02 May 2023

  • Apprenticeship level

    Intermediate
    Level 2 (GCSE)

  • Reference number

    VAC1000159816

  • Positions

    1 available

What will the apprentice be doing?

Wetherspoon opens its doors early in the morning and sometimes doesn't close them until late at night, so offering great flexibility of working hours.

What's in it for you?

- We offer competitive hourly rates for all of our team members:

- a free meal and a drink, when working

- a 50% discount on food and soft drinks, when working; a 20% discount on all food, drinks and hotel accommodation (for you and up to three guests), when not working

- £1 extra per hour, for hours worked between midnight and 5.59am

- bonus scheme - earn up to 19% of your pay

- availability of guaranteed-hours contracts and variable-hours contracts -paid holiday

- free shares (after a qualifying period)

- loyalty reward scheme

The role:

At a glance, your role is to deliver excellent customer service to make hungry and thirsty customers happy!

- ensuring that all food is stored, prepared, cooked, served and presented in accordance with company standards

- taking pride in maintaining the highest standards of cleanliness, ensuring that the kitchen is cleaned and maintained throughout the day in accordance with guidelines

- striving, at all times, to achieve the food-delivery-time targets

- being aware of, and being knowledgeable about, all promotions, events and new products in the pub

- responding to any customer feedback in a positive and helpful manner, seeking support if required

With J D Wetherspoon, alongside your day-to-day work, you will be working towards your Production Chef Level 2 Qualification over the course of 15 months. This is a blended learning experience, delivered in your pub individually by an experienced Lifetime coach. There will be a mix of face-to-face and remote (telephone/video-call) visits, whichever mix suits you best. Your apprenticeship will be tailored to your individual development needs and will deliver life-long knowledge, skills, behaviours and confidence.

To find out more about careers with J D Wetherspoons please visit https://www.jdwetherspooncareers.com/

What training will the apprentice take and what qualification will the apprentice get at the end?

Production Chef Apprenticeship L2 including Functional Skills in Maths and English

What is the expected career progression after this apprenticeship?

Apprenticeships provide exciting development opportunities to all of Wetherspoon's bar, kitchen and hotel teams. Apprenticeships give you the opportunity to learn while you earn - from associates right through to management. Over 70% of Wetherspoon's recent apprenticeship achievers received a promotion during, or shortly after completing, their programme.

Requirements and prospects

Desired skills and personal qualities

Team Working, Organisation Skills

Qualifications

Other None required (Grade None required) Desired

About the employer

This is one of several Wetherspoon pubs with 'moon' in their name, linking them with the ideal pub described by George Orwell. He called his fictitious pub 'Moon Under Water'. This one stands on the site of Victoria Villa and Library - the home and business premises of TJ Hankinson, who was Bournemouth's first mayor, elected in 1890. Around that time, the buildings were replaced by King's drapery store which traded here for several decades.

Employer

J D Wetherspoon - Moon in the Square, Bournemouth

Address

4-6 Exeter Road

BH2 5AN

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Training

Training provider

LIFETIME TRAINING GROUP LIMITED

Apprenticeship standard

Production chef

Level 2 (GCSE)

Employer's Application Instructions

This apprenticeship requires you to apply through the employer's website.

Apply now

Closing date: 01 Jun 2023