Current Apprenticeship Vacancies

A successful Bricklaying Employer, Imagine Building Services Ltd, are looking for enthusiastic individuals to join their thriving team. Working nationwide, the company build brickwork, blockwork and stonework of outstanding quality to facilitate the repair of vehicle strike insurance claims.

The employer is looking for individuals who can work well in a fast-paced environment, working well independently and as part of a team. Working on site will mean that health and safety is a vital part of the role, therefore the successful candidates will need to be professional and responsible. There will be the occasional need to stay away on jobs though this is subsidised additionally to a wage.

Candidates should also:

· Be passionate about construction and bricklaying

· Have a good basic knowledge of Bricklaying

· Be capable of doing a Mix

· Be able to drive or commute to locations in Far Cotton, Delapre or Duston

· English and Maths at Level 2 or Equivalent (Desirable)

If required to stay overnight on jobs they will get a disbursement of £50.00 per evening for an evening meal in addition to their wage.

In return the successful candidates will gain high quality training and mentorship from a successful bricklaying business with a wealth of industry experience.

Job Types: Full-time, Apprenticeship

Salary: From £7.49 per hour

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Northampton: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location

Rugby based restaurant are looking to recruit an Apprentice Commis Chef to support us as our business continues to grow.

The Tuning Fork is an eighty-seater restaurant on a new build community in Houlton Rugby, just off the M1.

The Tuning Fork opened its doors in March 2017 and our business has gone from strength to strength.

Our success over the last 6 years, we believe, is due to our focus on a sourcing policy that insists on high-welfare local producers: sustainable seafood, locally farmed meat, sourdough from a local artisan bakery.

Any food waste we have is turned into energy and sold back to the National Grid.

We bake all of our own cakes & pastries in house.

Breakfast might be a chia pancakes or eggs on herby avocado with nutty Egyptian dukkha spice seasoning: lunch is burgers, burritos, tarts, salads and we always have a selection of ‘Specials’ on the menu daily.

We open on 2 evenings a week; Friday & Saturday night when we serve a selection of steaks, Asian, European & traditionally English fayre.

All of the food we produce has a huge emphasis on freshness, seasonality & tastiness.

We are looking for an apprentice commis chef to come and support our small kitchen team as our restaurant continues to thrive.

As an apprentice you will be working in the fast-paced kitchen environment to assist with the production of high quality, freshly prepared food under the guidance and mentoring of the head chef. You will also be mentored to in the implementation and effective discharge of all relevant statutory requirements within the kitchen department.

Key Responsibilities:

· Assist with the production of high quality, freshly prepared food as directed by the Head Chef.

· Assist with day to day washing up and cleaning as per cleaning schedules and as directed by the Head Chef.

· Helping to ensure that food offer and resultant service facilitates a high quality of customer service.

· Assisting in the implementation and effective discharge of all relevant statutory requirements within the kitchen department. These include health & safety, food safety and fire safety.

Main Duties:

· Preparing and cooking a high quality, well presented and appropriate food offer as per the menu.

· To ensure that customer expectations are satisfied and where possible exceeded both in terms of food quality and speed of service.

· To ensure excellent and enduring standards of both food hygiene/safety and personal hygiene/presentation throughout the kitchen department.

· Assisting in regular and routine cleaning in line with detailed cleaning schedules.

· Assisting with effective stock management including stock rotation & maintaining appropriate stock levels as directed by the Head Chef. Chef.

· To undertake such other duties and reasonable requests as required by the business or commensurate with the role.

The employer is looking for an individual who:

· Works well in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment

· Is passionate about creating and serving high quality food

· Has previous kitchen experience or has studied a relevant course

· Maths and English at a Level 2 standard (desirable)

In return, the successful applicant will benefit from training and mentorship in an award-winning environment with highly motivated colleagues.

If this exciting opportunity sounds like it is for you, then please apply following the link to indeed.com

Overview:

Preparing food and carrying out basic cooking tasks in every section of a kitchen under the supervision of a senior chef

Rate of Pay: £8 per hour

Work Schedule: 30-40 Hours from Tuesday to Sunday with 1 day at college (weekday tbc)

Key Responsibilities

1. Prepare food items

2. Cook food items

3. Finish food items

4. Clean and maintain a safe and hygienic kitchen environment including preparation, cooking and storage areas

5. Complete food safety management system documentation

6. Check and report food items and consumables (for example kitchen foil, film, plastic gloves, cloths etc) stock levels following stock rotation systems

7. Operate and clean specialist kitchen equipment following safe handling procedures

8. Receive and check internal and external deliveries of food items, equipment and chemicals and store correctly

9. Work with others to ensure dishes produced are of high quality, delivered on time and to the standard required

10. Contribute to reviewing and refreshing menus and improving the culinary offer

11. Develop own skills and knowledge through training and experiences

Job Types: Full-time, Apprenticeship

Salary: From £8.00 per hour

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Night shift
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Northampton: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location:

One location

Outstanding restaurant, Nuovo, are looking to recruit an apprentice chef to join their growing and thriving team.

As an apprentice you will be working in busy kitchen environment to support the kitchen team at Nuovo to produce high quality food.

Key Responsibilities:

· Assist with the production of high quality, freshly prepared food as directed by the senior chefs.

· Assist with day to day washing up and cleaning, as per cleaning schedules and as directed.

· Helping to ensure that the food prepared, and resultant customer service is to the high standard expected at Nuovo.

· Assisting in the implementation and effective discharge of all relevant statutory requirements within the kitchen department. These include health & safety, food safety and fire safety.

Main Duties:

· Assisting the team by learning the preparation and cooking of high quality, well-presented and dishes that meet/exceed our guests’ expectations.

· Work alongside the team to ensure excellent and enduring standards of both food hygiene/safety and personal hygiene/presentation throughout the kitchen department.

· Joining the team to ensure routine cleaning in line with detailed cleaning schedules is complete.

· Assisting the team by learning and implementing effective stock management, including stock rotation & maintaining appropriate stock levels as directed by the chefs.

· To undertake such other duties and reasonable requests as required by the business or commensurate with the role.

The employer is looking for an individual who:

· Is passionate about learning to create high quality food in a professional environment.

· Is committed to becoming a professional chef.

· Has some previous kitchen experience, (or has studied of a relevant course), is helpful but not essential.

· Has Maths and English at a Level 2 standard but if not, is prepared to achieve this alongside their apprenticeship.

In return, the successful applicant will benefit from training and mentorship from an outstanding, highly skilled chef and team.

If this exciting opportunity sounds like it is for you, then please apply following the link to indeed.com

Fairline Yachts are looking for enthusiastic carpenter (bench-joinery) apprentices to join their thriving team. Fairline is based in Oundle and manufacture high class motor yachts.

As an apprentice you will be working with highly skilled mentors who are very experienced in the trade. You will work with the company on building the magnificent yachts and learn many aspects of boat building. As an apprentice at Fairline you will be working in an innovative and fast-paced industry with mentors to support you in developing the skills to become an exceptional carpenter.

The employer is looking for individuals who can work well in a fast-paced environment, working well independently and as part of a team. Working in the manufacturing industry will mean that health and safety is a vital part of the role, therefore the successful candidates will need to be professional and responsible.

Candidates should also:

• Be passionate about carpentry
• Have the ability to follow instructions to complete tasks at a high level
• Have an eye for detail
• English and Maths at Level 2 or Equivalent (Desirable, but not mandatory, Functional Skills will be taught with the apprenticeship )

If this exciting opportunity sounds like it is for you, then please apply following the link to indeed.com

An amazing opportunity has become available for a chef/kitchen assistant to join The Whyte Melville team in Boughton near Northampton.

You will be responsible for starters and desserts section, working along with an experienced team. The kitchen is open to guests, so only apply if you have calm focused attitude. The role is ideal for someone looking to start a career in a kitchen or a young chef looking to develop their skills, working with fresh products.

The menu is classic gastro pub with a reputation for producing a menu of the highest quality.

What are we looking for?

• Reliable

• Hard working

• The ability to adhere to food hygiene and health and safety regulations

• You must be in good physical health

• You will be a great team player

• You must be able to work lunchtimes, evenings and weekends

• Uphold and maintain kitchen hygiene at all times

• Having a great personality and enjoy being a team player

• Desire, and want to learn and develop within the kitchen

Benefits

• Weekly competitive salary that is negotiable dependent on experience

• Contracted hours for your flexibility

• Ongoing support and training in the kitchen

• Potential for career development with our chef’s development programme • Company pension scheme

• Fantastic weekly tips

You will complete your apprenticeship training at Moulton College 1 day a week in their state of their art Food and Drink Innovation Centre, and the rest of your working week being taught by the incredible and experience kitchen team at the Whyte Melville.

If this exciting opportunity sounds like it is for you, then please apply following the link to indeed.com

Owners of some of Northamptonshire’s most outstanding restaurants are looking for apprentice chefs to come and join their growing and thriving business.

Their restaurants include The Smoke Pit (NN1 2AQ) and Hops and Chops (NN5 4DR). The Smoke Pit is a smokehouse offering incredible barbecue food, and the Hops and Chops is a modern take on a traditional chophouse.

As an apprentice, you will work with the chefs across the locations in busy kitchen environments to support them in producing the high standard of food their customers love.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with the production of high quality, freshly prepared food as directed by the Head Chef.
• Assist with day to day washing up and cleaning as per cleaning schedules and as directed by the Head Chef.
• Helping to ensure that food offer and resultant service facilitates a high quality of customer service.
• Assisting in the implementation and effective discharge of all relevant statutory requirements within the kitchen department. These include health & safety, food safety and fire safety.

Main Duties:

• Preparing and cooking a high quality, well presented and appropriate food offer as per the menu.
• To ensure that customer expectations are satisfied and where possible exceeded both in terms of food quality and speed of service.
• To ensure excellent and enduring standards of both food hygiene/safety and personal hygiene/presentation throughout the kitchen department.
• Assisting in regular and routine cleaning in line with detailed cleaning schedules.
• Assisting with effective stock management including stock rotation & maintaining appropriate stock levels as directed by the Head Chef. Chef.
• To undertake such other duties and reasonable requests as required by the business or commensurate with the role.

The employer is looking for an individual who:

• Is passionate about creating and serving high quality food
• Has previous kitchen experience or has studied a relevant course
• Maths and English at a Level 2 standard (desirable)

In return, the successful applicant will benefit from training and mentorship from an outstanding, highly skilled chef and team. This is an exciting opportunity to start your career as a chef, in and incredible setting with excellent support and teaching.

If this exciting opportunity sounds like it is for you, then please apply following the link to indeed.com

Thriving, Wellingborough restaurant Ember, are looking for an apprentice commis chef to come and join their growing and enthusiastic team. Ember offers customers a unique, immersive dining experience, whilst delivering high quality food inspired by BBQ culture across the world.

As an apprentice Chef at Ember, you will be working in and open kitchen environment that will be exciting and fast-paced. Under the direction and mentorship of a head chef you will assist with the production of high quality, freshly prepared food.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with the production of high quality, freshly prepared food as directed by the Head Chef.
• Assist with day to day washing up and cleaning as per cleaning schedules and as directed by the Head Chef.
• Assisting in the implementation and effective discharge of all relevant statutory requirements within the kitchen department. These include health & safety, food safety and fire safety.

Main Duties:

• Preparing and cooking a high-quality, well-presented food offer as per the menu.
• To ensure that customer expectations are satisfied and where possible exceeded both in terms of food quality and speed of service.
• To ensure excellent and enduring standards of both food hygiene/safety and personal hygiene/presentation throughout the kitchen department.
• Assisting in regular and routine cleaning in line with detailed cleaning schedules.
• To undertake such other duties and reasonable requests as required by the business or commensurate with the role.

The Ember restaurant are looking for candidates who:

• Have a passion for creating high quality food
• Has an enthusiasm for a career in the food and drink industry
• Has previous kitchen experience and/or studied a relevant course
• Maths and English at Level 2 standard (desirable)

In return, the successful applicant will gain high quality mentoring and training from well-established colleagues and peers, gaining skills and knowledge that will hold them in good stead for a career as a chef.

If this exciting opportunity sounds like it is for you, then please apply through indeed.com

Our Bakery Apprentices are (quite literally) the bread and butter of Geary’s. We are looking for apprentice bakers to join our expanding business and learn all aspects of bakery production, from dough mixing and proofing through to final packaging.

Professional bakery apprentices at Geary’s would be part of an experienced, passionate team, proud of every product we make and raising the bar for quality. We want individuals who are as passionate about baking as we are.

As a Bakery Apprentice, you would be responsible for ensuring the delicious bread we produce and package is of the best possible quality, that adds a spark of joy to people’s daily lives. Your main responsibilities would include:

• Mixing various doughs to specification, learning to see and feel what good looks like.
• Learning correct dough handling and moulding techniques.
• Checking product proof times and heights to deliver the same quality, every time.
• Setting oven temperatures according to product specification, and load/unload ovens.
• Checking products for quality and identify where a product is out of spec’.
• Observing colour of products being baked and adjust oven temperatures/times accordingly.
• Checking equipment to ensure that it meets health and safety regulations, and perform maintenance or cleaning, as necessary.
• Measuring or weigh flour or other ingredients to prepare doughs and toppings using scales and measuring equipment.

• Checking the quality of raw materials to ensure that standards and specifications are met.
• Setting machinery to apply pre-bake toppings to dough, within specification.
• Applying pre-bake toppings by hand.
• Preparing the dough raw materials, ready for mixing.
• Preparing and maintaining production records.
• Operating slicing or wrapping machines

About Us:

At Geary’s, we’re on a crusade to make proper bread more accessible to more people. We’re passionate about re-imaging the way Great Britain thinks about their everyday loaf. This passion is at the heart of everything we do, and have done, since 1906. We take a unique approach to baking, using traditional methods and recipes paired with cutting edge innovation.

We are ‘born and bread’ in Leicestershire and proud of our long-standing heritage. Today, we operate from two sites on a 24/7 operation. We’re made up of over 300 people: a friendly, diverse and outgoing team, passionate about making a difference to the bakery industry.

About You:

At Geary’s, we look for people who show up every day to do their best. We’re a passionate, friendly team and look for the same qualities in our new apprentices. We firmly believe your attitude and approach is just as important (if not, more so) than the skills and experience on your CV.

What we’re looking for:

• A passion about creating baked goods and having a career as a Baker
• Previous kitchen experience or studied a relevant course (desirable)
• Maths and English at a Level 2 standard (desirable)
• A commitment to work, with excellent timekeeping skills
• A passion to learn and develop
• Great communication skills (we love to have a chat)
• Team players

In return, you will benefit from:

• Full training and mentorship from an outstanding, highly skilled team in an incredible environment across both Geary’s bakery sites.

• Day release to college to complete a level 2 bakery qualification.
• Excellent starting rate of pay, with tiered incentives to learn and progress.
• Our brilliant benefits include free delicious bread, a Cycle to Work scheme and an opportunity to win a £10k holiday!

If you would like to know more about this great opportunity, then please apply via indeed.com