ABOUT US:

We’re looking for a chef to join our growing & ambitious team in The Farm Table, our 70 cover fresh food restaurant.

We want someone who’s passionate about seasonality, provenance & sustainability. Our menu evolves a little each week to the tune of the farm & fields around us, making the most of fresh fruit & veg picked each morning just a few 100 yards away, onsite butchery, cidery, vineyard, apiary, gelato & bean-to-bar chocolatier. We use the Dart’s Farm food hall as our larder, championing the very best artisan produce & have the odd local foraging outing!

Since opening 3 years ago we have been awarded 1 AA Rosette, Trencherman’s Guide ‘Higher Membership’, Good Food Guide’s ‘Britain’s Top 100 Local Restaurants’ & shortlisted as Restaurant of the Year (outside London) by Food & Travel Magazine.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Participate in weekly menu development
• Adhere to health & hygiene standards
• Completing assigned work for the day, MEP List, putting away deliveries, Cleaning and deep cleaning.
• Stock and equipment management
• Working with our satellite pizza kitchen to coordinate service
• Working to agreed costings & plating standards
• *Accountability for stock to ensure minimal waste

REQUIREMENTS:

• We’re looking for someone who’s genuinely passionate about produce, provenance & sustainability
• Strong communication & interpersonal skills
• Curiosity & appetite for learning
• Ideally 3 years plus in fresh food kitchens
• A strong Demi to a SCDP would be considered and the role can be negotiated for the right individual, depending on the person and performance on a trial day will depend on the wage and role offered.

BENEFITS:

• Up to £ 13 per hour (Experience dependent)
• A share of additional cash & card tips (circa £2000/3000pa)
• Exciting progression opportunities - learn new skills
• FREE staff meals
• FREE onsite parking
• 28 days holiday per year
• Minimum of 2 weeks advance rotas
• Nest Pension Scheme
• Closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day & New Year’s Day
• Generous discount across Darts Farm departments & tenants.
• Excellent BUS & TRAIN links (Bus 57 / Topsham Train Station)
• Working in a friendly, community-orientated family business, not a chain.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: Up to £13.00 per hour

Expected hours: 42 per week

Additional pay:

• Tips

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Night shift
• Weekend availability

Work Location: In person