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Production Chef
Production Chefs work in a wide range of settings, including restaurants, pubs, schools, hospitals, care homes, workplace canteens and maritime catering.Viewing course details for
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About this apprenticeship
Production Chefs work in a wide range of settings, including restaurants, pubs, schools, hospitals, care homes, workplace canteens and maritime catering.
Their role is to prepare high-quality food, often in large volumes, using standardised recipes, menus and mainly pre-prepared ingredients.
Production Chefs work closely with kitchen teams, front-of-house staff, suppliers and in some settings, customers, typically reporting to a senior chef or kitchen manager.
They are responsible for producing food efficiently and safely, following food hygiene, health and safety, fire and allergen regulations, while maintaining high standards of organisation, sustainability, quality and teamwork.
Study Level
This is a Level 2 apprenticeship.
What you Will Learn
- Prepare and cook meat, fish, poultry, vegetables, salads and other ingredients using fresh, frozen and pre-prepared products to business standards.
- Apply a range of cooking methods, including boiling, steaming, braising, baking, grilling and frying and safely regenerate prepared dishes.
- Produce, portion and present food to specification while maintaining required prep and stock levels.
- Store, rotate and manage stock correctly to minimise waste and support sustainable working practices.
- Follow food safety, allergen, hygiene, COSHH, health and safety, and temperature control procedures at all times.
- Safely use, clean and maintain knives, equipment and kitchen technology in line with standard operating procedures.
- Communicate professionally, work effectively as part of a team and promote equality, diversity and inclusion.
- Plan workloads, prepare and close service areas, solve routine problems and use feedback to improve performance.
- Support customers with specialist dietary requirements, including texture-modified and fortified diets where required.
- Demonstrate professionalism through reliability, teamwork, attention to detail and contributing to quality, productivity and business performance.
Learning & Teaching Methods
This Level 2 apprenticeship has an approximate duration of 12 months and is wholly work based and delivered through independent study and workplace visits by a Vocational Trainer Coach.
What Next?
On completion of this programme, apprentices will be fully qualified and experienced Production Chef. Allowing progression onto Level 3 apprenticeships such as Senior Production Chef.
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