Hot Food Chef - Pret a Manger

About the Role

As a Hot Chef at Pret, you will work as part of a team to ensure all food meets Pret standards and is consistently delicious. You will develop and maintain the standard of hot food in the shop, providing customers with Pret Perfect hot food with required quality, freshness, and display. Hot food is produced from both the kitchen and front counter areas. The Hot Chef ensures maintenance of hot food equipment to required Health and Safety standards. You are an integral part of the shop team and will carry out TM Star duties as appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Coach and train team members on hot food standards.
• Liaise with TMT to plan and carry out hot food training.
• Conduct hot food team briefs and attend relevant meetings.
• Ensure all hot food training material is available and up to date.
• Follow dress code and wear correct Hot Chef uniform.
• Prepare, display, and sell hot food according to planograms and Pret standards.
• Ensure great quality and appropriate availability for time of day.
• Manage new hot food product launches effectively.
• Cook and hold hot food at correct temperatures, record accurately.
• Follow production setting standards and bakery plan.
• Adhere to kitchen health & safety and food safety standards.
• Ensure hot food equipment is prepared, tested, cleaned, and maintained.
• Train team members on equipment use.
• Liaise with AMK/AMF for fresh hot food sampling.
• Monitor hot food sales and ensure sufficient stock of ingredients and packaging.

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We’ve carved out a unique culture here at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] (Pret Franchisee), where joy prevails. We stick to five principles: stay hungry, care deeply, share joy, grow together, welcome everyone. Founded in 2022 with 100 co-workers.