Head chef Review

My role is head chef and my job involves opening and closing the kitchen making prep in the morning for the day ahead, I have to do service from 12pm - 9pm, I have to fill out the daily kitchen log and make sure that all fridges and freezers are working and at the correct temperature, and I also have to clean down and make sure the kitchen is tidy for the next day

I have developed a lot of knowledge as well as learnt a lot of new skills as well of knowledge. I have learnt things that I never even thought I would have needed, but it has made things easier and I am looking forward to moving further ahead in my chef career

I have had enjoyable visits from both my NVQ instructors, I would definitely recommend the apprenticeship to anyone else who works for greene king, I feel like I have achieved something more than I expected of myself, and know that if I push myself further I can easily achieve the other qualifications I would like to get.

Greene king are a great company who are always putting out for their staff, if it wasn't for Greene king I would not have even thought about getting an apprenticeship to gain the qualification I have achieved

It was organised perfectly as I work so I was able to work at the same time to get the things I needed done, done. The NVQ assessor's were able to work with me in picking a day for them to come down so that I knew that I was working so they could come in. Overall a very well organised programme

They emailed me often to see how I was getting on with the paperwork side of things, they were always available whenever I need to ask some questions or if I ever struggled with anything they knew the answer. On the visits we would discuss what we have left to go through and explained in detail what certain criteria was so I always knew I was being supported

My employer gave as much support as they could helped me gather evidence I needed for the course, he helped me with some of the questions that he knew he could answer and we sat up until 2am at one point discussing some of the questions and criteria to help me finish the programme

My salary pays my bills and keeps me afloat so at the minute it's perfectly fine but after a while I might want a pay rise after I gain a few more qualifications as I will be needing money to move on eventually to a different part of the country to continue my chef career

As a chef there are plenty of opportunities going as chefs are always needed wherever you go. That's why I would like to gain more qualifications so I can work just about anywhere

Yes

There are a lot of benefits of working for Greene king, such as discount landlord at other Greene king pubs, the apprenticeship scheme where you can gain qualifications, everywhere is a friendly environment and they always to put staff first

Go for and apprenticeship if you want some qualifications, it'll be great fun, always follow the rules and make sure you smile