Chef Apprenticeship
Toby CarveryExpected closing date: Thursday, 3 December 2026
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Key Takeaways
- Earn £10.85-£12.71 per hour while completing a Production Chef Level 2 Apprenticeship over 15 months.
- Gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced kitchen environment across 19 brands.
- Receive work-based training, functional skills in English and Maths (if needed), and ongoing support from a mentor and learner coach.
- Benefit from discounts, progression opportunities, and paid qualifications.
About the Role
As a Chef with Mitchells & Butlers, your food is the reason guests keep coming through the doors. You'll thrive off the hustle and bustle of a fast-paced kitchen, pulling together as a team. With 19 brands and 1600 businesses, the opportunities to develop and grow in one of their kitchens are endless.
Responsibilities
- Have open communication with the entire team to ensure the delivery of outstanding food and service, promoting a supportive atmosphere where you assist other team members whenever possible.
- Participate and contribute to team meetings, offering your valuable insights.
- Prepare, cook and present food quickly, safely and efficiently to brand standard.
- Ensure any guest queries and complaints are handled promptly and professionally.
- Ensure cleanliness and tidiness of the kitchen and back of house areas with great attention to detail.
- Set up and closedown the department including stock rotation and prep and par process.
- Keep up to date with business information, promotions and new products.
- Participate in all in-house training, e-learning and the completion of assigned learning modules.
- Always adhere to brand standards, licencing laws and all company policies and procedures.
- Completing all appropriate documentation, due diligence records, daily and weekly cleaning tasks.
What You'll Learn
You will be working towards a Production Chef Level 2 Apprenticeship standard over the course of 15 months. You'll take on a full-time role in the kitchen under the supervision of passionate chefs alongside your training. Not only do you gain a nationally recognised qualification, you will be able to support the running of our kitchens, creating some amazing moments making sure that quality never slips for our guests!
Your apprenticeship includes:
- Work-based training delivered through a mixture of face-to-face sessions and remote Team calls with your Lifetime Learner Coach every 6 weeks. You will also have a mentor within the workplace to support you.
- Obtain Functional Skills in English and Maths (if you don't already have GCSE or equivalents).
- Reviews every 12 weeks with the Apprentice, Line Manager and Lifetime Learner Coach including feedback sessions.
Benefits
- Further progression opportunities to explore higher level apprenticeships once you have completed L2.
- A massive 33% discount across all Mitchells & Butlers brands.
- 20% discount off all of their brands for friends and family.
- Wagestream - a financial toolkit that helps you manage your finances and allows you to access your earned pay when you need it.
- Opportunities to grow with paid for qualifications.
- Opportunity for progression; on average 200 Chefs are promoted to Head Chef every year.
- Discounts on gym memberships.
- Team Socials.
- Pension.
- 28 days paid holiday.
- High-street shopping discounts.
- Free employee shares.
- Free employee helpline.
Pay
- 18-20 year olds: £10.85 per hour
- 21+ year olds: £12.71 per hour