Chef Apprenticeship

As a Chef with Toby Carvery, your food is the reason guests keep coming through our 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 our 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 close down 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 gain a nationally recognised qualification and support the running of our kitchens.

Your apprenticeship includes:

• Work-based training with face-to-face sessions and remote calls with your Lifetime Learner Coach every 6 weeks.
• A mentor within the workplace for support.
• Functional Skills in English and maths (if you don't already have GCSEs or equivalents).
• Reviews every 12 weeks with the Apprentice, Line Manager and Lifetime Learner Coach.

Benefits

• Further progression opportunities to explore higher-level apprenticeships upon completion.
• 33% discount across all Mitchells & Butlers brands.
• 20% discount off all brands for friends and family.
• Wagestream: access earned pay when you need it.
• 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 shares.
• Free employee helpline.

Key Details

• Wage: £10.85 per hour (16-20 year olds) / £12.71 per hour (21+ year olds). The annual wage is stated as £16,926.
• Working week: Shift work including bank holidays, evenings and weekends. Exact shifts to be confirmed.
• Hours: 30 hours per week.
• Duration: 1 Year 3 Months.
• Start date: 2026-12-16.
• Closing date: 2026-12-10.
• Apprenticeship standard: Production chef (level 2).
• Training provider: LIFETIME TRAINING GROUP LIMITED.

Note: Due to the nature of this role, applicants must be aged 18 or over.