05 Jan
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Sous Chef

This is a great opportunity for a Sous Chef to join an established business with an in-house public facing restaurant, working alongside the Head Chef in heading up the kitchen operation. Serving fresh, locally sourced produce in both Lime Kiln Kitchen and our new venture, Norfolk Pizza Co., you will have a passion for good food and consistently high standards.

 

Key Skills Required:

  • Experience gained working as a Senior Chef de Partie or Junior Sous Chef in busy commercial catering or restaurant operations
  • Creativity – the ability to create new menus with a hands on approach and eye for detail
  • Running the kitchen in the Head Chef’s absence
  • An understanding of legislation and compliance
  • A positive, can-do attitude

What we offer:

  • Competitive Salary
  • Sociable hours
  • Tip share
  • Career progression
  • Employee discount
  • Pension
  • Paid holiday

 

CVs and Cover Letter to – james@thetfordgardencentre.co.uk

Mr James Feuer

Thetford Garden Centre, Kilverstone, Thetford , Norfolk IP24 2RL

22 Mar
What's Happening

Sustainability Roadmap

Our Sustainability Roadmap

Focus AreaEXISTING SUSTAINABLE MEASURESPLANNED MEASURESFUTURE MEASURES
UNDER CONSIDERATION
ENERGY – Electricity– LED lighting fitted in all areas
– LED bulbs in remaining areas
– Light sensors fitted where appropriate
– Green energy supplier used
– Energy efficiency rating of all new appliances considered		– Reducing electricity usage– Solar panels fitted
– Voltage optimiser to store
– Diesel– Electric Car
– Electric charging points for staff and company vehicles installed		– Research cycle to work scheme– Electric vans
– Gas– Consider new ways of heating new developments– Replace forklifts to electric
WATER– Capillary matting started
– Use water butts for plants at front of building
– Careful management/efficiency of irrigation system
– Educate and assist customers in reducing their water consumption
– Permeable carpark		– Water saving devices in bathrooms
– Increase usage of capillary matting
– Catching excess water from irrigation		– Rainwater harvesting/UV treating
WASTE –
Metal		– Fully recycled
– Wood– Fully recycled or reusable
– Paper/
Cardboard		– Fully recycled
– Plastics– Fully recycled
– Refillable water bottle service in restaurant/re-usable travel mug incentive
– Food– Fully recycled
– Electrics– Fully recycled
– General waste– Hand sorted
– Zero waste to landfill
– Incinerated to produce power		– Minimise all waste
– Plants– Used in own grounds, given to staff– Composting on site
– Oil– Recycled – oil is sent to a refinery where it is repurposed for use in generators
– Cooking oil– Biodiesel
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS –
Peat		– Reduced peat-free range: 50% peat-free, 25% reduced peat– 100% peat-free by 2024
– Organic– Comprehensive range of organic substitute products – Continue increasing the range
– Fairtrade – Range of Fair-trade products– Continue increasing the range
– Local– Comprehensive range of local products, always prioritised over non-local– Continue increasing the range
– General– Source products which are recycled/recyclable – especially packaging
– Large vegan menu/products offered
– Takeaway packaging compostable/recyclable
GENERAL –
Carbon		– Measure and improve our carbon footprint with net zero targets
– Team– Sustainability Action Group set-up within team– Look at volunteering options
– Community – Keep strong links working with community projects
– Biodiversity– Upkeep and encourage use of our woodland nature walk
– Educate customers about wildlife friendly gardening
– Own bug hotels, wild flowers, etc. in own grounds
– All cleaning chemicals use biotechnology where no harmful chemicals are used
– We will phase out all products containing glyphosate by the end of 2023
Thetford Garden Centre 2023