Tameside College

Hadfields Bakery 

We’ve been serving the people of Huddersfield for over 60 years. With 15 shops across West Yorkshire, we have served millions of customers over the years. From sandwiches and pastries, to fresh bread – we make it all with love and craft.

Address - Units 1-2 Beckview, Bradley Junction Industrial Estate, Leeds Road, HD2 1UR.

Overview of role

The broad purpose of the occupation is to produce or bake-off food safe bakery products and package and label them to specification. Bakery products may be bread, pastries or confectionery. Bread includes buns/rolls, enriched doughs and loaves. Pastries include croissants, danish pastries, puff pastries and tarts. Whilst confectionery includes cakes, cupcakes, muffins and swiss rolls. Depending on the type of bakery, bakers may produce one product or a range of bakery products. They use a range of tools and equipment, which they clean and check. It is important that they complete bakery documentation/records, for example compliance checks. They also contribute to material and stock control, maintaining the production environment, and product and process improvement. It is often a physically demanding environment. 

In their daily work, an employee in this occupation may interact with other bakers and people from other teams and functions. This will depend on the type, size and structure of the bakery. Other teams and functions may include hygiene, maintenance, quality, warehousing, distribution and other retail sections. Typically, they report to a manager. They may also have contact with external personnel such as suppliers, auditors and regulators. In a retail environment, customer contact is a key part of the role.

An employee in this occupation is responsible for working by themselves or as part of a team under supervision. They must produce safe bakery products to specification. Deadlines, productivity, efficiency, hygiene and environmental requirements must be met. They must ensure the health and safety of self and others. This includes the safe operation and cleaning of tools and equipment. Retail bakers must also meet service expectations and present a professional image of themselves and the company to customers.

Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Available – Sunflower Day Nursery, Gorse Hall Day Centre, High Street, Stalybridge SK15 1SE

About the Employer

Sunflower Stalybridge is an innovative day nursery offering full flexible day-care and a support partnership for parents. It is owned and managed by mums who want to deliver the best care possible, to innovate and educate each unique child and to ensure the best start in the important early years.

 Overview of the role 

• Plans and supervises child initiated and adult led activities which are based around the needs and interests of each individual child
• Supports children to develop numeracy and language skills through games and play
• Has key person responsibility to help ensure each child feels safe and secure
• Observes each child and shapes their learning experience to reflect their observations
• Meets the care needs of the individual child such as feeding, changing nappies and administration of medicine
• Works in partnership with other colleagues, parents and/or carers or other professionals to meet the individual needs of each child

With additional experience, an Early Years Educator can become the manager of an early years setting

Individuals will undergo all the checks as per the EYFS requirements to ensure suitability to work with children. 

Precision Dental - 284, Adswood Road, Stockport, SK3 8PN.

At Precision Dental we are dedicated to providing our patients with outstanding dental treatment and customer service. Our team of skilled dentists are committed to providing you with the highest standard of dental treatment using the latest techniques of dentistry and modern technology.

Our dentists can provide you with general dentistry, dental implants, orthodontics, cosmetic dentistry, sedation and gum surgery. Please view our treatment sections and smile gallery. Precision Dental Clinic, home of clinical excellence.

Responsibilities:

• Assist dentists and dental care professionals in providing excellent dental care;

• Provide chair side assistance in surgery by nursing for dental procedures, mixing dental materials and supporting the clinicians;

• Be professional, reliable;

• Helping and caring for patients;

• Sterilising equipment correctly;

• Helping in the running of the dental practice;

• Accurately complete patient clinical records as directed;

• Ensure the care and welfare of patients;

• Provide chairside assistance, ensuring that the correct equipment and materials is available;

• Handle all substances in accordance with health and safety policies;

• Ensure adequate stocks of materials and other items within the surgery.

Requirements:

• Ability to work well as part of a team as well as individually;

• Pleasant and competent telephone manner;

• Ability to prioritise workload;

• Good IT and typing skills;

• Ability to learn and teach new systems/equipment;

• Good interpersonal skills;

• Ability to adhere to and apply strict rules of confidentiality;

• Ability to follow instructions accurately;

• Maintain high standard of work at all times;

• Ability to work under pressure;

• To be flexible and a genuine willingness to undertake any tasks which could reasonably be expected of someone in this capacity;

• Good organisational skills;

• Good communication skills both written and verbal.

Level 2 COMMIS CHEF

 About the employer – Dinnerstone Restaurant – 99-101 High Street, Uppermill Oldham. OL3 6BD

About the Employer

Family-friendly, open-plan restaurant, with a modern sofa area plus a bar serving its own menu.

Located in the village of Uppermill, Saddleworth. Named after a local landmark linked to Druids in bygone days and more recent history with local Poet Ammon Wrigley. Anglo-Italian would best describe the food. Italian due to the pizza and pasta offerings. Anglo due to the eclectic mix of various tastes linked to our Colonial Days.

 Overview of the role - Preparing food and carrying out basic cooking tasks in every section of a kitchen under the supervision of a senior chef.

• Assist with organising & preparing food
• Use methods of cookery as shown by the Chef and through formal studies
• Prepare food items in accordance with menu requirements using standard recipes and production methods as directed by the Chef
• Assist food production as directed by the Chef
• Ensure smooth work flow
• Assist receipt of delivery of supplies with Chef supervision
• Clean and maintain kitchen
• Actively observe, learn and practice commercial cookery as per requirements of apprenticeship

Hospitality Team Member Apprenticeship Available – The White Hart Inn. 51 Stockport Road, Lydgate, Oldham OL4 4JJ

 About the Employer

Perched on a hill overlooking the countryside, this 18th-century, traditional village pub with rooms is 2.2 miles from Saddleworth Golf Club and 3.2 miles from the perimeter of the Peak

District National Park.

The White Hart is a quintessentially English Inn with Rooms. Heart warming log fires in winter, a wine list for the discerning palate yet affordable, ...

There's a refined restaurant serving British cuisine, as well as a rustic brasserie with open fires and a relaxed bar.

 Overview

The role of a hospitality team member is very varied and although hospitality team members tend to specialise in an area, they have to be adaptable and ready to support team members across the business, for example during busy periods.  Specialist areas in hospitality include food and beverage service, serving alcoholic beverages, barista, food preparation, housekeeping, concierge and guest services, reception, reservations and conference and banqueting. The most important part of the role is developing fantastic ‘hospitality’ skills and knowledge such as recognising customer needs, knowing how to match them to the products and services of the business and working as part of a team to ensure that every customer, whether they are eating in a restaurant, drinking cocktails in a bar, ordering room service in a hotel or attending a business conference feels welcomed and looked after. Hospitality team members need to recognise customer profiles in hospitality and how customers have different needs; know the business vision and values, its main competitors, how it fits into the wider hospitality industry and how own area of work contributes to achieving business targets. Use clear and engaging communication to establish a good rapport with customers and ask relevant questions to determine their needs; perform activities to positively promote business/brand standards; support team members to ensure that the products and services delivered are of a high quality.

63 Degrees, in Manchester's Northern Quarter,is a unique setting in which to experience the very best of modern Frenchcuisine. Chef Eric Moreau and his wife Florence, welcome you into their family ran restaurant, which uses only French or locally sourced, fresh ingredients, and offers cooking that is designed to delight the senses and convey a whole new world of taste.

If you love coffee, you'll know that many people believe that the perfect temperature at which to serve it is 63°C, but Eric will tell you that it's also the temperature of his unique cooking technique, which he's perfected after many years of experimentation, whilst working in 2 and 3 Star Michelin restaurants in his native Paris.

Cooking dishes long and low at 63°, poultry tastes like you've never tasted it before, incomparably tender and full of unforgettable flavours, earning the restaurant a "good cooking" Michelin Plate award once more, in their 2019 guide.

Address: 104 High St, Manchester M4 1HQ

College address: Wellington Road, OL6 6BL.

Qualification: Level 2 Commis Chef

Duration: 12-16 months

Overview of the role - Preparing food and carrying out basic cooking tasks in every section of a kitchen under the supervision of a senior chef.

• Assist with organising & preparing food
• Use methods of cookery as shown by the Chef and through formal studies
• Prepare food items in accordance with menu requirements using standard recipes and production methods as directed by the Chef
• Assist food production as directed by the Chef
• Ensure smooth work flow
• Assist receipt of delivery of supplies with Chef supervision
• Clean and maintain kitchen
• Actively observe, learn and practice commercial cookery as per requirements of apprenticeship

63 Degrees, in Manchester's Northern Quarter, is a unique setting in which to experience the very best of modern French cuisine. Chef Eric Moreau and his wife Florence, welcome you into their family ran restaurant, which uses only French or locally sourced, fresh ingredients, and offers cooking that is designed to delight the senses and convey a whole new world of taste.

If you love coffee, you'll know that many people believe that the perfect temperature at which to serve it is 63°C, but Eric will tell you that it's also the temperature of his unique cooking technique, which he's perfected after many years of experimentation, whilst working in 2 and 3 Star Michelin restaurants in his native Paris.

Cooking dishes long and low at 63°, poultry tastes like you've never tasted it before, incomparably tender and full of unforgettable flavours, earning the restaurant a "good cooking" Michelin Plate award once more, in their 2019 guide.

Address: 104 High St, Manchester M4 1HQ

College address: Wellington Road, OL6 6BL.

Qualification: Level 2 Hospitality Team Member

Duration: 12-16 months

Overview

The role of a hospitality team member is very varied and although hospitality team members tend to specialise in an area, they have to be adaptable and ready to support team members across the business, for example during busy periods.  Specialist areas in hospitality include food and beverage service, serving alcoholic beverages, barista, food preparation, housekeeping, concierge and guest services, reception, reservations and conference and banqueting. The most important part of the role is developing fantastic ‘hospitality’ skills and knowledge such as recognising customer needs, knowing how to match them to the products and services of the business and working as part of a team to ensure that every customer, whether they are eating in a restaurant, drinking cocktails in a bar, ordering room service in a hotel or attending a business conference feels welcomed and looked after. Hospitality team members need to recognise customer profiles in hospitality and how customers have different needs; know the business vision and values, its main competitors, how it fits into the wider hospitality industry and how own area of work contributes to achieving business targets. Use clear and engaging communication to establish a good rapport with customers and ask relevant questions to determine their needs; perform activities to positively promote business/brand standards; support team members to ensure that the products and services delivered are of a high quality.

The Swan Inn, Dobcross - part of the saddleworth community since 1765 Our Grade II listed pub offers a great selection of food, drink and entertainment.

1 The Square, Dobcross, OL3 5AA

Overview of the role - Preparing food and carrying out basic cooking tasks in every section of a kitchen under the supervision of a senior chef.

• Assist with organising & preparing food
• Use methods of cookery as shown by the Chef and through formal studies
• Prepare food items in accordance with menu requirements using standard recipes and production methods as directed by the Chef
• Assist food production as directed by the Chef
• Ensure smooth work flow
• Assist receipt of delivery of supplies with Chef supervision
• Clean and maintain kitchen
• Actively observe, learn and practice commercial cookery as per requirements of apprenticeship

Level 2 COMMIS CHEF

Address - Lymefield Garden Centre, Broadbottom, Cheshire, SK14 6AG.

About the Employer - Lymefield Garden Centre, Farm Shop & Tea Room is a family-run business, created on the site of the family farm and running for over 20 years. Lymefield is open 7 days a week, providing locally sourced produce from the Farm Shop and Tea Room

Overview of the role - Preparing food and carrying out basic cooking tasks in every section of a kitchen under the supervision of a senior chef.

• Assist with organising & preparing food
• Use methods of cookery as shown by the Chef and through formal studies
• Prepare food items in accordance with menu requirements using standard recipes and production methods as directed by the Chef
• Assist food production as directed by the Chef
• Ensure smooth work flow
• Assist receipt of delivery of supplies with Chef supervision
• Clean and maintain kitchen
• Actively observe, learn and practice commercial cookery as per requirements of apprenticeship

Fold is a neighbourhood Bistro and Bottle Shop with community at its heart.

7 Town Street
Marple Bridge
Stockport
SK6 5AA

A menu of delicious British seasonal sharing plates, with multi-cultural influences and a touch of North West nostalgia throughout.

Our drinks list includes carefully curated natural, organic, and classic wines from our favourite producers, as well as the best beers and hand-crafted cocktails to enjoy in the bistro at the bar or to go.

We responsibly source all our ingredients, supporting communities and using local suppliers where possible.

Role Purpose

The purpose of a Trainee Chef is to develop the skills and knowledge necessary to become a fully qualified Chef. This involves learning the basics of food preparation, cooking and handling, as well as the principles of food safety and hygiene. Trainee Chefs are mentored and instructed by experienced Chefs, and are given the opportunity to practice and refine their skills in a professional kitchen environment. Trainee Chefs may also take part in specialised courses to further their knowledge and experience.

About the Role

A Trainee Chef is responsible for assisting in the preparation and production of food in a kitchen environment. They may be asked to help with stocking, cleaning, food preparation, cooking and service of meals. Trainee Chefs should be committed to learning the skills needed to become a successful chef.

Summary

In a trainee chef we are looking for a passionate and enthusiastic person to join our professional kitchen team. You will be responsible for assisting the Head Chef and Sous Chef in the preparation, cooking and presentation of all dishes served in our restaurant.You should have a solid knowledge of food hygiene and health & safety regulations and a keen eye for detail. You must be able to work quickly and efficiently under pressure and be capable of working in a fast-paced environment.The successful candidate will receive training in all aspects of kitchen work, from basic food preparation to complex dishes. You will also be responsible for ensuring that all areas of the kitchen are kept clean and tidy at all times.If you are passionate about food and have a desire to learn and develop your skills, then we would love to hear from you.

Duties

· Prepare, cook and present meals according to recipes

· Assist the head chef to develop new recipes and menus

· Keep work areas clean and hygienic at all times

· Monitor and order food stocks as necessary

· Learning self-management and kitchen awareness

Requirements

· Ability to take instructions and follow company recipes

· Capacity to multi-task in a busy kitchen setting

· Good communication skills

· An understanding of food safety and hygiene regulations

· Ability to work as part of a team

Personal Traits

· Creativity

· Passion for cooking

· Attention to detail

· Ability to work in a team

· Good organisational skills

Employer - Park Cakes Bakeries

Location - Ashton Road, Oldham OL8 2ND

About the employer - For over 80 years. Park Cakes has been all about deliciousness, flavour and quality. One of the UK’s leading Cake and Hot Dessert manufacturers, we make, bake and deliver the very best quality products to customers all across the world. We’re committed to developing, researching, innovating and investing in every area of our business so our future will be as distinguished as our past.

Qualification - Apprenticeship Level 2 Food Process Operator with Tameside College. The broad purpose of the occupation is to complete food and drink processing procedures to contribute to the manufacture of safe and compliant food products. They support technical operators to complete start up, set up, line changeovers, and shut down of food and drink production lines and machinery. They monitor product quality and throughput against key performance indicators. With a team focus, they prepare for the on-coming shift and provide handovers. Contributing to continuous improvement, stock control and audits is also part of the role.

Duration 12-16 months.

The qualification includes attending Tameside College 1 day per week for training which is a paid working day. The college is easily accessible by multiple transport links, bus stations, metro links and train stations are all within a stones throw.

About you

• NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED - FULL TRAINING PROVIDED, NO AGE REQUIREMENTS.
• You must be willing to complete the full duration of the apprenticeship and attend college one day a week at Tameside College.
• May suit people who have completed a lower level of Engineering and are looking for a different pathway to take.
• Must be willing to work a minimum of 30 hours per week.
• Salary is dependent on age subject to NMW for your age.

Duties will include but are not limited to...

• Complete food and drink processing procedures.
• Support start up, set up, line changeovers, and shut down of food and drink production line and machinery.
• Monitor product quality.
• Monitor product throughput for a line against key performance indicators (KPI).
• Prepare for oncoming shift. Provide machine handover to oncoming shifts via verbal briefing or documentation.
• Contribute to team briefings. For example, report on health and safety issues or production issues.
• Contribute to continuous improvement. For example, collect data to inform improvement activity, apply 5S (Sort, Set In order, Shine, Standardise and Sustain).
• Complete workplace hygiene activities in line with standards. For example, clean equipment/lines, hand-wash.
• Contribute to stock control.
• Contribute to audits - internal or external.

Job Type: Apprenticeship

Salary: £5.28-£10.42 per hour

Employer - Hills Biscuits

Location - Smith Street, Ashton-under-Lyne OL7 0DB

About the employer - In 1889, the manufacturing business started to develop on a much larger scale and on Saturday 4th November 1893 the foundation stone for Tudno Mill in Ashton-under-Lyne, which still houses the bakery today, was laid by Sarah Hill. Business continued to flourish and Hill Biscuits became a limited company in 1906. The management team continue to reinvest in the business and currently employ around 350 people, the most recent innovations include a move into snack packs, mini packs and assorted biscuit tray - all proving very popular.

Qualification - Apprenticeship Level 2 Food Process Operator with Tameside College. The broad purpose of the occupation is to complete food and drink processing procedures to contribute to the manufacture of safe and compliant food products. They support technical operators to complete start up, set up, line changeovers, and shut down of food and drink production lines and machinery. They monitor product quality and throughput against key performance indicators. With a team focus, they prepare for the on-coming shift and provide handovers. Contributing to continuous improvement, stock control and audits is also part of the role.

Duration - 12-16 months

The qualification includes attending Tameside College 1 day per week for training which is a paid working day. The college is easily accessible by multiple transport links, bus stations, metro links and train stations are all within a stones throw.

About you

• NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED - FULL TRAINING PROVIDED, NO AGE REQUIREMENTS.
• You must be willing to complete the full duration of the apprenticeship and attend college one day a week at Tameside College.
• May suit people who have completed a lower level of Engineering and are looking for a different pathway to take.
• Must be willing to work a minimum of 30 hours per week.
• Salary is dependent on age subject to NMW for your age.

Duties will include but are not limited to...

• Complete food and drink processing procedures.
• Support start up, set up, line changeovers, and shut down of food and drink production line and machinery.
• Monitor product quality.
• Monitor product throughput for a line against key performance indicators (KPI).
• Prepare for oncoming shift. Provide machine handover to oncoming shifts via verbal briefing or documentation.
• Contribute to team briefings. For example, report on health and safety issues or production issues.
• Contribute to continuous improvement. For example, collect data to inform improvement activity, apply 5S (Sort, Set In order, Shine, Standardise and Sustain).
• Complete workplace hygiene activities in line with standards. For example, clean equipment/lines, hand-wash.
• Contribute to stock control.
• Contribute to audits - internal or external.

Job Type: Apprenticeship

Salary: £5.28 per hour