A Senior Production Chef leads and supervises kitchen teams to deliver high-quality, consistent food in fast-paced and varied catering environments. They report activities to the Head chef or appropriate line manager. They supervise production chef teams in a variety of kitchen environments, for example; schools, hospitals, the Armed Forces, care homes and high street casual dining or pub kitchens.

Senior production chefs have accountability for the day-to-day running of the kitchen service, producing, monitoring and maintaining consistent food standards, legislative requirements and quality across all areas and during all stages of production and supply.

During their apprenticeship, the individual will gain the skills, knowledge, and behaviours required for their chosen role and industry. Below are examples of the subject areas to support them in this effort:

• Kitchen operations
• Nutrition
• Legal and governance
• People
• Business or Commercial

This Apprenticeship has 3 assessment methods.

• Assessment Method 1: On-demand test
• Assessment Method 2: Practical observation
• Assessment Method 3: Professional discussion

Second Chef, Kitchen Manager / Supervisor, Cook.