CHEF

Location: Coesfeld-Lette

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN OUR APPRENTICESHIP AS A CHEF?

Great: you’re at the right place.

As a Chef at Ernsting's family, you will have the opportunity to conjure up delicious food for approximately 400 people in a modern canteen kitchen with a wide variety of daily specials. Do you enjoy working with food and have a knack for finding the right flavour? Then join us and help shape Ernsting’s family.

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WHAT AWAITS YOU IN YOUR APPRENTICESHIP

A KNACK FOR THE RIGHT FLAVOUR

Both in your kitchen at home and in our commercial kitchen, a knack for the right flavour is essential. We would like to encourage this further during your apprenticeship and to teach you how to prepare new dishes.

PLANNING IN THE KITCHEN

Both during and beyond your apprenticeship, the right planning of dishes and goods is essential. That’s why we want to help you develop your planning skills even further so that you will become a planning expert.

REGIONAL, SEASONAL AND FRESH

It is important for us to work with regional, seasonal and fresh products – we also take this into account when drawing up our menu. In addition to our large salad bar, a dish with fish or meat and a vegetarian or vegan dish is always available. Our delicious dessert rounds off the lunch break perfectly.

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

In addition to your apprenticeship, we also support you with your personal development. You will learn how to cooperate and communicate with colleagues and external partners in a trusting way, how to organise your tasks, and how to act independently and in a future-oriented way. Your personal development is also complemented by seminars, smaller projects and events.

CREATIVE FLAIR

Although things can get stressful in the kitchen, your creative flair should never be neglected. We look forward to hearing about your creative ideas and will encourage you to try out new things in the kitchen.

HAVE YOUR SAY, PARTICIPATE, SHAPE THINGS

Your ideas and opinions are always welcome. We look forward to discussing with you and hearing new input from you! So that you can contribute directly at Ernsting’s family, you will also be given your own small projects and learn to take on an increasing degree of responsibility for your tasks. You can also help shape your apprenticeship individually and together with other apprentices.

Opportunities for a permanent role and further development

SO, YOU’VE FINISHED YOUR APPRENTICESHIP, NOW WHAT?!

After your apprenticeship, there are many paths you can take in your future career. When you finish your apprenticeship, we will take the time to look at what the next steps in your career could be together with you.

Many of our apprentices want to stay with us and continue learning after their apprenticeship. We will also be happy to support you here!

FACTS AT A GLANCE

DURATION OF YOUR APPRENTICESHIP

Three years (under certain conditions a reduction is possible, we will be happy to assess on an individual basis)

APPRENTICESHIP LOCATIONS

Distribution centre (Industriestraße 14a, 48653 Coesfeld-Lette) and Oswald-von-Nell-Breuning vocational college in Coesfeld (one to two days per week)

WORKING HOURS AND HOLIDAYS

37.5 hours per week and 30 holidays per year

START OF APPRENTICESHIP

Start in August, next apprenticeship start: 2028

HOW THE APPRENTICESHIP IS STRUCTURED

During your apprenticeship, you will work in the canteen kitchen at our distribution centre and will cater for colleagues from the Coesfeld-Lette site every day.

In our company, you will learn about the entire process in a commercial kitchen on a step-by-step basis: From the menu design, the kitchen organisation, the planning and the storage of food products, through to the preparation of various dishes.

You will also learn all the necessary technical and background knowledge that you will need to work as a Chef. The apprenticeship is rounded off with regular feedback meetings, internal seminars, events and workshops.

SUPPORT DURING YOUR APPRENTICESHIP

MENTORS FROM THE APPRENTICE COMMUNITY

In the first year of your apprenticeship you have a second year mentor who is there to help and advise you. You therefore have a mentor who was in a similar situation to you last year.

TRAINING STAFF IN OUR DEPARTMENTS

In every department there is at least one trainer who is there for you throughout your apprenticeship!

DEPARTMENTAL COLLEAGUES

Do you have questions about your work, or maybe you don’t quite understand a task? Not a problem – on the contrary! In addition to your trainer, your colleagues will be happy to help you at any time.

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OUR LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT TEAM

Throughout your apprenticeship our team will support you and coordinate your departmental assignments, seminars, workshops and events. If you have any questions, you can contact them at any time.

YOUR PROFILE

KEEN INTEREST IN COOKERY

Enjoyment of working with food, keen interest in cookery and a knack for finding the right flavour

FOCUS ON CLEANLINESS AND TIDINESS

You must also attribute considerable importance to cleanliness, order and organisation at your station in the kitchen

SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE

You should have a secondary school leaving certificate (equivalent to a Hauptschule or Realschulabschluss in Germany)

TEAMWORKING SKILLS

You want to contribute to our team with your friendly approach and good communication skills

RELIABILITY AND A COOL HEAD

Creativity, reliability and the ability to keep a cool head, also in stressful situations

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DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

No problem! Please feel free to contact us at any time. Our Learning and Development team, Steffi, Janin and Henrike, is available from Monday to Friday and will be happy to help you.

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Steffi

I’m Steffi, Head of Learning and Development!
If you have any questions, please feel free to call me on 02546 77 1196 or use the contact form.

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Henrike

I’m Henrike. I completed my apprenticeship in 2020 and I now work in Learning and Development. If you have any questions, feel free to call me on 02546 77 2831 or use the contact form.

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Janin

I’m Janin, I started as an apprentice in 2013 and I’m now a Training Coordinator in Learning and Development. If you have any questions, feel free to call me on 02546 77 5250 or use the contact form.

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