Weekend Cook – Lingfield Lodge
Saturday & Sunday, 8am – 4pm
£14.01 per hour
Based at: East Grinstead / West Sussex
The Role:
In this role, you will assist the Head Chef in overseeing kitchen operations and deputizing when necessary, ensuring smooth and efficient service. You will ensure that all meals are not only visually appealing and delicious but also meet the individual medical, dietary, and cultural needs of residents. Your commitment to delivering a high-quality catering service will enhance the daily lives of those we serve. You will work in full compliance with the Output Specification, relevant legislation, guidelines, procedures, and best practices. Additionally, you will manage stock control, budget oversight, and staff schedules effectively. Supporting the Chef, you will help prepare and serve a variety of well-balanced, nutritious meals tailored to residents’ specific dietary requirements. Ensuring the highest standards of cleanliness and hygiene in the kitchen and storerooms will also be a key responsibility, contributing to a safe and sanitary environment.
Key Skills and Experience:
You must have excellent cooking skills and proven experience of leading and managing a small team, ideally within a commercial catering environment. You will have a hands-on approach to providing an outstanding catering service including kitchen hygiene, stock and budget control, staff rotas/cover needs, training and development and performance management.
You will have a professional cookery qualification and be qualified to CIEH Level 2 in Food Safety certificate (or equivalent) and have or be willing to work towards your CIEH Level 3 Food Safety for Supervisors (Catering) certificate. You will be supportive of a charitable, caring organisations aims and values.
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