We’re a multi award-winning contract catering company, with a team of trained foodies serving over 45,500 satisfied customers every day. We now have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Nutritionist- Maternity Cover to join our team.
Role and Context
§ You will be a key
Member of the leadership team who contributes to the overall success and
culture of the business.
§ Inspires
the Exec chef and development team plus wider chef team to create nutritious
menus both healthy, seasonal and local whenever possible.
§ Ensuring
and overseeing all legal requirements incl allergens, nutritional, calorie and
Natasha Law procedures are realized and delivered across the company.
§ Creating
and delivering a learning platform for both customers and employees to improve
nutritional knowledge.
§ Supports
the Exec chef teams to produce fundamentally fabulous food for all occasions by
showcasing and improving nutritional menu management and knowledge improvement.
§ Be part of
the creative team when new recipe and concept ideas are being developed to
guide both the nutritional and balance aspect of the content.
Oversee policy
development in regards to the healthy eating strategy. Coordinate adherence
through to marketing, social media, purchasing and recipe development
Need to do
§ Support in
evaluating food strategies that meet future nutritional requirements enabling
sales and contract growth for the company.
§ Recipe
analysis on all company owned/licensed platforms to detail both macro and micro
nutrient content and to make recommendations and adjustments.
§ Recommend
creative food propositions that captures the client’s imaginations and wishes
for food offers that are specific and relevant to the client base and complete full
nutritional analysis where required.
§ Monitor the
chef recipe system to ensure accuracy and correct labelling applied and
uploading and creating new nutritional concepts.
§ Ensures any
menu/marketing/statements comply with legal parameters with particular areas as
any health claims or good for you statements.
§ Keep
abreast of all nutritional legislation and continue relevant membership of
nutritional bodies and communicate where necessary.
§ Ensures
recognition, reward and achievement are communicated for all Chefs/teams in
conjunction with Operations and Human Resources.
§ Cascade
timely information via internal electronic platforms to all company team “bite
size” information to improves nutrition knowledge and benefit
§ Deliver
workshops/training to promote nutritional knowledge.
Qualification
§ Proven track record of successful menu compilation in comparable sector
or size organisation
§ Desirable: Contract or Catering experience
Skills/Knowledge
§ Bachelor of Science in Nutrition or equivalent for minimum of 5 years
§ Food Safety Level 2 minimum
§ Health and Safety Level 2 minimum
§ Confident ITQ skills including Excel/Powerpoint and Outlook
§ Experience of managing nutritional e-platforms-in-particular “Nutritics”
as will be an advantage as individual will be responsible for overseeing.
Need to be
§ Trustworthy
and confidential
§ Strong Client
facing presentation skills and able to deliver high level individual and group discussions
in both a sales and client/customer
environment
§ Committed
to developing trade skills
§ Analytical
and confident in preparing and presenting
recommendations and reviews
§ Inspired by
food and attainment of highest standards
§ Committed
to customer satisfaction
§ Role model
communicator
§ Has a
flexible approach to work
§ Problem
solver
§ Resilient
and tenacious
§ Team player
§ Leading
edge food and ingredient knowledge
§ Creative,
passionate and inspiring
§ Ability to work
independently
Our benefits include:
- An annual day off for your birthday!
- Monthly masterclasses with Michelin-starred chefs.
- Fully funded development courses ranging from levels 2 to 7.
- Discounts and cashback at a wide variety of retail and leisure outlets.
- Cycle-to-work scheme.
- Freedom Friday – a paid day off to volunteer at a charity of your choice.
- Free lunch every workday!
- 24/7 access to the Mental Health Charter App.
- Enhanced parental leave benefits.
- Paid leave for fertility treatments.
- Grandparent leave to support your loved ones with their new arrival.
Explore all benefits and more by visiting BM Caterers website