It all starts in our kitchen, whether breakfast, lunch or dinner, where you are responsible for preparing fresh local ingredients to produce and present dishes just as you would at home. You will play a key role in delivering a smooth kitchen service, maintaining high standards, and ensuring the best-tasting, highest-quality food is offered. From the kitchen, you will add the finishing touches and flair that create memorable food experiences for our customers.
Your responsibilities;
1. Preparation and Planning: Collaborate with customer-facing colleagues to ensure food is ready and available throughout the day.
2. Food Preparation: Follow seasonal recipes, ensuring food is cooked and presented to specification, checking levels and demand to offer fresh, quality products.
3. Kitchen Maintenance: Maintain a clean, tidy, and safe kitchen environment, willing to assist with cleaning as needed.
4. Food Hygiene: Ensure compliance with food hygiene systems, complete all relevant records and HACCP paperwork to deliver top-quality dishes.
5. Customer and Team Support: Offer up-to-date knowledge and advice on our food to customers and colleagues, maximizing sales potential from food counters.
6. Product Quality: Communicate and escalate product issues or concerns to your team leader to ensure consistent availability of delicious food.
7. Training and Development: Undertake any required training to refresh or develop your skills, and share knowledge to support team development, including coaching new colleagues and communicating menu changes.
8. Team Collaboration: Work flexibly with the catering team, adapting activities to meet different circumstances using your initiative.
Our ideal candidate would have at least 1 year of experience in a chef or cook role and be able to work in a fast-paced, high-volume catering environment.
At Gloucester Services, you will also enjoy:
* Up to 75% off products from our Kitchens
* 25% off products in our Farmshops
* A free meal whilst on shift
* Free parking
* Contributory pension scheme
* 28 days holiday (pro-rata for part-time)
* Paid day off for your birthday
* Colleague bus service covering Gloucester City Centre, Bristol Road, Quedgeley, Kings Way, Tuffley, White City, Robins Wood, Matson, and Abbeydale
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