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Job Title: Chef
Salary: £20,-25, per annum
Contract: Permanent
Type of Employment: Full Time
Location: Heartlands Hospital, Bordesley Green, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, B95SS
We are looking for an experienced Chef to manage reports, assist with forecasts, budgets, policies and future planning, changes, or innovation in policy. Also be involved in creating menus that offer variety and provide motivation the team to take pride in every meal prepared for our customers.
You should be capable for establishing targets, ensuring KPIs and SLAs are met, and policies and procedures are up to date and being adhered to. You need to manage the P&L account for catering, assist with the preparation of the Annual Budget, and maintaining food cost within the unit to our catering standards.
You need to ensure that Company and Statutory regulations pertaining to the safe and hygienic operation of the kitchen and ancillary areas are adhered to by all members of staff. You must manage all Food and Beverage day-to-day operations within budgeted guidelines and to the highest standards.
You must have experience of daily interaction with client, leadership team, operational management & catering operatives. Ability to communicate professionally and effectively, both verbally and in writing, within all levels of the business and to external parties. You need to be creative and innovative with the vision to capitalise on sales opportunities.
The ideal candidate would have 3 years' experience as a Chef Manager in a similar environment and HACCP experience. You must have relevant qualifications and certifications such as Level 3 Food Safety certification, Minimum Level 3 food safety, /2 or equivalent NVQ/SVQ preferred with training undertaken in Food Safety, Health & Safety, COSHH regulations.
Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.
We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.
When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!
We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).
We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,!
Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing at .