Chef

TN United Kingdom; Colchester; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in contract catering is seeking a passionate Chef to join their team. This role focuses on providing nutritious and exciting meals in a school environment, ensuring compliance with food hygiene and health standards. With a commitment to quality and creativity, the Chef will prepare menus that delight students and staff alike. Enjoy a work-life balance with fantastic hours, working Monday to Friday during term time, allowing for more time with family and friends. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to make a difference in children's dining experiences.

Benefits

Monday to Friday work schedule

No late nights

Time off during school holidays

Further training available

Qualifications

• Experience in education catering with fresh ingredients.
• Knowledge of food hygiene and health and safety practices.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and deliver a healthy menu for students and staff.
• Ensure compliance with food hygiene and health and safety standards.
• Supervise the kitchen team and provide excellent customer service.

Skills

Food Hygiene Level 2

Food Hygiene Level 3

Health and Safety Practices

Craft Skills

Customer Service

Computer Literacy

Job description

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Aspens Services Ltd is a market leading contract catering company specialising in school food. By combining our understanding of the education sector and our knowledge of what's on trend in the food world, we encourage creativity and excitement in our kitchens, allowing our teams to do what they do best and provide fantastic food experiences for the children.

By providing excellent care and services to both clients and children, we have ensured the successful growth of the company and to keep up with the rapid pace of this growth, we are now looking for an experienced Chef to join the team.

The role

As a Chef in one of our schools you will be responsible for the preparation and delivery of a healthy, nutritious and fun menu for the students and staff. You will focus on delivering the highest quality of food and service along with having the flair, originality and the ability to make this one of the best catering offers in the area.

Your responsibilities will include:

Preparation of the menu, using the recipes provided

Ensuring Food Hygiene, Allergen and Health and Safety compliance

The production of Hospitality as per the client requests

Supervision of the team

Building relationships with both the client and customers

Providing a friendly and polite customer service experience for all

About you

We need someone who shares our passion for delivering exceptional food and service to our schools along with the following skills and experience:

Ideally you will have some knowledge of education catering having used fresh ingredients and possess excellent craft skills

You have Food Hygiene level 2 & 3 (further training will be available)

You have excellent knowledge of health and safety practices

Computer literate with experience of using different systems

You're self-motivated, able to use your own initiative, have a desire to learn and achieve whilst motivating others

Firstly, we offer fantastic hours. You'll work Monday to Friday during school term time meaning more time with friends and family and no working at Christmas! This role is:

32.5 hours per week - with no late nights

Working 38 weeks per year based around term time - what could you do with all that time off?