Chef - Barley Lane Primary School

Compass Group PLC; Romford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading catering company is seeking a Catering Assistant to join their team at Barley Lane Primary School in Romford, England. The role involves planning, preparing, cooking, and presenting food while ensuring customer satisfaction and adherence to food safety standards. Offering £15.00 per hour for 30 hours a week, Monday to Friday during term time. The position includes holiday pay, a pension scheme, and opportunities for professional development, ensuring an excellent work/life balance.

Benefits

Holiday pay

NEST pension scheme

Comprehensive Employee Assist Programme

Consistent training and development

Perks at work discounts

Qualifications

• Must provide two employment/character references.
• Enhanced DBS/Criminal Record Check required.

Responsibilities

• Plan, prepare, cook, and present food to required standards.
• Maintain Health and Safety and Food Safety Standards.
• Act as a positive ambassador for the business.
• Ensure excellent customer experience.

Skills

Passionate about food and great customer service

Excellent people skills

Strong Chef background

Motivator and team player

Excellent culinary skills

Immaculate personal presentation

Communication skills

Job description

Responsibilities

• To plan, prepare, cook, and present food to the standards required by the company and the client.
• To ensure that the company's reputation for excellent food and service is enhanced with the client and customers.
• To ensure Health and Safety and Food Safety Standards are maintained in line with company policy.
• To be customer focused at all times, approachable and quick to exceed expectations in fulfilling customer needs.
• To ensure all food is cooked, presented, and served in line with company standards.
• To act as a positive ambassador for the business.
• To show commitment to company values in all aspects of your role., The people - Happy customers always come back for more, so we expect you to ensure they have an excellent customer experience.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Passionate about food and great customer service
• Excellent people skills with the ability to develop and work well within a team.
• Strong and consistent Chef background
• Good motivator and able to work well within a team.
• Have excellent culinary skills with great attention to detail.
• Immaculate personal presentation, outgoing, passionate, excellent customer service and communication skills are required.
  Pabulum Catering are now recruiting for a Chef to help us deliver exceptional food experiences to our pupils at Barley Lane Primary School.
• As you will be working in Education, you must provide two employment/character references, and we'll also carry out an Enhanced DBS / Criminal Record Check as well (which we'll pay for).

About the position

We are recruiting for a Catering Assistant to join our positive and professional team, and you will help us deliver exceptional food experiences to our pupils at Barley Lane Primary School.

In return we offer an excellent work life balance, support and a fantastic company culture for a business committed to providing healthy food to children. At Pabulum, you're important; without our employees we wouldn't be where we are today with such a strong, innovative, and constantly growing business. With over 120 sites across Southern England there's plenty of opportunity for you to grow, learn and develop.

The food - Here at Pabulum, we take our values so seriously that we put Education, Passion, Sensation, and Innovation forefront of everything we do. 94% of our food is freshly prepared on site every day, using 75% British produce and little or no frozen or processed foods.

Job Details

• £15.00 per hour
• 30 hours a week
• Monday to Friday
• Term Time only
• Excellent work/life balance due to term time only contract
• Holiday pay
• NEST pension scheme
• Comprehensive Employee Assist Programme
• Consistent training and development
• Perks at work discounts.
• Excellent work/ family life balance due to term time only contract