Chef - Mix & Weigh department

Cook Trading Limited; Kingston near Lewes; On-site; GBP 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-owned food company seeks a Team Leader for their kitchen in Sittingbourne. This role involves ensuring high-quality food preparation, team training, and effective communication with the kitchen staff. Ideal candidates will have kitchen experience and strong leadership skills. The company offers excellent benefits including paid breaks and profit sharing.

Benefits

Paid breaks

Free cooked lunch

Free car park

Paid leave for special occasions

Staff profit share

Wellbeing program

30% staff discount

Smart Spending discounts

Team meals and events

Qualifications

• Experience working within a kitchen and fast-paced environment.
• Ability to organize team workload effectively.
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all components of dishes meet specifications.
• Train team members on machinery and health and safety.
• Liaise with the Head Chef on team progress.

Skills

Good communication skills

Team Leadership

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Catering

Job description

Mix and Weigh - Team Leader

Location: Sittingbourne, Kent - COOK Classics Kitchen

Hours: Sunday – Thursday 10pm – 6am

Pay rate: £31,907.20/ £14.10 (yes this include paid breaks)

The Role

• Use your knowledge of our food to ensure that all components of the dish are of the correct specification and high quality.
• Sign off all relevant paperwork and ensure information on unity (internal database) has been inputted correctly
• Communication is key. Ensure that you keep your team up to date with new products coming through the kitchen and team targets are communicated – everyone needs to be working towards the same goal.
• You must ensure that all members of your team (including agency workers) are trained in all aspects of their role. This includes, all machinery, health and safety, and all relevant work instructions.
• Organise the teams work load, review frequently and liaise with your team and other departments to ensure the best utilisation of staff and equipment
• Update the Head Chef regularly on the teams progress and raise any concerns you have without unnecessary delay
• Team Leadership - Develop good relations through fair and consistent leadership Conduct all necessary 121 meetings with your team whilst continually showcasing and living by our Essential Ingredients

Good to Have

• Good communication skills
• NVQ Level 2 (or equivalent) in Catering would be great, but not essential however, you will need experience of working within a kitchen and fast paced environment.

If you tick most of these boxes but not all—don’t stress. We’re all about potential.

Excellent Benefits including

• Paid breaks
• free cooked from fresh lunch for all employees
• Free car park
• Paid leave on your birthdays, moving house, become grandparent or your child starts school for the first time
• staff profit share
• Wellbeing program
• 30% staff discount
• Access to CookieJar Smart Spending discounts and free food perks.
• Team meals , events & away days
• Be part of a B-Corp-certified business that values sustainability, people, and the community.

And many more ‿.

What Cook is About

We’re a proudly independent, family-owned B Corp, which basically means we care. A lot. About our food. About our people. And about doing the right thing—even when it’s not the easy thing.

Our vision for COOK has always been that we are a place where EVERYONE is welcome. We want everyone to feel like they belong at COOK. We all have different roles, different abilities and different personalities. By collaborating we can do remarkable things. Whatever your story, if you would like to grow with COOK please apply.