Chef Supervisor

Pertemps; Denstone; On-site; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious independent school in Denstone seeks a Chef Supervisor/Sous Chef to manage kitchen operations. The successful candidate will plan menus, oversee meal preparation, and ensure high standards of hygiene. This role offers the chance to bring creativity to a vibrant school catering setting, working closely with the kitchen team and management.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years experience in kitchen management or sous chef position.
• Experience in contract catering or school catering setting would be beneficial.
• Friendly and approachable demeanor.

Responsibilities

• Planning catering operations with Head Chef and Catering Manager.
• Preparing and cooking high volumes of meals to specification.
• Coaching the kitchen team and ensuring food hygiene standards.

Skills

Food Allergen Awareness

Food Hygiene

Team Management

Meal Preparation

Education

Level 2 Food Hygiene Certification

Enhanced DBS Child Workforce

Job description

Chef Supervisor / Sous Chef
Denstone (nr Uttoxeter)
£30,000p/a

We are recruiting for an experienced chef supervisor in the Denstone area, in a beautiful rural setting, just on the Staffordshire border between Uttoxeter and Ashbourne.
You will be joining a prestigious, independent school, catering for ages from 4 to 18 and assisting in the management of the kitchen team. This a boarding school, and also hosts extra curricular and other community events so you will be involved in the planning and execution of breakfasts, lunch and dinners for the pupils, as well as the catering of hospitality and sporting events. The schools catering is all managed in house, allowing the successful candidate to bring their own expertise and creativity to the role.

Working hours:
34 works in term time, 9 weeks outside term time. (9 weeks holiday per year)
5 days out of 7, 40 hours per week

What your day to day will look like:

• Working closely with the Head Chef and the Catering Manager to plan catering operations
• Shift running
• Preparing and cooking a high volume of meals to specification
• Assisting with the planning of menus and hospitality functions.
• Supporting and coaching the wider kitchen team
• Assisting with food orders and controlling stock.
• Ensuring the kitchen adheres to food hygiene standards.

About you:

• Must have Enhanced DBS Child Workforce dated within 1 year OR on the update service.
• Minimum Level 2 Food Hygiene Certification
• Food Allergen Awareness Certification
• Minimum 2 years experience working in either a kitchen management / sous chef position.
• Experience working in a contract catering or school catering setting would be beneficial.
• Friendly and approachable demeanor.
  

Please Note:

• This role is offered on a temporary to permanent basis after successful completion of 12 weeks
• Sponsorship is NOT offered for this role

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