Cook

Morrisons; Knaresborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturer in Knaresborough is seeking a Cook to prepare nutritious meals for up to 1,500 colleagues daily. The ideal candidate will have experience in large-scale cooking, excellent culinary skills, and a commitment to hygiene and quality standards. This role offers competitive benefits including six weeks holiday and career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Six weeks holiday

15% discount in supermarkets

Career progression

Competitive pension

Healthcare benefits

Subsidised staff canteen

Qualifications

• Experience cooking healthy and nutritious meals for large volumes.
• Ability to maintain hygiene and food safety standards.
• Enjoys a fast-paced work environment.

Responsibilities

• Planning menus for key events and national celebrations.
• Preparing and cooking meals for colleagues.
• Maintaining excellent quality and hygiene standards.

Skills

Cooking a variety of dishes

Time management

Communication

Problem solving

Teamwork

Education

Food Safety Level 2

COSHH training

Job description

As a Cook in our Manufacturing site, you’ll be providing our hard working colleagues with good hearty meals to look forward to whilst they’re at work. Taking control of planning the menu, linking it to key events and national celebrations, you’ll also prepare and cook the food.

You’ll maintain excellent quality and hygiene standards, as well as food safety standards and will enjoy working at pace whilst delivering tasty meals for our colleagues. A real focus will be on excellent customer service, in a safe, efficient and hygienic environment.

What we offer

• Six weeks holiday (including bank holidays) and a guaranteed day off that's important to you - whether that be a birthday, religious holiday or a special occasion
• 15% discount in our supermarkets and convenience stores available from the day you join us
• Additional 10% discount card for a Friend or Family member
• Career progression and development opportunities
• Subsidised staff canteen
• Competitive pension and life assurance
• Healthcare/Well-being benefits including Aviva Digital GP
• Morrisons MyPerks with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more
• Optional Payroll charity donations
• A range of family friendly policies including 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave along with neonatal and fertility leave

Find out more about working in Manufacturing at Myton Food Group here.

About you

You’ll be the kind of person who:

• Has experience in cooking a wide variety of dishes to suit a range of dietary requirements, with a focus on healthy and nutritious meals
• Has great time management, communication and problem solving skills
• Thrives in a busy environment and enjoys working as part of a team, with experience of preparing meals for large volumes of customers (between 200 to 1,500 daily)
• Ideally has Food Safety Level 2 and is COSHH trained (although we can provide this training if required)

We want to provide everyone with the opportunity to succeed in their role and career with us. It’s one of our main ambitions here at Morrisons.

At Morrisons, we want to make sure our recruitment process is fair and accessible to all. If you require any support with completing your online application, please contact us at [e-mail]. Alternatively if you need adjustments at interview stage, if you're invited for interview you'll be given a local contact who can support you with this.

Please note: We will only recruit individuals who are over the school leaver’s age. To find out the school leavers age please visit the following link. Additionally, some of our roles have an age restriction due to the nature of the role.

What happens next?

Click apply today to join our team - it only takes a couple of minutes, we’ll contact you soon, so please check your emails and phone regularly!

About us

You’ll find a great big welcome here at Myton Food Group - the part of our business that looks after manufacturing, whilst maintaining strong roots within Morrisons Supermarkets.

At Myton Food Group, we have a legacy to be proud of. We’re British farming’s biggest single direct customer. We buy from highly valued suppliers. And we’re passionate about the quality of our food. Today, we have 19 manufacturing sites across the UK, where we pack and process fresh meats and fish, savoury and sweet pies, fruit and veg, flower bouquets, bread and lots more.

We really do stand out in the world of food manufacturing. But what we’re especially proud of is the way we all get stuck in and work as a team, in partnership across our supply chain. Read more about what we do at our Myton Food Group website.