Cook

Purdicom Limited; Wantage; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Well Being day

Birthday bonus

Anniversary bonus

Pension scheme

Medical scheme

Sick pay

Life insurance 4x salary

Free parking

On-site gym

Purdi Perk vouchers

Job summary

Purdicom Limited is seeking an experienced catering professional to provide high-quality deli-style meals for 40–60 employees. The role involves cooking to a variety of fresh options, managing a defined budget, and ensuring safe, hygienic food service.

You will maintain stock, cater to dietary needs, and uphold COSHH and safety standards. The position is part-time (24 hours weekly) with no weekend or evening shifts, offering a good work-life balance and on-site duties in a rural location.

Qualifications

• Must be able to cook well unsupervised and create varied, fresh deli-style options.
• Able to suggest improvements and new ways of working to enhance service.
• Comfortable ordering supplies and managing within a budget; cleanliness and hygiene are essential.
• Demonstrates a positive, can-do attitude with goal-oriented mindset.
• Good communication with colleagues and staff to ensure smooth operations.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve fresh deli-style lunches for 40–60 staff.
• Plan menus within a specified budget while maintaining high food quality and presentation.
• Cater to individual dietary needs and allergies; ensure safety and compliance with regulations.
• Oversee stock levels, ordering, and cost controls to stay within budget.
• Maintain COSHH, health and safety, and food safety standards.

Skills

Cooking independently

Budgeting & purchasing

Food hygiene

Can-do attitude

Team communication

Job description

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic catering professional to provide innovative, high-quality catering for 40-60 employees. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering excellent food service standards while maintaining effective budget controls and ensuring a cost-efficient operation. This role offers an excellent work-life balance, working 24 hours per week with no weekend or evening shifts.

Principal Duties

• To cook and provide food for staff, focusing on a variety of fresh, healthy, and balanced deli-style lunch options, including wraps, sandwiches, salads, soups, paninis, cakes and sweet treats.
• Accountable for innovative menu planning and design of food service within your own specified budget, ensuring high standard of food presentation and portion/quality control.
• Cater to individual needs e.g. allergies.
• Accountable for COSHH, food safety, health and safety, legal regulations, environment policies and duty of care to customers and colleagues.
• Maintaining, ordering and controlling food stocks within your budget.

Knowledge & Skill Requirements

• Must be able to cook well unsupervised and come up with new and varied food options.
• Actively seen to improve ways of working and offer suggestions.
• Must be comfortable ordering the shopping and keeping to a designated budget, cleanliness and excellent food hygiene is essential.
• Committed to achieving results through a “can do” attitude.
• Needs to be a fun lively character who is able to effectively communicate with other colleagues.

Working Conditions

Must have a clean driving license and own car due to rural location.

Other Information

• Laptop
• Learning and Development Plan
• Purdicom Pathway Training Platform
• Motivosity Reward and Recognition system
• On Site Gym
• Purdi Perk Vouchers
• Pool table/ Batak/Table Football
• 25 days holiday
• 1 Well Being days
• Birthday Bonus
• Anniversary Bonus
• Pension Scheme
• Medical Scheme
• Sick Pay
• Life Insurance 4 x salary
• Free Parking