Cook / Baker

MacLeod Estates Ltd; Dunvegan; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A Scottish heritage cafe is seeking a team member to provide outstanding customer service by prepping, serving, and selling food and baked goods. Key responsibilities include managing daily cafe operations, ensuring food hygiene, and assisting with inventory. Essential qualifications include a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and cooking experience, along with strong communication skills. This role requires weekend and Bank Holiday availability in a lively environment.

Qualifications

• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate required.
• Experience in cooking and baking is essential.
• Experience handling cash in a customer-facing role.

Responsibilities

• Provide warm Highland Welcome to visitors.
• Prep, serve and sell food and baked goods.
• Oversee daily cafe kitchen procedures.
• Record and order stock as needed.

Skills

Excellent verbal communication skills

Good organiser and team leader

Able to cope with varying pressures

Able to work alone and use initiative

Customer focused and confident with people

Education

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Cooking and baking qualifications

Job description

As a member of the MacLeod Estate team, you will provide our trademark warm Highland Welcome to our visitors.

Prep, serve and sell delicious hot and cold food, pastries, scones, and other home baked produce.

Oversee the daily opening and closing cafe kitchen procedures and food hygiene protocols.

Assist with recording and ordering stock, monitoring freezer storage temperatures and any other tasks requested by the Cafe Manager.

This role involves regular weekend and Bank Holiday working in a busy heritage attraction.

Occasionally situations may arise that require the post holder to perform other duties or tasks as may be reasonably requested by the Estate which are outwith this remit.

Knowledge

• Essential
• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
• Cooking and baking qualifications and experience
• Some experience of till operation

Skills & Qualifications

• Essential
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Good organiser and team leader
• Able to cope with varying pressures
• Able to work alone and use his or her own initiative
• Comfortable “selling”
• Customer focussed and confident with people
• Punctual

• Desirable
• Good written communication skills

Experience

• Essential
• Has worked as part of a team.
• Proven ability in carrying out instructions.
• Has experience in dealing with and diffusing issues with the public and staff in face-to-face situations.
• Able to field complaints.
• Cash handling experience.

• Desirable
• Confident operating small portable appliances (e.g. Food Blender)