Cook in Charge

Rotherham-Metropolitan-Borough-Council; Rotherham; Vor Ort; GBP 12.000 - 17.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The postholder will assist with running the catering service within Rotherham’s New Central Library, delivering meals for the public, students and events. The role involves preparing, cooking, and serving meals in line with approved menus and portion guidelines.

You will work as part of a team to provide a high-quality service, including weekends and occasional unsociable hours, with opportunities to contribute to menu development and marketing content for the café and conference catering.

Aufgaben

• Maintain good order of the Kitchen and servery equipment and preparation areas.
• Organise and co-ordinate the production, supply and service of all food and beverages in line with customer demands and procedures.
• Supervise the ordering and delivery of goods ensuring all deliveries are correctly unloaded, stored and recorded correctly.
• Supervise and line manage Assistant cooks / casual assistant cooks.
• Undertake preparation and cooking food and maintain a hygienic working environment to standards agreed with the Venue Manager.
• Maintain standards in food presentation and service, always ensuring compliance with Health and Safety Regulations.
• Maintain the cleanliness of all food storage, production and service areas, equipment and utensils.
• Update risk assessments and servicing of equipment and facilities.
• Carry out temperature checks on equipment, and food stock and ensure the results are accurately recorded.
• Assist with developing, producing and implementing menus for the café and conference catering at the park.
• Assist with the marketing content and publicity material for the catering service menu with the park team.
• Handle and reconcile payments in accordance with agreed financial procedures.

Jobbeschreibung

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the team at Rotherham’s new Central Library, a flagship development at the heart of the Town Centre Masterplan, designed to transform one of the borough’s most important public spaces

The postholder will assist the running of and the activities connected with the provision of the catering service within Rotherham’s New Central Library.

The café, based in our brand-new Central Library in the town centre, offers an accessible workplace with excellent transport links and close proximity to local amenities.

The postholder will be required to work as part of a team to deliver a high quality service for the public, students, group bookings, gallery events, children’s activity sessions, outdoor events and other ad hoc events. The postholder will prepare, cook and serve meals in accordance with approved menus, recipes and portion guidelines.

The post holder will be responsible for, the production of meals in the kitchen area and will support the wider team in maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction, delivering a quality service for the public.

Key responsibilities and duties include:

• Maintain good order of the Kitchen and servery equipment and preparation areas
• Ensure high standards are maintained and support the continuous improvement of the service
• Organise and co-ordinate the production, supply and service of all food and beverages in line with customer demands and procedures.
• Supervise the ordering and delivery of goods ensuring all deliveries are correctly unloaded, stored and recorded correctly.
• Supervise and line manage Assistant cooks / casual assistant cooks.
• Undertake preparation and cooking food and maintain a hygienic working environment to standards agreed with the Venue Manager.
• Maintain standards in food presentation and service, always ensuring compliance with Health and Safety Regulations.
• Maintain the cleanliness of all food storage, production and service areas, equipment and utensils.
• Update risk assessments and servicing of equipment and facilities.
• Carry out temperature checks on equipment, and food stock and ensure the results are accurately recorded.
• Assist with developing, producing and implementing menus for the café and conference catering at the park.
• Assist with the marketing content and publicity material for the catering service menu with the park team.
• Handle and reconcile payments in accordance with agreed financial procedures.

The postholder will be required to be flexible, and work weekends and occasional unsociable hours where required to meet the needs of the service.

This post will have access to the Public Services Network, if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at the Basic level (unspent criminal convictions).

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. For further information, please visit our website .

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