Cook Manager

TN United Kingdom; Norwich; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Cook Manager, where you will lead a dedicated team in delivering fresh, nutritious meals at Hempnall Primary. This part-time role offers the chance to utilize local produce and enhance your culinary skills while ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. With a focus on exceptional customer service, you will play a vital role in creating a positive dining experience for clients. Enjoy the benefits of working within a national company that values training and development, alongside a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Annual Leave Entitlement

Pension Scheme

Full Training and Support

Variety of Wider Benefits

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a hands-on cooking role in a busy catering environment.
• Food Hygiene certificate with knowledge of kitchen health & safety.

Responsibilities

• Drive on-site delivery of catering service, preparing fresh meals daily.
• Manage and guide the catering team to ensure high levels of service.

Skills

Catering Experience

Food Hygiene Certificate

Team Leadership

Time Management

Communication Skills

Job description

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Norse Catering work in partnership with a growing number of schools, care homes and businesses across the Norfolk and Suffolk region to deliver meal services throughout the day. Utilising local and fresh produce, Norse deliver an exceptional customer service whilst ensuring nutrition and variety for their clients.

We have the exciting opportunity for a Cook Manager to join our Catering division working at Hempnall Primary.

This is a part-time, permanent role.

Your Duties:

As Cook Manager, you will drive the on-site delivery of our catering service, leading the preparation and cooking of fresh meals on a daily basis. You will help our managers design and implement menus focused around utilising locally sourced and healthy ingredients, ensuring the service we deliver is nutritious.

• Assist in the preparation, cooking and presentation of food to the highest standard
• Manage and guide the catering team
• Contribute to high levels of customer service
• Comply and have full knowledge of regulations regarding Health & Safety, ensuring that best food practices and hygiene procedures are adhered to.

Our Successful Candidate:

We are looking for you to demonstrate a mixture of commercial catering experience and your own passion for cooking, in particular;

* Proven experience in a hands-on cooking role in a busy catering environment

* Food Hygiene certificate, with working knowledge of kitchen health & safety

* Experience leading and/or supervising an on-site catering team

* Ability to create a variety of meals with fresh ingredients

* Excellent time-keeping skills, able to meet strict deadlines

* Good communication skills, comfortable engaging with colleagues and clients

Our Offer:

We can offer full training and support within the role, as well as the opportunity to develop within a national company. You will also benefit from an annual leave entitlement, pension scheme, and a variety of wider benefits.

All salaries for part-time positions are worked out pro-rata of the full-time equivalent salary shown in the advert, calculated on your contracted hours per week.

***An enhanced DBS check will be required for our successful candidate, payment will be met by the employer. Please******click here*** for details of our DBS policy relating to the recruitment of ex-offenders.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we would advise you to submit your application as early as possible.

Due to the high numbers of applications we receive for our vacancies, if you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the date you apply, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful for this position.