Assistant Chef - Rayleigh

Caterlink; Rayleigh; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

Caterlink is looking for an Assistant Chef in Rayleigh to provide nutritious meals for students. The role involves meal preparation, maintaining high food safety standards, and ensuring excellent customer service. This part-time position offers a great work/life balance with term-time only hours and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Access to blended learning programs

Employee discounts on various services

Employee Assistance Program

Potential eligibility for a pension scheme

Qualifications

• Passionate about providing nutritionally balanced food.
• Committed to maintaining high standards in food quality and safety.

Responsibilities

• Assist with meal planning, preparation, and cooking.
• Ensure compliance with food safety and health procedures.
• Manage company documentation.

Skills

Organization

Hardworking

Customer Service

Job description

Assistant Chef - Rayleigh

Company Description

Caterlink is the education sector catering specialist. For over 20 years, the company has delivered fresh food solutions to pupils and staff at primary schools, secondary schools, and colleges across the UK. The company caters to more than 1,000,000 meals a week. Our "Fresh Food Policy" underpins our success and growth, driven by a commitment to deliver on our promises to clients and support our site-based teams.

Job Description

We are seeking an Assistant Chef passionate about providing nutritionally balanced and tasty food for future generations. The ideal candidate will be organized, hardworking, and committed to maintaining high standards in food quality, presentation, and service. You will ensure efficient service to students, uphold excellent customer service, and adhere to high food safety standards.

Working 25 hours per week during term time only, at a rate of £13.21 per hour.

Your responsibilities will include assisting with meal planning, preparation, and cooking to the required standard, briefing kitchen teams on menus and service, ensuring continuous compliance with food safety and health and safety procedures, and managing company documentation.

Caterlink is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role.

We strive to foster a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where every individual is treated with respect, integrity, and fairness, with opportunities for growth.

Additional Information

Benefits of working with us include:

• Access to a blended learning program, including qualifications, apprenticeships, training, eLearning, and on-the-job development.
• A great work/life balance, with term-time only hours and no weekend work.
• Employee discounts on supermarkets, cinemas, restaurants, holidays, and family days out.
• Employee Assistance Program and Virtual GP services available free of charge.
• Potential eligibility for a pension scheme.

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