Food Services Team Leader

s1jobs; Airdrie; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

St Andrew’s Hospice in Lanarkshire seeks an experienced chef to support the Catering Manager and lead the catering team to deliver excellent customer service.

You will supervise a patient, public and staff-facing meal service, ensure compliance with Hospice Hospitality Policy and drive innovative, quality delivery while meeting cost targets.

The role requires strong food hygiene knowledge, team leadership and proficiency with MS Office; commitment to compassionate care is essential.

Qualifications

• Experienced and trained chef with catering experience.
• Commitment to excellent customer service.
• Strong knowledge of food hygiene and health and safety.
• Experience leading and managing a team.
• Ability to contribute to service development projects.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Support the Catering Manager and lead the catering team to provide excellent customer service.
• Supervise a patient, public and staff focused food delivery service.
• Ensure catering complies with Hospice Hospitality Policy and delivers quality while meeting cost targets.

Skills

Experienced chef

Team leadership

Customer service

Food hygiene

Service development

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Who are we?

St Andrew’s Hospice is a registered charity providing specialist palliative care for patients with life-limiting conditions, which require complex symptom management, and/or end-of-life care. It is Lanarkshire’s specialist hospice and provides multidisciplinary support for patients, their families and carers. The service is provided completely free of charge for the adult population of North and South Lanarkshire and is open to all without distinction of race, gender or creed.

Who are we?

St Andrew’s Hospice is a registered charity providing specialist palliative care for patients with life-limiting conditions, which require complex symptom management, and/or end-of-life care. It is Lanarkshire’s specialist hospice and provides multidisciplinary support for patients, their families and carers. The service is provided completely free of charge for the adult population of North and South Lanarkshire and is open to all without distinction of race, gender or creed.

The Hospice values represent our core beliefs and act as our guiding principles at the very heart of all that we do. Our values are; Human Dignity, Compassion, Justice, Advocacy and Quality.

What is the role?

The successful candidate will provide support to the Catering Manager. You will work with the Catering Manager to lead our catering team to provide excellent customer service; whilst exceeding expectations in all areas under your remit. You will supervise a patient, public and staff focused food delivery service. You will ensure the provision of catering in accordance with Hospice Hospitality Policy and deliver innovation and a reputation for consistent quality of delivery of services, whilst meeting cost targets.

What we expect of you?

The Successful Candidate Will

• Be an experienced and trained chef having worked in various catering outlets
• Demonstrate a commitment to providing excellent customer service
• Have a good understanding of food hygiene and health and safety principles
• Have experience of leading and managing a team
• Have the skills to contribute to service development projects
• Have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages