Kitchen Trainer

KSB Recruitment; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-funded trainingqualifications

Career development opportunities

No weekend work

Job summary

KSB Recruitment is seeking an organised Kitchen Training Manager to oversee food safety, allergen and kitchen-related training within a secure prison catering environment in North Yorkshire.

You will coordinate training for catering staff, prisoners and prison officers, manage schedules, ensure mandatory learning is completed on time, and carry out regular cleanliness and compliance checks to support operational standards.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering training, coaching or teaching practical skills.
• Knowledge of food safety, food hygiene and allergen management.
• Strong organisational skills and excellent time management.
• Ability to coordinate a high volume of training and meet strict deadlines.
• Confident communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to engage learners with different levels of knowledge and experience.
• Strong attention to detail and accurate record-keeping.
• Experience with training records, compliance checks or workplace audits would be beneficial.
• Relevant food safety, training or teaching qualifications are desirable; confirm with the employer.

Responsibilities

• Deliver food safety, allergen and relevant kitchen training.
• Train Aramark employees, prisoners and prison officers as required.
• Plan and coordinate training schedules to meet required deadlines.
• Monitor training completion and maintain accurate records.
• Adapt training delivery to suit different audiences and levels of understanding.
• Promote safe food handling, hygiene and good working practices.
• Ensure training requirements are communicated clearly and consistently.
• Carry out weekly cleanliness and standards checks across the serveries.
• Identify areas for improvement and support ongoing compliance.
• Follow prison security procedures and maintain professional boundaries.

Skills

Training delivery

Food safety

Allergen management

Organisational skills

Time management

Communication

Presenter skills

Record-keeping

Education

Food safety qualification

Job description

Kitchen Training Manager

Location: North Yorkshire
Salary: £19 per hour
Contract: Permanent, Full-Time (Monday–Friday, 8:30am–4:30pm)

Role

We are recruiting an organised and motivated Kitchen Training Manager to oversee food safety, allergen and kitchen-related training within a secure prison catering environment.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys developing others, delivering training and ensuring people understand and follow essential food safety procedures. You'll be responsible for coordinating training for catering staff, prisoners and prison officers, managing training schedules and ensuring mandatory learning is completed within required timeframes.

You'll also support operational standards by carrying out regular cleanliness and compliance checks across the serveries. Strong planning, communication and organisational skills are essential, as the role involves coordinating a substantial training workload across different groups of learners.

Responsibilities

• Deliver food safety, allergen and relevant kitchen training.
• Train Aramark employees, prisoners and prison officers as required.
• Plan and coordinate training schedules to meet required deadlines.
• Monitor training completion and maintain accurate records.
• Adapt training delivery to suit different audiences and levels of understanding.
• Promote safe food handling, hygiene and good working practices.
• Ensure training requirements are communicated clearly and consistently.
• Carry out weekly cleanliness and standards checks across the serveries.
• Identify areas for improvement and support ongoing compliance.
• Follow prison security procedures and maintain professional boundaries.

Requirements

• Previous experience delivering training, coaching or teaching practical skills.
• Knowledge of food safety, food hygiene and allergen management.
• Strong organisational skills and excellent time management.
• Ability to coordinate a high volume of training and meet strict deadlines.
• Confident communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to engage learners with different levels of knowledge and experience.
• Strong attention to detail and accurate record-keeping.
• Experience with training records, compliance checks or workplace audits would be beneficial.
• Relevant food safety, training or teaching qualifications are desirable; the exact mandatory qualification requirements should be confirmed with the employer.
• Comfortable working within a secure prison environment.
• Reliable transport to the workplace.

Rewards

• £19 per hour.
• Monday–Friday working pattern, 8:30am–4:30pm.
• No regular weekend requirement.
• Employer-funded teaching qualification opportunities, subject to the training arrangements available.
• Opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to food safety, staff development and operational standards.
• Career development opportunities within a large, established catering organisation.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds, including members of the Armed Forces community.