Lead School Kitchen Cook

South Lanarkshire Council; East Kilbride; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Salary sacrifice AVC

Up to 33 days leave

Public holidays entitlement

Sick pay

Flexible working

Cinema discounts

Cycle to Work

Physiotherapy

Employee assistance

Job summary

South Lanarkshire Council in East Kilbride is seeking a Cook in Charge to lead a quality catering operation within a school setting. The post involves supervising a team, planning duties, and ensuring food safety and service standards are maintained.

You will prepare meals, order goods, carry out audits and support Environmental Health compliance, while maintaining strong customer focus and teamwork in a busy school kitchen environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in catering operations and supervising staff.
• Excellent communication and customer service focus.
• Ability to manage workloads and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a team of Facility Assistants (Catering) and assist with training and recruitment.
• Ensure provision of a quality catering service and flag stock or quality issues to management.
• Undertake cash handling, balancing and recording of transactions.

Skills

Team supervision

Strong communication

Initiative & prioritisation

Job description

South Lanarkshire Council in East Kilbride is seeking a Cook in Charge to lead a quality catering operation within a school setting. The post involves supervising a team, planning duties, and ensuring food safety and service standards are maintained.

You will prepare meals, order goods, carry out audits and support Environmental Health compliance, while maintaining strong customer focus and teamwork in a busy school kitchen environment.