Head of Kitchen

Carrington Blake Recruitment; Grays; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned recruitment agency in the UK seeks an experienced Chef/Cook for the School Meal Service in Thurrock. The role involves food preparation, customer care, and team management within a friendly school kitchen environment. Ideal candidates will have a positive attitude, a flexible approach, and knowledge of food safety legislation. This position offers competitive pay and opportunities to work across various schools, ensuring an excellent standard of service and enhancing children's meal experiences.

Qualifications

• Must have experience in food preparation and cooking.
• Must be trained and knowledgeable in Allergy and Food Hygiene Legislation.
• Enthusiastic with a pleasant personality and a flexible approach.

Responsibilities

• Promote the Catering Service and update on new products & legislation.
• Support in delivering a high standard of service and customer care.
• Organise food preparation, cooking, and team management.
• Conduct operational data reconciliation.
• Adhere to food safety due diligence requirements.
• Support increasing service uptake.

Skills

Customer care ethics

Team management

Food preparation

Cooking

Knowledge of Allergy and Food Hygiene Legislation

Job description

Umbrella: £18.14 per hour

We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Chef/Cook with a positive ‘can-do’ attitude, with a flexible approach, pleasant personality and excellent customer care ethics.

We have vacancies across Thurrock for this unique role which is an exciting opportunity to work within the School Meal Service.

Thurrock Catering Services provides Bronze Food for Life, award winning lunchtime meals at 24 Primary Schools, 3 Secondary Schools and 2 Alternative Provision Academies within the Borough, serving more than one million meals each year to children and school staff. Due to the Universal Free School Meal’s for KS1 pupils and continued expansion and growth of our service which now includes catering for Grangewaters Residential Groups and Holiday Activity Feeding Events, an opportunity now exists to work in a friendly and flexible environment within school kitchens in Thurrock.

You will be required to prepare, produce, and deliver an excellent standard food service to the staff and pupils at schools in Thurrock, you must be able to organise, arrange and supervise all activities in the school kitchen, counter display and dining room area and must be prepared to cover where-ever required across Thurrock in other schools if needed. You will need to promote the service and keep abreast of new products, promotions, and any changes in legislation. You must be trained and knowledgeable in Allergy and Food Hygiene Legislation.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Promotion of the Catering Service and supporting the Catering Service to keep abreast of new products & legislation,
• Support the Catering Services to organise and deliver a high standard of service and customer care.
• Food preparation, cooking, ordering and team management as required.
• Daily, weekly & monthly operational data reconciliation.
• Adhere to and oversee all food safety due diligence requirement.
• Support the Catering Service to increase uptake.

If you think this job role is for you, please send your CV to [e-mail]