RF-2512-23 - Cook

Mount Charles; Craigavon; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days’ paid holidays

Company Pension

Career Development & Training

Voluntary Private Healthcare Scheme

Employee Assistance Program

Uniform Provided

Company Events

Job summary

Mount Charles is seeking a dedicated individual for a kitchen role in Craigavon. The position includes ensuring food quality and safety standards, leading a harmonious work environment, and working flexible hours including weekends.

Successful candidates will have strong customer service skills, relevant experience, and a Food Hygiene Level 3 qualification. The role offers various rewards including paid holidays and a company pension.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role is essential.
• Ability to work alternate weekends is required.
• Must have Food Hygiene Level 3 qualification.

Responsibilities

• Ensure consistent food quality in kitchens.
• Plan, prepare, cook, and present food to high standards.
• Maintain safety and hygiene standards.

Skills

Customer Service

Food Hygiene Level 3

Positive attitude

Self-motivated

Job description

Mount Charles Group are one of the largest and privately owned soft Facilities Management, catering and ancillary service/product providers in Ireland.

Working Pattern

• 32.5 hours per week
• Monday to Friday
• 7am to 2pm

Rewards

• 28 days’ paid holidays (pro rata)
• Company Pension
• Career Development & Training
• Access to Voluntary Private Healthcare Scheme
• Employee Assistance Program to support your health & wellbeing
• Financial Education/Financial wellbeing advisory service
• Uniform Provided
• Company Events

The Role

• Assisting in the smooth and efficient operation of the kitchens to ensure a consistent reputation for food quality is always maintained.
• Ensuring the planning, preparation, cooking and presentation of food is always to the highest standard.
• To ensure quality standards and procedures are fully understood and implemented, and daily checking procedures are fully applied.
• To ensure company policies relating to stock control and stock ordering are implemented and monitored.
• To ensure a safe environment is maintained in compliance with health, safety, fire, hygiene and security legislation and company policies and procedures.
• Updating HACCP records.
• To ensure the security of kitchen and storage areas is maintained at all times. To promote and contribute to a harmonious working environment where all employees are treated with respect.
• Any other reasonable requests made by Unit Manager.

The Person

• Must be able to work alternate weekends
• Experience in a similar role
• Food Hygiene Level 3 qualified
• Leads by example and lives our values.
• Enthusiastic and passionate about our customer service and reputation.
• Self‑motivated, working independently and on own initiative.
• Flexible with a positive, can‑do attitude.

Basic Statutory Training

Basic statutory training for the role will require all candidates to have basic reading, writing, speaking and listening skills to assist in understanding safety and work instructions and communicating with customers on a day-to-day basis.

Equal Opportunity

The Mount Charles Group is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Having a criminal record will not necessarily prevent you from working for the Mount Charles Group.