RF-2608-03 - Cook

Mount Charles; Newtownabbey; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holidays

Company Pension

Career Development

Private Healthcare

Employee Assistance

Financial wellbeing

Uniform Provided

Company Events

Job summary

Mount Charles Group is recruiting a Cook for a role at Northern Regional College in Newtownabbey. The position involves supporting kitchen operations, ensuring high standards of food preparation and presentation, and maintaining HACCP records.

The successful candidate will have Food Hygiene Level 3, experience in a similar role, and be able to work alternate weekends. Join a family‑oriented team committed to quality and service.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role.
• Must be able to work alternate weekends.
• Leads by example and lives our values.
• Basic reading, writing, speaking and listening skills to understand safety and work instructions.

Responsibilities

• Assist in smooth operation of the kitchens to maintain food quality.
• Plan, prepare, cook and present food to high standards.
• Ensure stock control and ordering procedures are followed.
• Maintain HACCP records and health, safety, hygiene, and security compliance.
• Promote a harmonious working environment and respect among staff.
• Support Unit Manager with reasonable requests.
• Ensure security of kitchen and storage areas.

Education

Food Hygiene Level 3

Job description

• Newtownabbey - Northern Regional College

Mount Charles Group are one of the largest and privately owned soft Facilities Management, catering and ancillary service/product providers in Ireland. If you are a customer focused individual and want to join a fun and family orientated business which believes people are our greatest asset, then we have a role for you!

Our family values speak for themselves:

Do the right thing, Have fun & grow together, Take pride in what you do!

We are currently recruiting for a Cook to join our team based at Northern Regional College. This is a great opportunity to join a world leading facilities management company.

Working Pattern:

• 35 hours per week
• Monday to Friday
• 3.45pm finish Monday to Thursday
• 2.00pm finish Friday

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 alwaysmaintained..
• 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 andlivesour values.
• Enthusiastic and passionate about our customer service and reputation.
• Self-motivated,workingindependently and on owninitiative.
• Flexible with a positive, can-do attitude.
• 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.

The Mount Charles Group is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Please note, the successful applicant's offer is subject to the Access NI (enhanced) check prior to commencement of role. Mount Charles Group has a policy on recruiting ex-offenders, a copy of which is available upon request. Having a criminal record will not necessarily prevent you from working for the Mount Charles Group.

Due to the number of applicants Mount Charles receives, we only respond to short-listed applicants. If you have not been contacted within six weeks of the closing date, you have not been selected for interview.

GREAT PEOPLE - GREAT SERVICE - GREAT FUTURE

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