Chef

Aramark Ireland

Cork

On-site

EUR 30,000 - 42,000

Full time

11 days ago

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Job summary

Aramark Ireland is seeking a Chef to join our client site near Cork City Centre. The role focuses on delivering high standards of food, kitchen management across sections, and flexibility with hours in a full‑time capacity.

You will maintain HACCP, assist with menu planning, control stock and costs, ensure hygiene, and lead the kitchen team to serve premier food for clients on site. This is a full-time position with flexible hours.

Qualifications

1–2 years’ experience in a professional kitchen.
Experience in industrial catering.
Experience of HACCP documentation.
Experience of menu planning.
Dedication and self-motivation.
Good reliability and time keeping.
Ability to work on own initiative or as part of a team.
Maintain personal hygiene.
Professional and courteous manner.
A passion for food and service.
Flexible approach to hours and duties.

Responsibilities

Maintain food hygiene, service & presentation (HACCP & Health & Safety Legislation).
Aid with menu planning and menu costings to corroborate the budgeted Gross Profit Margin is achieved eliminating waste where possible.
Accommodate food orders conforming to company purchasing policy with approved suppliers.
Implement company policies and ensure Food Safety and Hygiene compliance daily.
Carry out and record Food Safety/Quality tasks daily.
Maintain high hygiene standards in premises and staff.
Lead team performance to deliver top‑line food for clients.
Assist with checking, probing, and signing of deliveries to ensure quality produce.
Ensure food presentation is innovative and at correct temperatures with charts.
Assist with stock takes and weekly hazard reviews.
Maintain communications with client, customers, and staff.
Participate in daily and weekly cleaning duties as required.

Skills

Kitchen experience

Industrial catering

HACCP documentation

Menu planning

Reliability & punctuality

Team player

Personal hygiene

Professional conduct

Passion for food

Flexible hours

Self-motivation

Education

Culinary qualification

Job description

Job Description

Aramark are currently recruiting a Chef to join the team on our client site near Cork City Centre. Their focus will be to ensure there are consistently high standards of food delivery and kitchen management across all sections of the business onsite. This is a full‑time position and flexibility with hours is required.

Job Responsibilities

Qualifications and responsibilities

To maintain food hygiene, service & presentation (HACCP & Health & Safety Legislation)
To aid with menu planning and menu costings to corroborate the budgeted Gross Profit Margin is achieved eliminating waste where possible.
To accommodate food orders conforming to company purchasing policy, ensuring that only suppliers from the approved supplier list are used.
To fully familiarise yourself with all company policies and procedures and to ensure the daily implementation of same to guarantee Food Safety and Hygiene are maintained in the kitchen and associated areas in line with current legislation.
To make certain that any Food Safety/Quality records assigned to you are being carried out daily within the kitchen and related areas, without exception.
To maintain a high standard of hygiene in respect of premises and self.
To be responsible for the performance of the team to deliver the top of the line food for our clients.
To share responsibility with the Chef Manager/Catering Manager for the checking, probing, and signing of all food deliveries to ensure that only the highest standards of produce is accepted into the unit.
To verify that food presentation is innovative, and at the required temperature with temperatures recorded on the appropriate charts.
To assist with carrying out stock takes as appropriate.
To review the kitchen hazard list every week with the Chef Manager/Catering Manager.
To maintain good communications and working relationships with your client, customers, and all staff.
As a member of our team you are equally responsible for cleaning and hygiene and that any assigned daily and weekly cleaning duties are carried out to standard.
To carry out any reasonable task which assists with the service, food preparation, hygiene and other matters pertaining to the efficiency of the kitchen.