Head of Kitchen

3 weeks ago


Southampton, United Kingdom City Catering Southampton Full time

**At City Catering Southampton we believe that great quality food, served with kindness and care, is a right, not a privilege: everyone deserves the best possible nourishment. Therefore we exist to make a tangible nutritional difference in people’s lives.**

**The role is 27.5 Hours weekly with an hourly rate paid of £10.93 per hour**

**(Term Time Only)**

**Key Responsibilities**
- Plan, prepare, cook and serve food to the specifications and recipes defined by City Catering Southampton to ensure consistently high standards of food quality, presentation and timely service
- Take responsibility for the implementation of our allergen and special diet menus and procedures where appropriate. Ensure that all members of the team are aware of any pupils with allergies and the process required. Check food items delivered are correct in respect of
- Be creative and engage with pupils, parents and school staff to provide ideas for special events and opportunities for promotion in liaison with the Marketing and Food Development teams at City Catering - working together to increase uptake of school meals
- Seek continuous improvement in regards to defined financial targets. Set an example to others by working in ways that minimise waste, control ingredients and resources to reduce the cost per meal
- Maintain up-to-date records, where appropriate using the technology provided eg. temperature checks, cleaning routine, timesheets, meal numbers
- Ensure that equipment, work areas, other facilities and general surroundings of the kitchen are maintained and operated to the standards required. Ensure your team use safe methods of work and that no unauthorised/untrained member of staff operates and cleans certain dangerous equipment
- Support our accreditations (such as Food for Life), regular kitchen audit inspections and any external inspections such as Environmental Health. Suggest improvements and implement recommendations to ensure that our consistently high standard is achieved
- Demonstrate and lead positive team relations, endeavour to engage your team and minimise staff turnover
- Show a willingness to support and develop your Assistant Cook and Catering Assistants and identify high performing staff. Ensure that your Assistant is trained to undertake the Head of Kitchen role in order that they can step up as and when required
- Knowledge of food preparation and cooking including methods, portions, cost control, stock rotation and ordering
- Experience of managing a kitchen
- Knowledge of common food allergens, special and religious diets and their importance in food production and service
- Good knowledge of food safety/kitchen hygiene and HACPP
- Basic numeracy and budgetary skills
- Experience of training staff in basic kitchen skills
- NVQ 1 & 2 in Food Preparation & Cooking or equivalent
- Functional Skills in English and Maths
- IT literate (training will be provided on use of tablet within kitchen)

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £10.93 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location


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