Cook in Charge

Job Introduction
As a Cook in Charge, you will be assisting with the financial and operational duties of your school's catering facility. You will be focusing on delivering exceptional service, and food with a creative twist to make school mealtimes fun and exciting.

Main Responsibilities
- Managing the team to ensure a consistently fantastic dining experience for students and staff in line with company standards
- Leading in the preparation of delicious and nutritious meals of the highest quality, using our, and overseeing menu development
- Providing outstanding support and guidance to the team
- Leading, developing, coaching and training all staff in a positive and motivating manner
- Having control of the catering operation including stock, food, and labour costs
- Managing and improving all controllable costs
- Driving sales through monthly promotions and added value events
- Building positive relationships with clients and customers
- Ensuring full compliance with company systems & procedures, and legislation
- Carrying out regular audits to ensure standards are being met

We are looking for somebody who shares our passion for serving great tasting food and providing excellent service, maintaining the highest standards at all times, along with the following:

- A natural positive leader who can demonstrate great teamwork
- Previous experience in managing a team
- Craft based experience using fresh ingredients
- OND or HND Qualification (preferred)
- Strong knowledge of Health and Safety practices within a kitchen
- Financial understanding of gross profit management and achieving sales targets

About The Company
Miquill is a specialist school catering business born in 2009 out of a passion for great tasting food - We’re all about providing fresh, delicious and exciting meals that bring a healthy dose of fun to the school day.

Our small, independent, Midlands-based company has a family feel, and focuses on building strong relationships with our teams and clients. This means that our employees, their wellbeing and the opportunities for development and growth within our business are extremely important to us. We reward our teams and recognise their hard work to make sure they feel happy and valued in their role with Miquill.

Package Description
Firstly, the happiness of our employees is of utmost importance to us, our friendly kitchen environments will make you feel supported and part of a family.

You will also benefit from:

- Monday to Friday working - no more weekends
- 25 hours working with no late nights
- 38 weeks per year based around term time (more time to spend with friends and family)
- £11.40 per hour
- Working for a fast-growing company who would like you to grow with them
- A dedicated L&D team to support you in developing your skills including apprenticeships and training courses that are available for everyone.
- We expect all staff to share our commitment of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/young people and an enhanced DBS disclosure will be sought by the company._