Assistant Cook

6 months ago


Eastleigh, United Kingdom Utilita Full time

**Title**: 2nd Chef
**Department**:Facilities
**Location**: Chandlers Ford
**Salary**:£29,592
**Hours**:40 hours per week

Do you have previous experience preparing and cooking food in a busy working environment?

Our onsite canteen is at the heart of our Head Office, which creates an energetic and vibrant atmosphere. We are looking for a 2nd Chef to join our successful Facilities team.

**What we can offer you?**

We offer you all the benefits you’d expect from one of the nation’s biggest and best energy challengers, including: competitive salary, contributory pension scheme, bonus up to 10% of salary and a health care scheme. You’ll also get the chance to work for one of the top CEOs in the UK, as voted for by Glassdoor’s 2022 Employee’s Choice Awards

We aim to provide you with a uniquely inclusive and diverse workplace, which showcases the extraordinary in all of us, by enabling you to be the best you can be.

**What does this role involve?**

As a 2nd Chef, you will support our Chef Manager in our on-site canteen, preparing hot and cold options for breakfast and lunch.
Day-to-day you will;
- ensure the kitchen is prepared and ready for services;
- take fresh produce deliveries and complete stock checks;
- plan a variety of menu’s with both hot and cold options for service;
- conduct health and safety checks to ensure the canteen is adhering to hygiene standards;
- maintain temperature records as required and to report any variance.

**Who are we looking for?**

You will have NVQ Level 2 or higher in catering or similar relevant qualifications.

Your previous experience with preparing and cooking food in a similar canteen environment will ensure you hit the ground running.

Our employees, just like our customers come from all walks of life, and we’re fuelled in championing diversity, inspiring an inclusive culture, and enabling an environment where you can be your authentic self.

**Additional benefits available on your first day**
- Utilita Bonus Scheme, made up of personal and company elements.
- Career progression, 32% of our vacancies in 2022 were filled internally.
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
- The opportunity to win tickets to major outdoor events with Utilita Extra -including, gigs and shows at the Utilita Newcastle, Sheffield and Birmingham arenas.
- Discounted employee energy tariffs.
- Access for you and one other to our partnered Unmind App, where you can watch or listen to videos and podcasts or get hints and tips to understand and improve on your mental wellbeing.
- We are in the process of setting up our own charitable foundation and offer all our staff a paid volunteering day every year. Plus the chance to be involved in various fund-raising opportunities.
- A health care scheme that includes dental, eye care, treatments, and diagnostics health consultations.
- Death in service, twice your annual salary.
- Employee Assistance Programme with access to counselling support, legal and financial advice 24/7 365 days a year, as well as a GP line and Your Care.

**About us**
Founded in 2003, Utilita is the first - and still only - energy company created to help households use less energy, by giving them better control via digital technology. Which is why we were vote Sustainable Tech Company of the Year 2022 in the Southern Tech 100 companies and our industry-leading smartphone app (USwitch Awards won best app 2018, 2020 and 2022).

Utilita is Britain’s leading Smart Pay as You Go energy provider, with over 800,000 customers, and thanks to having better control, its customers use around 11% less energy than the average bill paying household.

Utilita is committed to becoming a net zero business by 2030 and was named Green Energy Disruptor of the Year at the Better Society Energy Awards in October 2021.

The Luxion Group comprises of the following companies - Luxion Group Ltd, Utilita Energy Ltd, Luxion Sales Ltd, Utilita Field Services Ltd, Procode Technology Ltd and Canary Care Global Ltd.

Pay: £29,592.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Referral programme
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Eastleigh: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Chef: 2 years (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person


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