Culinary Team Lead

2 days ago

Stockport, Stockport, United Kingdom Totally Local Company Full time
Main Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing the preparation and cooking of meals for children, ensuring compliance with food specification nutritional standards, and maintaining a safe and clean kitchen environment.

Key Duties
  • Prepare and cook meals for children within agreed food and labour budgetary costs.
  • Ensure compliance with food specification nutritional standards in accordance with relevant agreed set processes and procedures.
  • Supervise and organize catering staff under your jurisdiction.
  • Order stock, plan, prepare, cook, and serve food as directed by Totally Local Company for consumption on and off the premises.
  • Responsible for receipt, temperature probing/recording, and the correct storage of all delivered goods.
  • Stock rotation/control.
  • Direct and supervise general catering assistants.
  • Implement cleaning regimes for all kitchen equipment and associated activities.
  • Record and document on cleaning schedules to comply with Totally Local Company HACCP policy.
  • Induct all staff on site, including agency staff, on the correct use of equipment, kitchen techniques, health and safety, food safety, COSHH, manual handling, and nutritional standards, following the 'Task Talk' system.
  • Menu planning for theme days and promotional activities within the school in negotiation with area manager/food champions.
  • Complete and process unit documentation.
  • Undertake duties relevant to the work of the department and appropriate to the post.
  • Liaise with head teachers, school personnel, clients, contractors, suppliers, pupils, and parents.
Requirements
  • NVQ Level 2 in professional cookery or equivalent is essential.
  • Supervision and coordination of staff employed in the kitchen.
  • Responsible for the preparation, cooking, and serving of meals for consumption both on and off the premises, including special diets.
  • Responsible for ensuring all health and safety/standards are adhered to following company guidelines and standards.
  • Responsible for clerical duties connected with food, equipment, training, cleaning, and completion of unit paperwork to comply with the Totally Local Company audit standards/requirement.
  • Facilitate training of new staff in the use of equipment, kitchen techniques, and relevant aspects of health and safety in the kitchen environment.
  • Responsible for the receipt and storage of all deliveries for the kitchen.
  • Responsible for managing and recording of stock control.
  • The provision of catering for special functions such as PTA events, theme days, etc., as required.
  • Responsible for and assisting with the serving of meals.
  • Conform to menu guidelines, including the government's food-based and nutritional standards.
  • Report equipment repairs and replacements following the correct procedures, for both heavy and light equipment.
  • Ensure that the kitchen and dining areas are maintained to a clean/hygienic and safe condition.
  • The preparation of the dining room for the consumption of meals (i.e., placement of furniture, checks for cleanliness and health and safety).
  • Undertake such duties related to the work of the department, appropriate to the post, as may be assigned.
  • Liaise with Totally Local Company's personnel, head teachers, school personnel, contractors, suppliers, pupils, and parents on a regular basis.
  • Meet and maintain the approved standards for QAP, ISO, Environmental 14001:2004, and Investors in People.
  • Ensure they promote the business in a positive manner at all times, becoming an ambassador for the service.

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