Culinary Team Lead

1 day ago

Ashford, Kent, United Kingdom Beaver Community Trust Ltd ta Kiddie Kapers Neighbourhood Nursery Full time
Job Title: Cook and Cook Supervisor

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Cook and Cook Supervisor to join our team at Beaver Community Trust Ltd t/a Kiddie Kapers Neighbourhood Nursery. As a key member of our culinary team, you will be responsible for leading a small team in providing a range of wholesome, homemade meals through nursery meals, counter sales, and buffets.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead a small team in providing a range of wholesome, homemade meals through nursery meals, counter sales, and buffets.
  • Ensure a friendly and relaxed atmosphere throughout the kitchen and café area appeals to customers of all ages.
  • Work as part of the team delivering a wide variety of quality catering services.
  • Provide a professional, friendly, and efficient service to the Centre's customers while maintaining the highest standards at all times.
  • Ensure best practice of all required hygiene and health and safety standards in line with current legislation, policies, and procedures.
  • Monitor the café prices against the general café expenditure to ensure profit margins are maintained.
  • Record, collate, and communicate the nursery meal numbers, buffet provision details, and refreshment orders to the BCT admin on a weekly basis.
  • Line manage the Catering Assistant (where appropriate) and supervise the day-to-day operations of the kitchen.
  • Conduct the annual appraisal of the Catering Assistant (where appropriate).
  • Provide a two-course, healthy, and appetizing meal for nursery children between the ages of 1 and 5 years on a daily basis.
  • Coordinate food preparation for counter sales and business buffets.
  • Serve customers and take payment in accordance with the finance procedures.
  • Serve nursery meals and buffets to clients and collect and clean areas when appropriate.
  • Train and support the catering assistant (where appropriate) in cooking skills, procedures, and best practice.
  • Ensure good practice of all required Health and Safety and Hygiene standards within the café, in line with current legislation, policies, and procedures.
  • Plan menus for the café and business buffets.
  • Ensure the required daily records are maintained and kept.
  • Order appropriate stock to ensure levels of service are maintained at all times.
  • Be responsible for receiving and checking all deliveries, ensuring stock rotation is adhered to, and stock checks are performed on a regular basis.
  • Take responsibility for volunteers when they are working within the café environment.
  • Deal, in the first instance, with any incident or complaint that may occur, referring matters to the Cook Supervisor.
  • Perform any other duties as may be allocated by the Cook Supervisor in line with the level and nature of the post.
  • Be prepared to work at any other café under Beaver Community Trust's control.
  • Keep the Café area clean and tidy in accordance with hygiene and health and safety regulations.
  • Coordinate the daily clean-down procedure of the café.

Requirements:

  • Have a passion for food with a flair for presentation.
  • Be polite, helpful, thoughtful, caring, and sensitive to other needs.
  • Be willing to work as part of a team.
  • Be confident.
  • Be willing to promote Light Bites cafés.
  • Be reliable and punctual.
  • Establish a good working environment within the café.
  • Recognise the importance of maintaining personal hygiene.

Terms and Conditions:

NB: This is a summary of the contract that will be issued for signature by the successful candidate.

Status: Full-time, permanent (after a probationary period of 3 months).

Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8:00-4:00 (1-hour lunch).

Wages: Annual.

Leave: 20 days per annum, to be authorised by the Line Manager. Only one member of staff may take leave at any one time.

Notice: 1 Month by either side.

The Willow Centre has a NO SMOKING policy within the building and on the grounds of the centre and church grounds.

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