Cook Supervisor - Newhaven

TTO Actual salary: £7,361pa to £7,771pa actual

Main Purpose of the Job:

• Orders, prepares, cooks and serves food to Trust standards
• Supervises and trains staff, who are allocated to the establishment
• Acts as on site ‘ambassador’ for the school when relating to client, staff and customers

Key Responsibilities of the Job Holder:

• Delivers agreed menus to achieve and maintain budgeted food costs
• Orders supplies ensuring they are properly issued, used and accounted for
• Carries out weekly stocktake and food rotation procedures, minimising wastage of foodstuffs
• Allocates duties to establishment staff and supervises their work, giving instruction and advice when necessary
• Personally prepares dishes and participates in all other activities taking place in the kitchen
• Ensures that dishes are produced to the required standards of quality and attractiveness before serving
• Maintains records relating to food production activities and supplies information as required
• Ensure minimum food wastage
• Ensure temperature records and monitoring is completed on a daily basis
• Ensure area(s) under control are cleaned as per cleaning schedule
• Safe operation of catering equipment
• Prepare and participate in special functions (which may be outside normal working hours) and ‘theme days’ (and dishes) as required
• Attends training sessions as required
• Complies with all statutory and Trust health and safety practices and procedures, including manual handling
• Adheres to all company rules, regulations, policies, procedures and provisions of contract
• As and when required, carries out additional tasks concerned with the operation of the establishment
• Provide service in conjunction with company Trust ethos and expectations

Person Specification:

• Good communication skills
• Good interpersonal and customer facing skills
• Flexible approach to work
• Good attention to detail
• Good team working skills and ability to work with minimal supervision and under pressure
• Good work ethic, reliable and punctual
• Personal cleanliness
• Ability to use own initiative

Education, Training & Qualifications:

• NVQ level 1,2 and working towards 3
• Satisfactory Enhanced DBS Disclosure
• Cleared Barred List Check essential
• Compliance with safeguarding regulations

Other Special Requirements:

• Ability to walk and stand for long periods of time
• Ability to work in varying room temperatures
• Contact with hot substances, ovens and hot plates • Use of equipment that requires specialist training
• COSHH/PPE knowledge