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Job description

Working with Kitchen Staff to manage daily kitchen activities including overseeing staff, aiding with menu preparation, ensuring food quality and freshness, and monitoring ordering and stocking. Provide meal quality and consistency by following designated recipes, keep kitchen in top class clean order..

Responsibilities

• Directing the food preparation process and delegating tasks.
• Cooking and preparing high quality dishes.
• Assisting the Kitchen Staff to create menu items, recipes and develop dishes.
• Supervising all kitchen stations.
• Supervising, motivating and working closely with other Chefs of all levels.
• Being responsible for health and safety.
• Being responsible for food hygiene practices.
• Ensuring food quality and excellent standards are maintained for all dishes created.
• Assisting with determining food inventory needs, stocking and ordering.
• Ensuring the kitchen meets all regulations including sanitary and food safety guidelines.
• Produce good quality food.
• Enthusiasm to develop your own skills and knowledge plus those around you.
• Work unsupervised and deliver quality work.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• Level 1 and 2 Food Safety Awards.
• Level 2 Health and Safety in the Workplace Award.
• Minimum 2 years relevant experience.
• Awareness of manual handling techniques.
• Awareness of Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) and chemical safety.
• Experience of kitchen equipment.
• Experience of dangerous equipment such as knives.
• Competent level of English, spoken and written.
• Team player qualities.
• Adaptability to change and willingness to embrace new ideas and processes.
• Ability to work unsupervised and deliver quality work.
• Good knowledge of all sections.
• Ability to produce good quality food.
• Good oral communication.
• Team management skills.
• High level of attention to detail.
• Good level of numeracy.

Further Information

The Employer is: OH PAPI LTD Although this is a full time temporary opportunity, hours may be extended and it could lead to a permanent position. The job advert may end before the closing date if requested by the employer.

Application Information

JOBSTART IS OPEN TO 16-24 YEAR OLDS. If you are on UC contact your Work Coach via your Journal. If you are in receipt of JSA, IS or ESA phone a Work Coach on 0300 200 7807. If you are 16-24 years old, unemployed, not in education or training and not in receipt of benefits phone 028 90726788.