Cook in Charge 5

As a Cook in Charge 5, you will be responsible for all catering activities within a kitchen, which will include providing a high standard of catering service, making efficient and effective use of all resources available within budgetary constraints and with minimal waste. You will also provide a supervisory role to the catering team.

You will be a flexible, adaptable individual with effective organisational, interpersonal and leadership skills. With cooking, preparation and food presentation skills, you will have previous experience of working in catering, production planning in line with a cyclic menu, previous experience of directing and supervising employees at one or more sites, an elementary food hygiene certificate and working knowledge of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP).

You will have the ability to control budgetary costs, effectively control food hygiene, health and safety, carry out administration duties and identify training needs within a catering team.