Chef

Description:

Chef (Zero Hours) - Yarnfield Park, Stone, Staffordshire | Full-Time / Permanent

£13.45 + excellent benefits including healthcare, wellbeing support, 23 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, life assurance, meals on duty, and more.

We are seeking a Chef to work in the kitchen ensuring the production of high-quality food and following of all legal requirements in line with contractual obligations and company expectations ensuring the delivery of excellent food and following of all health & safety and food safety requirements at all times. 

 

Key Accountabilities 

To prepare, produce and serve high quality dishes

To prepare fresh food items for use in dishes

To follow recipes to company standard to ensure the allergen report is correct

To monitor portion size and wastage

To work in a safe manner to ensure safety of yourself and others

To communicate effectively with the front of house team to ensure successful service periods

To work ‘front of house’ on the servery as required

To communicate with guests in a professional manner

To adhere to all training / guidelines given for the following policies and procedures: health & safety, food handling, COSHH, uniform standards, personal protective equipment, manual handling and fire regulations

To ensure all displays and counters comply with company and statutory health and hygiene requirements including food information regulations 

To complete and update all food safety and health & safety paperwork correctly during your shift to ensure full compliance 

To be responsible for the cleanliness of the kitchen during and at the end of your shift, ensuring Health and Safety hazards, issues, near misses and accidents are reported to a senior member of the team at the earliest opportunityTo demonstrate a can‐do attitude towards individual customer requests and strive to exceed customer expectations

To complete all compulsory training as requested by a senior member of the team 

To follow all company and unit profit protection procedures, reporting any issues to your line manager

To assist with stocktaking as requested 

To ensure all team members are treated with respect 

To be flexible and comply with any reasonable requests made by your line Manager including if necessary, working within other units within reasonable distance

To be able to self-supervise when working alone and to ensure all safety guidelines are upheld

 

 

Person SpecificationEssential 

 

A good communicator with the ability to liaise with customers and clients 

An enthusiastic individual with a passion for excellent service delivery

Competent in the English language, both written and verbal 

Ability to work under pressure whilst maintaining a positive attitude 

Desirable 

 

City & Guilds 706/1 and 706/2 Catering

NVQ Level 2

Basic food hygiene level 2

Minimum 1 years relevant experience

Experience within a similar role

IT literate

 

Benefits

Medicash - Healthcare benefits, including dental, optical and therapy treatments (includes up to 4 dependent children)

Aviva Digicare - Free annual healthcare check

Exclusive Benefits & Wellbeing site (Perks at Work)

Entertainment discounts - up to 55% off cinema tickets

Health & Wellbeing discounts - Discounts for Nuffield Health (20%) and Pure Gym (10%)

Travel discounts - Discounts with holiday companies such as TUI and Expedia

Shopping discounts - Save up to 15% at high street and online stores by purchasing Shopping Cards

Meals on duty

Vodaphone discounts

Pension scheme and Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

23 days + BH's and additional day off for your birthday

2 days additional leave, following return from Maternity leave during first year back

Competitive and supportive family benefits

Day off for baby's first birthday

Holiday purchase scheme

On-going training & development and career pathways

Professional subscriptions paid

Financial wellbeing programme and preferred rates on salary finance products

Great things happen when people get together in our spaces to meet and spaces to sleep at Yarnfield Park. From conferences, meetings, training, and every business event in between our venue provides an informal atmosphere where you and our guests can be themselves.

We combine our spaces with a bigger family. Yarnfield Park is part of The Venues Collection - a division of Compass Group UK & Ireland, the market leader in contract catering & support services.

Part of Compass Group UK&I, we are a grouping of seven easily accessible event spaces with hotel-like residential and leisure facilities, which all sit under the brand name The Venues Collection. Located across the UK, our venues all feature stylish and individual event spaces, including both contemporary and historic meeting areas. Join us to grow your career with the industry leader, and get competitive pay, great perks and unrivalled opportunities for learning and development, at one of the UK's biggest businesses.Every day, our teams of passionate hospitality professionals strive for excellence in delivering employee dining and hospitality to some of the UK's leading workplace as well as inspiring exceptional experiences in iconic cultural and heritage destinations.

Job Reference: com/2205/M25406/(phone number removed)/SU #Venues Collection

Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive - because diversity is our strength