Senior Chef

Senior Chef I am currently recruiting for a Chef to provide a high-quality catering services to staff patients and visitor you will be part of a well-established team preparing quality freshly cooked food liaising daily with senior supervisor and managers to ensure a first class catering service is provided to all patients staff and visitors. Location: Sherborne Job Type: Temporary Duration of booking: Expected to be 3 months Proposed start date: 3rd July 2024 Pay Rates: Up to £12.82 per hour PAYE inclusive of holiday pay Hours / Working Days: AD-Hoc Sector: Healthcare Based: Hospital Desirable Key Skills: Catering qualifications and experience Highly organised with catering experience in a healthcare setting Attention to detail Flexible approach to working Duties will include but not limited to the following: Prepare, cook and serve conventional meals in accordance with specified recipes and methods. Check meals for quality, texture, taste and appearance, notifying and correcting problems as appropriate. Ensuring that correct hygiene working methods are observed at all times with particular attention to the separation of raw and cooked foods. Ensuring food delivered and received meet with the Department’s policy on standards and quality, by undertaking physical checks and temperature probing of all appropriate foodstuffs. Ensuring that relevant paperwork is completed timeously, for example HACCP fridge/freezer temperatures. Ensuring work patterns and production schedules are observed and that pre chilling times are kept within the laid down limits, notifying the manager where deviations to accepted limits are experienced. Maintain high standards of personal care at all times. Assisting in the development of quality standards. Working in a clean tidy manner “cleaning as you go”. Assisting with the cleaning of premises and equipment, using the dishwasher where appropriate. Adhering to the colour coding policies. Serving on the dining room service counter as required. Assisting with the supervision and direction of catering assistants. Ensuring correct, economical and safe use of materials and equipment. Ensuring equipment is kept clean and in good working order, inspecting it on a regular basis. Reporting mechanical and other defects to management timeously. Wear the uniform provided and personal protective equipment as specified. Carry out such other duties as may be required, which fall within the grading of this post

Location: Lower Clatcombe, GB

Posted Date: 1/7/2025