Full Time and Part Time: Monday to Sunday (Alternate Weekends)

Catering Technician

Full Time and Part Time: Monday to Sunday (Alternate Weekends)

Location: Vale View Heights, Fortescue Road, Sidmouth, EX10 9QG

Are you passionate about great food and creating a homely dining experience?

We're looking for a Catering Technician to join our team and lead the kitchen in delivering high-quality, nutritious meals for our residents.

What you'll be doing:

• Preparing and serving delicious, well-presented meals, snacks, and baked treats.
• Working with residents to understand their preferences, dietary needs, and cultural or medical requirements.
• Ensuring mealtimes feel like a restaurant experience, with attention to detail in plating and service.
• Maintaining the highest standards of food safety, hygiene, and kitchen cleanliness.
• Managing stock, placing food orders, and keeping within budget.
• Supporting and mentoring colleagues involved in the meal service.

About you:

• Experienced in food preparation and passionate about quality.
• Knowledge of dietary requirements and willingness to adapt meals for individual needs.
• Food Safety Level 3 (or willingness to complete).
• Organised, proactive, and a great team player.
• Committed to providing a warm, welcoming environment for residents.
• We'd like someone who is flexible, who can work alternate weekends.
• An enhanced DBS check is required for this role.

Benefits:

• Great opportunities for career development.
• Company pension.
• Enhanced pay for overtime and bank holidays.
• Comprehensive induction programme.
• Ongoing training and development.
• Free Chef's Whites and DBS.

How You'll Make a Difference

You'll be responsible for our residents' meal experience and running the nursing home's kitchen. Leading and supporting a team, you will:

• Designing a varied menu that reflects our residents' tastes and supports their nutritional needs.
• Ensuring mealtimes are always a high-quality experience.
• Maintaining the highest food standards.
• Supporting, training and directing the kitchen team
• Mentoring and motivating on quality, safety, hygiene and cleanliness standards.
• Assisting the General Manager in developing and managing the budgetary, human and material resources within the department.