Chef

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 all legal requirements in line with contractual obligations and company expectations, ensuring the delivery of excellent food and following 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 opportunity
  • To 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 Specification Essential

• 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 Programme23 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

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!