Cook

Our NHS Trust serves the communities of Grantham and the local area, and they have an exciting opportunity for a Chef/Cook to join the busy catering team.

The hours are on a rota basis each week, either 07:30am to 15:30pm or 09:30am to 17:30pm, Monday to Friday. The hourly rate is £12.30 per hour.

The main purpose of the role is to provide a safe, efficient catering service to patients, staff and visitors, and external contracts, to include weighing ingredients, preparation, cooking, chilling and service of food, and cleaning of equipment and work areas to the specified standard.

Duties will include:
Preparation, cooking, chilling, and freezing of all food items, either cook-serve, cook-chill, cook-freeze or buffet items, and preparation of products used in the manufacture of sandwiches and salads.
Controlling all food production processes to ensure that waste and costs are minimised.
Packing, picking and movement of ambient, chilled, and frozen items, and racking for delivery within the unit and for external contracts.
Supervision and training and/or instruction of Assistant Chefs.
Participation in recipe development and product evaluation.
Assisting in the Restaurant areas with the regeneration and service of meals. Preparation of main meals, vegetables, sauces, sandwiches, salads, desserts, breakfast items and light snacks.
Undertaking stocktakes in own work area and raising requisitions for replacement stock.
Recording of temperatures and completion of daily hygiene audits.
Dismantling, cleaning and reassembly of catering equipment as required, to include slicing machines.
Reporting all faults in machinery and the need for structural and fabric repairs.
Working within all legislative and statutory regulations ensuring the observance of safe working methods, and to be fully conversant with departmental policies, cook-chill procedures and guidelines.
Participating in the continuous review of services by making suggestions and collecting data to improve quality standards and meet customer requirements.

The post holder will require a City & Guilds or equivalent at Level 3 and hold a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate. A DBS is also a requirement for the role.

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