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Head Chef - Melton Mowbray

Employer
Blue Apple Contract Catering
Location
Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
23 May 2019

Head Chef - Melton Mowbray

This position is a 40 hour a week predominantly Monday – Friday however there will be a need to work the occasional weekends and nights.

Blue Apple is an experienced independent contract caterer specialising in bringing a bespoke and tailored solution to our clients. We have a diverse range of customers and pride ourselves on delivering fresh food solutions created by happy teams.

We do simple sarnies really well, hospitality that’s heavenly, delectable fine dining and anything else in between is beautifully presented while always being, tasty and delicious. Quite simply, food is our passion.

We are looking for a self motivated, enthusiastic & experienced contract catering Head Chef based in Melton Mowbray to join one of our busy 24/7 site contracts.

We deliver fabulously fresh food that needs to hit the required margin and so need someone that is very organised whilst cost sensitive.

Key responsibilities are to:

  • To ensure that all food prepared is of a high standard and meets with customer satisfaction.
  • Ensuring high standards of presentation and customer service
  • To keep within company standards regarding the quality, quantity, consistency, presentation and delivery of all meals/dishes.
  • To supervise kitchen staff
  • To ensure meals are produced within necessary cost controls, as directed by the Catering Manager in order to achieve consistently high
  • To work within departmental control systems and practices including the monitoring and recording of temperatures of refrigerators, freezers, hot cabinets/serveries in compliance with current regulations and quality control systems.
  • To ensure stock is used in strict rotation and that stock held in fridges are segregated as necessary.
  • To ensure that statutory and safe working practices are adhered to by all kitchen staff including yourself.
  • To ensure that a high standard of hygiene is maintained in all food preparation and kitchen areas ensuring equipment and utensils are maintained in clean and hygienic working order and to report any faults or breakdown in equipment to the Catering Manager.
  • To maintain the necessary standards of personal hygiene, cleanliness and appearance.
  • To conduct kitchen staff appraisals in conjunction with the Catering/Chef Manager.
  • To work as part of a team within the catering service.
  • To support all company policies and to ensure compliance with current Health and Safety at Work Regulations, Food Safety Act Regulations and COSHH Regulations.
  • To perform any other duties, commensurate with the grade of the post, as directed by the catering management.

To be successful you will need to demonstrate an affinity with our values and a passion for working in a fresh food environment. Full training is available and if you have the positive attitude and ability to work in a fast-paced team environment that we are looking for, we are happy to support you with training and development.

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