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Kitchen Head of Production - Westbourne Grove, London

Employer
Planet Organic
Location
Westbourne Grove, London
Salary
£35 - £38k per year
Closing date
23 May 2022

Job Details

Kitchen Head of Production - Westbourne Grove, London

Job Title: Head of Production, Central Kitchen

Job Purpose: To lead the Central Kitchen team ensuring that food is produced on time and ready for delivery to stores. Ensure orders are received on time for stores and in turn order stock and conducting stock takes on a regular basis.

Responsible to: Executive chef 

Responsible for: Central Kitchen team

Principal Accountabilities

Operations

  • Upscaling new recipes for new menus
  • Ensuring food is produced on time for stores and is of good quality and consistency.
  • Educate other FTG teams in how best to prepare and sell hot and cold serve over food
  • To ensure the team achieves its departmental targets and objectives
  • Organise rotas for the WG kitchen department using appropriate I.T systems
  • Understand the commercial implication of each recipe

Customer Service Standards

  • Regarding stores as your internal customer and therefore receiving and acting on any feedback given.
  • Report that feedback to Executive chef 

People, Training & Development

  • Leading and motivating the team to produce good quality food
  • Effectively communicate goals and objectives to the team
  • Completing probation reviews and appraisals as required
  • Give regular feedback regarding performance and conduct
  • Attend relevant training

Merchandising & Stock Management

  • Ensure departmental ordering is completed
  • Ensure proper stock management; that this is monitored weekly and that wastage is minimised and food cost at budgeted level 
  • Departmental stock takes: ensure stock takes are completed and recorded according to company procedures

Systems & Procedures

  • Follow correct opening and closing procedures
  • Ensure the team operates equipment correctly and safely 
  • Ensure Planet Organic recipes are followed
  • Ensure HACCP, Health & Safety and Soil Association procedures are adhered to and properly recorded; this includes temperature checks, cleanliness, hygiene, Soil Association log sheet
  • Maintain kitchen standards: ensure that every team member clearly understands and adheres to food hygiene and food safety measures.

Additional Duties

  • Any other additional tasks that may be required

Skill requirements

  • Experience of working as a chef operating multi-sites
  • A good understanding of healthy eating and the health benefits of different foods
  • An understanding of creating gluten/dairy free/ vegan  dishes
  • Management of a team of people 

Company

When Planet Organic opened its doors in 1995, it was Renée Elliott's dream to offer the best and widest range of organic foods available, and her mission to promote health in the community and to bring a sense of discovery and adventure into food shopping.


Fast forward to 2018 and we currently have 7 stores in London with over 300 employees.

The simple truth is that foods should be natural and wholesome. We advocate that food be authentic and ethical, freshly prepared and tasty – not a mere convenience.  We believe in ethical and sustainable farming and place great emphasis on the provenance of all our products. .   At Planet Organic you’ll find nutritious, seasonal and organic food with the goodness intact. You’ll find wide ranges of natural health foods suitable for all speciality diets, as well as a ground-breaking raw foods range.


We hope that you find inspiration, excitement and good health from the food you eat and learn, like us, that to eat well is to live better.

Company info
Mini-site
Planet Organic
Telephone
02072217171
Location
42 Westbourne Grove
London
Greater London
W2 5SH
GB

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