Job summary
Employer heading
Chef/Supervisor
Band 3
Job overview
To provide a professional catering service, managing the production of food within the food services department.
To ensure that set standards, procedures and processes to produce high quality food are adhered too and comply with all internal and external food production regulations and legislation.
To supervise and support members of your team when the kitchen manager is not on site
Liaising with members of the food services department management team to provide a comprehensive customer journey for service users.
This position is 37.5 hours a week working a range of shifts from 06:00 to 19:00 5 days over 7 days including weekends . Enhancements will be received for working unsocial shifts.
Main duties of the job
To prepare cook and present inpatient feeding offers in line with expected departmental standards
To ensure that quality measures and hygiene systems are all achieved at all times.
To ensure that all food is presented and served in line with trust standards using innovation in the method, presentation and food service.
To participate in the HACCP procedure in accordance with the trusts food safety policy, to create and maintain correct use of records including, but not limited to, cleaning rota, and closing down procedures.
To ensure that quality control measures and hygiene systems are achieved at all times.
To work alongside the kitchen manager in the day to day running of the kitchen service.
To work with site manager in monitoring stock control, ensuring that stock rotation and use by dates for the production of food are followed and food produced does not contribute to wastage.
Working for our organisation
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.
We provide inpatient and community based mental health carte for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the Borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the North West of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is on of the worlds most innovative , original and exciting places to live and work, from the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping a, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve the care for our service users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
- Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts
Person specification
Certification
Essential criteria
- 706 1/706 2 or NVQ equivalent
- Level 2 Food Safety
- Allergen Awareness
Desirable criteria
- Level 3 Food safety
- HACCP level 3
- Level 3 Allergen Awareness
Experience
Essential criteria
- Fresh food kitchen experience
Desirable criteria
- Team supervisory experience
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Asela Kuruwita
- Job title
- Facilities Catering Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
For further details please feel free to email with any additional questions
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