Chef And Kitchen Manager

Chef and Kitchen Manager

Location: 20A Cambridge Science Hub, Bar Hill, CB23 8SQ
Salary: £26K - £28K per annum, DOE
Contract: Full time, Permanent
Benefits: 21 days holiday + 8 bank holidays and an additional day off for your birthday, comprehensive pension scheme, and healthcare benefits.
Hours: Monday - Friday 07.30am - 16.30pm (one hour break)

We are Abbexa, we are recruiting and we want you!

We believe in empowering individuals from an early stage and we will seek to support you to draw your own personal career map in line with your ambitions and aspirations.

Our informal and friendly culture is an ideal working environment to cultivate excellent professional development opportunities.

The site offers excellent access to a large supermarket as well as a nearby café, park, and chip shop. The package will include 28 days holiday per annum, access to a comprehensive pension scheme, and healthcare benefits.

This is an exciting and challenging opportunity to join a leading biotech company with branches in Cambridge (UK), Houston (US), Leiden (NL) and we provide products and services globally.

We are now recruiting for a Chef and Kitchen Manager to work independently organizing and providing healthy meals and snacks for our employees and visitors and managing the kitchen.

You will be provided with a fully equipped, brand new commercial kitchen and you will be responsible for planning and preparing food for 20 - 40 people on a daily basis.

In addition to this as our Chef and Kitchen Manager you will be responsible for:

• Planning a variety of tasty, healthy meal options for staff - Including vegetarian options, Considering any allergies and intolerances and minimising food waste
• Preparing and serving healthy breakfast, lunch and snack options for staff
• Preparing food for special events (client visits, corporate events etc.)
• Adhering to relevant Health and Safety and Food Hygiene Standards
• Purchasing necessary ingredients and consumables
• Working within a budget
• Cleaning and maintaining of the kitchen space and equipment, including coffee machine
• Performing regular stocktakes
• Completing relevant paperwork
• Performing other duties as required related to running a kitchen

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Catering qualification or equivalent experience
• Experience working in a professional kitchen environment
• Experience managing a kitchen
• Good communication and budgeting skills
• Full training will be provided. You will be organized, decisive, efficient and practical. You will have an ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience to be successful in this role click on "APPLY" today, forwarding an up to date copy of your CV for consideration in the first instance.

No agencies please.