AddressThe Food and Beverage department at Myerscough College are looking to recruit highly motivated Chefs to join our team.
About the role
We are seeking to recruit a Chef to work in our College catering outlets and support on-campus events. Joining a positive and friendly team in a fast-moving kitchen environment you will support the delivery of high-quality catering to students, staff and visitors.
About You
To be successful, you will:
- Have previous experience in a fast-moving kitchen environment
- Have experience of working with a HACCP or Safer Food Better Business Procedure and good knowledge of working with allergens.
- Be able to plan effectively (e.g., menu planning skills).
- Have good knowledge of standards and best practice within the catering sector maintaining the highest standards of food production and service.
- Be a positive team worker with the ability to work independently on your own initiative, and to set deadlines and standards.
What we can offer you:
- Industry leading training
- Up to 31 Holiday days per year, university closure dates and bank holidays subject to business demands.
- Industry leading pension scheme
Please note that as part of our commitment to safeguarding our students, our background screening checks include limited online searches. Online searches will only be undertaken in respect of the successful candidate, as a pre-conditional term of our job offer.
Safeguarding our students is of paramount importance. Our recruitment process has been designed to keep students safe and to ensure that we appoint safe and suitable people.
All successful applicants will be required to undertake pre-employment background and safeguarding checks.
The successful applicant will be responsible for complying with all safeguarding policies and practices, and for ensuring student safety and wellbeing is at the forefront of everything they do.
This post is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
We are an equal opportunity employer; we want all our candidates to have a fair and equal opportunity to secure employment with us. We encourage applications from all underrepresented groups: BAME applicants, disabled applicants, and LGBT+ applicants.
If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, due to a disability, then please speak with a member of the People team.
As a disability confident employer, we commit to guaranteeing an interview for any disabled applicant who meets all of the essential criteria.
