AddressSPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
- Be responsible for all supplies and food being delivered into the kitchen areas ensuring quality and that all food meets the food hygiene requirements.
- Responsibility for and supervision of all health and safety practices in the kitchen.
- Responsibility for and supervision of all food hygiene in the kitchen, ensuring that HACCP standards are maintained.
- Supervision of all requisitions of food and forwarding of monthly information to finance for recharging of other departments.
- Menu development – Get involved and collaborate within the team to produce dishes for upcoming menus, for all provision of catering taking into account all nutritional and allergen requirements and value for money.
- Prepare all food types including the preparation of special functions and banquets.
- Ensure that all food sold is labelled with relevant allergen information in accordance with current legislation and standards.
- Ensure all food storage is adequately labelled and food hygiene standards and best practice is adhered to.
- Be responsible for the service of food as required.
- Line management of the Junior Chef, Catering Assistants, Apprentice Catering Assistants and other catering staff.
- Training of staff and induction of new staff.
- Reporting any health and safety issues to the Catering Manager.
- Responsibility for orders with suppliers using the Trust procurement software.
- Report any food hygiene issues to the Catering Manager.
- Adhere to the Trust policies and procedures at all times.
- Responsible for the daily cashing up and arrange safe transportation of cash to the finance department.
