Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
The post holder will work to a specified recipe, weigh, prepare, cook, portion, freeze, and store all food items using high volume cooking equipment and freezing/chilling equipment in accordance with University Health Board Food Safety Policy and all related policies, procedures, and legislative requirements. They will assist in developing, maintaining, and promoting the highest standards of CPU service delivery and team working practices, supporting the CPU Manager in the day-to-day running of the department.
The post holder is responsible for ensuring competence within the full range of their duties, with emphasis on risk assessment, including HACCP, health and safety, COSHH, employment law, Basic Food Hygiene, and other relevant legislation, and meeting control of infection requirements.
Main duties of the job
1. To prepare all types of hot and cold food to include special or therapeutic diet.
2. To ensure that all food is chilled/frozen in the prescribed manner after cooking and that all food is placed into the correct storage.
3. To ensure that all ingredients are used in accordance with planned production, portion size and weight chart, standardized recipes, and correct cooking methods.
4. To work to planned production schedules in accordance with the Production Manager's instructions.
5. To ensure that all instructions issued relating to the correct procedure for handling and storing of food for the Cook Freeze/Chill Systems are observed at all times. The correct recording of any information relating to the use of the Cook Freeze/Chill System, i.e., marking foils, weight of food in foils, etc., are carried out in the correct manner.
6. To adhere to the standard recipe book set down for CPU for all recipes used.
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary, and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
* We listen, learn and improve.
* We treat everyone with respect.
* We all work together as one team.
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15,000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only the lifeblood of our organization but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
* Previous experience working within an NHS catering environment or equivalent experience in large scale/commercial kitchen.
* Previous experience within a catering environment.
* NVQ equivalent/Experience in food manufacturing.
* Certificate in Food hygiene.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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