Aramark UK are currently recruiting a Head Chef to join our team working at HMP Bullingdon, OX25 1PZ. You will be responsible for the daily operation of the kitchen, cost efficiency, and production of menus in line with agreed budgets while working with kitchen staff and enhanced prisoners. Aramark UK is committed to making a work-life balance achievable in hospitality, cultivating your culinary career with a world-leading organization.
To be eligible for this role, due to sector requirements, you must have lived in the UK for the past 5 years, have a legal right to work, and must be able to pass full security vetting and DBS checks.
Key Responsibilities:
* Training and leading kitchen employees and enhanced inmates to use standard methodology food production techniques and ensure quality in final presentation of food.
* Identifying the training needs of staff and carrying out relevant training in new procedures, methods of working, or use of new equipment and cleaning products. Implementing any new company policy decisions and training staff accordingly. Maintaining all staff records including training records, shift opening/closing checklists, and performance data. Computer literacy and multi-tasking ability are essential.
* Capability to develop innovative solutions in the most financially efficient way possible.
* Develops and maintains effective client and customer rapport for mutually beneficial business relationships. Aggregates and communicates regional culinary and ingredient trends.
* Empowers the team to deliver excellence in customer service. Investigates concerns and responds to needs relating to the catering service and takes corrective action.
* Ensures full compliance with Operational Excellence fundamentals: managing waste, standard menus, recipes, and ingredients through handling customer-driven menus and labor standards. Understands end-to-end supply chain and procurement processes and systems, ensuring only authorized suppliers are used.
Requirements:
* NVQ Levels 1 & 2 in culinary skills.
* Clean Enhanced DBS.
* Experience in a similar educational environment.
* Can-do attitude with a willingness to learn. Proactive in attitude.
* Lived in the UK for the past 5 years and have a legal right to work and must be able to pass full security vetting and DBS checks.
This is a full-time position, £16 per hour for 38.5 hours per week, with shifts between 07:00 and 17:00.
Benefits:
* Free meals on duty, parking on-site.
* Access to Blue Light Membership & Aramark's MyStaffShop - which includes hundreds of discounts, including savings on your weekly supermarket shop and weekend treats.
* Company package including life assurance, pension contributions, generous holiday entitlement with the option to buy more, and many more benefits.
* Join a talented team with fabulous career prospects, leading to various opportunities. We LOVE to promote from within. We are passionate about developing our people through training and development, and we also offer apprenticeship schemes to continue your learning journey.
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