Company: TJ Hughes
Role: Cook/Chef
Location: Bootle, Liverpool
Hours: 20 per week
TJ Hughes is currently recruiting for a Cook/Chef to join the Café team based at our Bootle store.
This role is for 20 hours per week over any 5 days out of Sunday to Saturday.
Job Role
To ensure our customers are able to select, buy and enjoy food prepared to the highest standards in a pleasant, clean safe environment
• To prepare and present quality food to company specifications which our customers will enjoy and want to buy
• To ensure the Café offers a full and appropriate range of well-presented menu items, according to company standards and brands
• To ensure portion control, preparation and storage methods are implemented correctly to avoid wastage and keep shrinkage costs down
• To ensure there is ‘batch cooking’ process in place to ensure all food is served at its most optimum and freshest state
• To manage food preparation of the catering assistants within the kitchen and ensure all foods are prepared in a safe and hygienic manner
• To ensure all staff who work within the kitchen area are appropriately trained and competent to use kitchen equipment and machinery
• To be visible on the servery to ensure all foods are appropriately replenished and all garnish is regularly replaced to offer a consistent appeal to customers
• Be prepared to provide cover for the Café Manager in their absence
• To maintain the highest possible standards of hygiene within the kitchen operation at all times, ensuring such standards are sustained throughout food storage, food preparation and food handling activities and these are carried out in line with company procedures
• Any other duties as required in accordance with the needs of the business
Required Skills
• Proven cooking skills and an interest in food and catering
• Supervisory experience
• Strong leadership abilities
• Understanding of Food Hygiene
• Understanding of Health & Safety
• Basic computer skills
• Good communication skills
If you feel you are the ideal candidate then we would love for you to be part of the Café team.
To apply please forward your CV & Covering Letter to our recruitment email address. Alternatively, you may hand deliver your CV directly into the Bootle Café, situated in our TJ Hughes Bootle store, MSU1, The Strand Shopping Centre, 73 The Hexagon, Bootle, Liverpool L20 4SZ.