Description

What’s the role about?

We have an exciting opportunity to join the Hospitality & Food Service team as a Sous Chef in our new national distribution centre in Fenny Lock, Milton Keynes working in the Partner Dining Room. As Sous Chef, you’ll head up our enthusiastic team of chef’s  and provide nutritious, delicious meals for our Partners to enjoy whilst maintaining the highest possible kitchen standards. 

As a Partner you will enjoy our unique benefits package, including staff discount, meals on duty included in Partner dining rooms, discounts in local restaurants, subsidised learning, access to exclusive Partnership hotels and so much more. 

What will you be doing?

Customer / Financial/ Commercial

• Producing food to the highest standards and quality within budgetary requirements

• Leading the daily food preparation process, ensuring the highest standards are maintained 

• Managing and working closely with other Chefs of all levels

• Ensure the administration of food preparation is accurately recorded to management information and food safety requirements

• Making creative contributions to menu and proposition development

Partner

• Act as an exemplar operator leading and coaching those around you to success

• Establish and build effective relationships with stakeholders, gaining customer feedback to drive continuous improvement

• Deliver and promote healthy and balanced food information so Partners act as ambassadors

Compliance & Risk Management

• Ensure full compliance with JLP Catering policies and legislation

• Ensure full compliance with Health and Safety Regulations

• Carry out due diligence tasks and keep accurate due diligence checks and records

Supporting Warehouse Life

• Play a supporting role in the development of holistic, coordinated support services across the campus seeking and giving advice with the Facilities team as required

• Play a vital role in the recovery of the business in case of service failure or other situation providing assistance where required to recover the campus

Why do our Sous Chefs love working for us?

Our chefs love working for us because they feel part of a diverse and happy team and able to freely show creativity and passion for food. The role also has great working hours, giving a good home- work balance.

What you'll have 

• Proven track record of leading a successful team

• Recognised Food Production Certificate. City & Guilds 706 1 & 2 or equivalent

• Operational experience in PDRs, canteens or hospitality at a supervisory level

• Basic computer skills

What else could you bring? 

• Working towards Advanced Food Hygiene Certificate - Level 3

• Good Basic Education - GCSEs - A Levels or Vocational equivalents 

• Intermediate Food Hygiene Certificate. - Level 2 

Creating a Business of Diversity & Inclusion:

The Partnership supports agile and flexible working practices, such as when, where and how we work. We have several different ways to work flexibly, including part-time, flexible or compressed hours, and job sharing. Head office areas also support a blended working approach. You'll have the opportunity to discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview and, where it is operationally practicable, they'll do all they can to accommodate your needs.

Additional Information:

We occasionally close vacancies early in the event that we receive a high volume of applications. Therefore we recommend you apply as soon as possible.

The application form consists of a CV upload, an online test followed by application questions. Please ensure you refresh the page each time you complete a task to ensure you complete everything that you need to in time.

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