MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Team Leadership:

• Provide strong leadership to a diverse team of kitchen staff.
• Foster a positive and collaborative work environment, encouraging teamwork and professional development.
• Inspire and motivate the catering personnel when training and coaching, by demonstrating excellent team work, motivational and interpersonal sensitivity skills.
• Conduct regular team meetings and training sessions to enhance skills and address any operational challenges.

Operational Management:

• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the centralised kitchen facility, including cooking, and ensuring adherence to hygiene, safety, and food quality standards.
• Develop and implement standard operating procedures (SOPs) for food preparation,storage, and distribution.
• Coordinate with suppliers to ensure the timely and cost-effective procurement of quality ingredients.
• Complete monthly stock takes and the month end procedure, using the current online system, Pelican Pi. To provide monthly finance and any other reports necessary to GLT Finance and Regional Catering Manager.
• Ensure stock is available to meet the pupil number demands on the catering provision by placing timely orders. Orders will be placed online using Pelican Pi. Good practice will include managing wastage and portion controls.
• Allocate day to day team responsibilities to ensure that routine work duties are covered, adapting to situations outside normal operations.
• Vending machine management, ensuring they are stocked and associated checklists are completed.

Your Responsibilities Will Also Include:

• Menu Planning and Nutrition
• Budget Management
• Quality Control
• Administration
• Staff Development

Elementa are not a supply agency, we are a schools services & recruiting partner to education settings. We manage the candidate application, vetting & compliance and process your payroll. Therefore applicants being considered for the role after pre-screening will be required to complete the registration process for Elementa. This includes full vetting & background checks, satisfactory references and application for an Enhanced DBS Disclosure which may be chargeable at £53.20 unless you have a current DBS on the update service.
If you have the relevant skills and experience necessary for this role then please apply with your full up to date CV. All applicants will be promptly responded to.