£12.96 Per Hour
Full Time
Temporary
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Catering And Hospitality
Posted 5 hours ago
Expires In 29 Days
Job Description
Location - Edinburgh City Centre
Hours - Mon-Fri 07.30-14.30
Rate of pay - £12.96 per hour
Temporary until end of March 2025 with possible extension
Immediate Start
Successful candidates play a vital role in delivering high quality meals.
Duties to include:
- Skilled cooking activities connected with the full range of meals and recipes.
- Completion of Cook Safe, allergen paperwork and other food related paperwork (e.g. recording temperatures, service specification etc).
- Complete daily/weekly audits of the service - e.g. cleaning schedules, Covid compliance checks etc
- Receiving food deliveries, checking temperature, quality of food and storing and labelling food appropriately. Stock rotation, checking dates to ensure old stock is used first and occasional ordering of stock.
- Maintain a high level of hygiene, health and safety is maintained throughout. Ensuring Supervisors are made aware of any staff hygiene issues within the kitchen.
- To support counter set-up and presentation of the food offer and assist in the service of that food as required.
- Cash handling (as and when required).
- Place orders for food and non-foods as and when required.
- Support the preparation and delivery of function activity as required.
- Daily lifting of heavy pots and pans containing hot food or liquid.
- Standing for prolonged periods of time.
- Working to tight timescales to ensure food is delivered on time.
Successful candidates will have:
- Hold or are working towards a formal cook's qualification (e.g. City and Guilds or SVQ).
- Knowledge of the use of dangerous catering equipment as necessary to carry out the role, techniques and an understanding of safe working practices.
- good standard of communication.
- Knowledge of culinary skills within policy, practices, processes, and supported by relevant qualifications or demonstrable knowledge in key areas such as Health and Safety.
- Demonstrate a passion for high quality meals and to resolve issues and/or make improvements.
- Demonstrate the ability to self-motivate and manage their own time and deputise in the absence of a supervisor.
If you are interested in this role, please respond directly to this advert
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