Chef

Job Introduction

32 hours a week, 5 out of 7 days

Interview Dates will be either Monday 18th and Tuesday 19th February 2025 at Queens Park Golf Course

Role Purpose 

• Deliver and supervise the efficient and consistent preparation, cooking, presentation and serving of high-quality food and drink in accordance with Food Safety and Food Specification Standards.
• Maintain stock management, order products as required and ensure completion of delivery intake checks in accordance with daily schedules.
• Lead in the planning of menus recommending decisions to support business growth and gross profit.

Main Responsibilities

• Deliver and supervise the efficient and consistent preparation, cooking, presentation and serving of high-quality food and drink in accordance with Food Safety and Food Specification Standards.
• Maintain high levels of health and safety, cleanliness and to ensure that safe working practices are followed making recommendations for improvements where required.
• Maintain and update accurate H&S documentation, practices and procedures relating to all catering and retail services: including stock taking, Food hygiene Regulations, Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH), waste and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) 
• Maintain stock management, order products as required and ensure completion of delivery intake checks in accordance with daily schedules reporting any discrepancies and recommending ways for more effective working practices.
• Maintain high levels of cleanliness and organisation throughout the kitchen and service area to include catering equipment, work surfaces, floors and walls in accordance to the daily cleaning schedules.
• Plan costed menus for both café and functions to support business growth and gross profit.
• Maintain catering equipment consumables in accordance with the daily and weekly schedules. 
  Maintain a high level of presentation on all products, adhering to ‘use by’ dates and minimising waste by ensuring stock rotation.
• Detail all wastage in accordance with the policy.
• Report any faulty equipment or concerns about equipment to the Operations Manager recommending solutions.
• Build support, positive and trusting relationships with customers and colleagues.
• Recognise and understand the impact of incidents and use effective interpersonal skills to resolve and develop solutions to a range of practical problems. 
• To comply with all decisions, policies and standing orders of the Council and any relevant statutory requirements, including the Equality Act, the Health and Safety at Work Act, Food Safety Regulations and Data Protection Act. 
• Plan and organise workloads, supporting other operational areas where required.

The Ideal Candidate

Specific Qualifications and Experience  

• City & Guilds / NVQ catering qualification (minimum of Level 3 or equivalent) 
• Food Hygiene Level 2 certification (or equivalent)
• Evidence of food allergens training with a good working knowledge
• First aid at work certification 
• Evidence of delivering a consistent variety of freshly prepared hot & cold dishes within a commercial setting.
• Experience of innovative and cost-effective menu development
• Experience and exposure to seasonal trends in service demand
• Working knowledge of catering best practise to produce and serve good quality food.
• Knowledge of Food Hygiene Regulations, Health and Safety at Work
• Well-developed literacy and numeracy skills
• Competent working knowledge of Microsoft Office

Personal Qualities and Attributes  

• Well organised, efficient with an eye for detail
• Ability to work effectively under pressure, think quickly, anticipate potential problems and take pre-emptive actions and/or manage problems.
• Flexible and adaptable, ‘can do’ approach, and a willingness to work individually or in a team.
• Highly motivated, committed, flexible and passionate about delivering a quality catering experience. 
• Willingness to undertake training and development as necessary

Job requirements  

• This role is an operational onsite role required to be based at Queens Park Golf Course
• As part of a 7-day operation, weekend and evening work is a requirement of this role

For an informal discussion about this role please contact Alison Perrins at alison.perrins@bcpcouncil.gov.uk 

About BCP Council

BCP Council provides services to a diverse community of 400,000 residents and employs more than 5,000 people. Our area includes over 15 miles of beautiful world-renowned coastline. We can offer career defining roles to transform and improve services. By working with us, you can help deliver a vision of a thriving, word-class, prosperous and inclusive place for generations to come.

Our Benefits

We offer an excellent benefits package to colleagues. Find out more on our website.

As a result of the creation of BCP Council in 2019, we are working on simplifying our terms and conditions of service and will be creating a single pay structure which is to be applicable for all employees. It is important to us that we offer benefits that our colleagues value as part of their total employment package and we are reviewing these to make sure we have it right. We have been in a process of collective bargaining since 2019 and have positively worked forward to reach an agreed position with the unions for the new contractual offer. This has taken longer than we hoped and therefore we are having to consider all alternative avenues available to enable us to remove inequality in the organisation as a result of bringing together 3 councils. 

We are in the process of establishing a timescale for implementation, and all colleagues joining us will be included in these changes. We want to reassure everyone that whichever route is taken to reach the new terms and conditions, we can honour continuous service and there will not be any job reduction as a result of the implementation of Pay and Reward.  If you have any questions at all about this process, please feel free to raise this with the hiring manager.