Relief Chef in Bridgwater

At Somerset Larder, we believe our people are the secret ingredient to our success. Here's a flavourful look at the benefits we've cooked up for our amazing team:

• Generous Time Off: Savour a well-balanced blend of work and personal time with our generous annual leave allowance (31 days including bank holidays).
• Pension Contributions: Prepare for your future with a pension plan that goes beyond the basics - 5% from you, matched with a hearty 5% from us.
• Life Assurance: Our life assurance plan is here to provide peace of mind, so you can focus on serving up excellence.
• Cycle Scheme: Get a healthy and eco-friendly start to each day with our cycle scheme - perfect for working up an appetite!
• Comprehensive Family Leave Benefits: When life serves up big changes, we're here to support you with a menu of family leave benefits designed so you can make memories as you care for your family.
• Free Food and Drink on Shift: Enjoy a daily free meal/drink so you can fuel up and stay energised.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP): Tap into our 24/7, all-year round helpline and portal Wisdom, loaded with resources on health, finances, legal advice and lifestyle tips.
• Christmas Shutdown: Relax during the festive period whilst the operation is closed between Christmas and New Year - a rarity for the Hospitality industry.
• Learning, Development and Apprenticeship Opportunities: Stir up new skills with a range of development and apprenticeship opportunities to help you grow your career.
• Access to Occupational Health: As a perk of being part of the HPC project, you will have access to Health Partners, the UK's leading provider of workplace health services.
• Refer a Friend Scheme: Use our employee referral programme and benefit financially by adding people from your professional network to our workforce.
• Monthly Recognition: Each month, we raise a glass to our star team members who go above and beyond, as nominated by their colleagues.
• Long Service Awards: Celebrate the milestones! Receive our heartfelt gratitude and special recognition at your 5- and 10-year anniversaries.
• Annual Team Awards: Join us for our annual awards event as we honour the outstanding contributions and achievements of our team.

This benefits menu is our recipe for a rewarding and fulfilling career, where you can develop your talents and delight in the journey ahead.

This is a multi-location role; successful candidates must be willing to travel and have a flexible approach to working hours.

Key Areas of Responsibilities:

• Carry out all on-site catering activities under the direction of the Head Chef / Catering Operations Manager / Site Supervisors.
• Ensure all food service provision is carried out in accordance with all aspects of the Somerset Larder Food Safety & Quality Management System and any relevant legal requirements.
• To ensure all food is produced on time to the required quality standards.
• To ensure catering provision is carried out cost-effectively with product rejects and waste within agreed limits.
• To organise and/or carry out all production staff training.
• To ensure all work is carried out in accordance with the relevant H&S legislation and Codes of Practice, together with any specific on-site requirements of key customers.
• To organise the ordering of all raw materials, packaging, consumables and cleaning chemicals as and when required.
• To ensure all incoming raw materials and packaging when delivered is in accordance with the specifications and is stored in the correct areas of the site.
• To ensure all quality records are completed accurately and on time.
• To ensure all traceability requirements are fully complied with.
• Carry out specific food service tasks as required.
• Assist the Head Chef / Catering Operations Manager / Site Supervisors in the preparation of the relevant aspects of the company budget.
• Carry out projects or other tasks as requested by the Head Chef / Catering Operations Manager / Site Supervisors.
• Complete Training as commensurate with the role.

Our Ideal candidate will have the following characteristics in line with our values:

• Togetherness: Ability to work as part of a team, a flexible approach to working hours, and be supportive of colleagues.
• Nurture: Keen to learn on the job and hold Food Safety Level 2 (or be able to achieve on appointment).
• Pride: Be honest and trustworthy, able to work independently.
• Planet: Hygienic approach and manner, committed to zero harm and sustainable practices.

Qualifications:

• City & Guilds 706/1 & 2, NVQ Level 1 & 2 or Commis Chef Level 2.
• Full, UK driving licence and have at least 12 months driving experience and no more than 6 points.
• Banksman training.
• First aid trained.
• Level 2 Food Safety Qualification.

Experience:

• Good general education and numeracy skills.
• Good organisational skills.
• Good interpersonal skills including clear concise communication.
• Relevant catering experience commensurate with position.
• Cooking experience of fresh foods.
• Experience of Food Safety Management/ HACCP systems operation.
• Previous large catering experience.

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.