School Menu Development Chef
Job Category: Hospitality
Job location: Nottingham
United Kingdom
Nottingham City Council
Hours per week: 37
Start date: Immediate start
Salary: £20.75
About the Role:
- Inspire and develop our catering teams to deliver exceptional food and service.
- Work alongside our management team to ensure all kitchens run to a high standard. Carrying out audits and providing recommendations for improvements.
- Design and implement fresh, seasonal menus working alongside the food development officer ensuring that we meet School Food Standards and Food for Life criteria. Menus are only changed twice per year.
- Shinning a spotlight on our school meal offer by attending school events to promote our menus and food through taster sessions and demonstrations.
- Support and upskill our school cooks, helping them grow their craft and confidence.
- Drive continuous improvement across our schools and commercial catering operations, serving over 2 million meals a year. This may include checking portion sizes, turning a small-scale recipe into a recipe for 200 people.
The ideal candidate will:
- Awareness of school catering government food standards and working within these.
- Experience of working with allergen compliance and management in a school environment.
- Has experience and knowledge within a school catering environment or able to adapt knowledge to the environment.
- Be a natural leader who thrives on collaboration, innovation, and making a difference.
- Be someone who’s excited to bring the latest food trends and flavours into school kitchens.
- Able to drive to different locations to support kitchens. The role is based within Loxley House (kitchens) but school site presence will be required at times. This could be within any of the 52 schools covered by the council.
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