Title:  Lead Chef

Your Aramark journey starts here

Are you currently working as a Commis or CDP and looking for a new challenge?
Love creating meals that put a smile on peoples faces?
Looking for a role that’s term time only, giving you plenty of time off over the summer?
Well, we have a job for you!
We are making a work life balance achievable whilst still working in hospitality, cultivating your culinary career with a world leading organisation.
We are currently looking for a Lead Chef to work with our integral team at Whitchurch School, Cardiff CF14 2XJ

Perks of the job

⦁    Hourly rate of £12.50 per hour – Yearly salary term time only £20,479
⦁    Full time – 37.5 hours per week – Monday – Friday. Term time only
⦁    39 working weeks out of the year! 
⦁    Free meals on shift
⦁    Free parking
⦁    Local transport links
⦁    Free uniform provided
⦁    NEST pension contribution and Life assurance
⦁    Generous holiday allowance which increases after 3 full years of service
⦁    Cycle to work / Refer a friend scheme
⦁    Apprenticeship schemes available to help with career progression
⦁    A wide range of perks including MyStaffShop discounts (save money on your weekly supermarket shop!), Nest pension, Life assurance, online e-learning and much more!
 

What you'll be doing

⦁    Work well as part of a team of chefs, supporting one another and communicating well

⦁    Supervising and leading your team to success, leading by example.

⦁    Preparing and cooking dishes ready for lunch service

⦁    Following recipe cards to prepare, cook and serve a range of meals

⦁    Completing daily paperwork to cover due diligence

⦁    Assisting with deliveries and stock checks / placing orders

⦁    Placing food orders and maintaining kitchen records

⦁    To share responsibility with the Chef manager/Catering manager for the checking, probing and signing of all food deliveries

⦁    To monitor and record temperatures of fridges, freezers, hot cabinets and serveries.

⦁    Assisting in daily and weekly kitchen deep cleans

⦁    Full knowledge of all menu items served

⦁    Undertake relevant training as required

Experience

⦁    Previous experience as a cook / chef of at least 2 years

⦁    Allergen awareness

⦁    DBS check required

⦁    Excellent team player and communicator

⦁    Confident enough to lead a team

⦁    Flexibility and the ability to innovate