Chef

Job Tittle- Chef Main Duties: Supports the Catering Manager/ Head Chef with all elements of the Catering Service. Prepare patient meals as per agreed menu for residents of The Meadows Community Hospital. Ensure patients with special diets are catered for including those requiring special dysphagia diets. Ensures all food is stored safely and at the correct legal temperatures. Ensures specified lines of communication are followed always, with attention to escalation and problem reporting. Ensures that all colleagues are trained in accordance with clients and companies requirements meeting both hard & soft needs. Ensure a comprehensive cost analysis is planned and deployed for all menus, ordering for catering and receipt/storage of all goods. Ensuring the highest customer service standards are met and addresses any service failures in a timely manner. Ensures all staff and business units fully adhere to company retail brand, promotions, etc Follows the Company's QHSE procedures within the course of their role and ensures that the Team are performing their duties within the guidelines always. Undertakes additional duties in line with capabilities as required to fulfil requirements needed by the contract. Responsible for ensuring there are adequate staffing levels across the department in-line with contract specification and demand. Plans, allocates and evaluates work carried out by individuals, teams and self & provides and organises information for action.Ensures that all colleagues are trained in accordance with clients and companies requirements meeting both hard & soft needs. Communicates in an engaging way, ensuring inspiring and motivating messages are conveyed across all teams. Effectively resources the team in line with business requirements and takes a proactive approach through business forecasting. Manages performance management for the entire team, ensuring there are mireviews completed for all team members with clear next steps. Uses initiative to identity talented colleagues across their teams and site to ensure they are developed/supported through their career aspirations and building a pipeline of successors. What we are looking for:: A talented chef looking to work in a patient led service who is dedicated to high standards of food safety. An individual is can lead and support a team.Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle. We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans. When you join us, we'll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days' holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices! We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie). We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there's a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000! Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.Since 1987, Mitie's 68,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK's leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools. Join our Mitie Team. Together our diversity makes us stronger.