Company:
Welsh Water
Location: Cardiff
Closing Date: 30/10/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
Job Title:Chef (Lisvane Reservoir) Full Time
Job Requisition Number: 6302
Work Type: Permanent
Salary Range: £27,000 - £29,738(depending on experience)
+ annual salary uplift
+ annual cost of living increase + bonus
Base: LlanishenCardiff
Please apply ASAP - we will review applications on a weekly basis until the role is filled with a suitable match.
What youll be responsible for
Prepare, cook and serve meals, manage and organise team members to deliver high quality customer service.
Menu creation and design to achieve and maximise Gross Margin.
Supervise and identify training needs of colleagues to ensure excellent customer service.
Ensuringthe safety of all persons on site.
To order all kitchen and goods for resale supplies from designated suppliers.
Maintain upkeep of all kitchen HACCP records at all times and to required standard.
Strive to develop and improve the customer experience offering.
Maintain the food hygiene standards, upkeep and tidiness of the kitchen,in accordance with Welsh Water's Food safety procedures.
Engage with customers as an ambassador of Welsh Water.
Good to know
Site based working at Lisvane Visitor Attraction Centre
37.5 hrs per week - requirement to work weekends and bank holidays on a rotation basis - currently 1 in 2 weekends both days (no split shifts)
Typical shifts - 8.30am-4.30pm 5 days /week (subject to flex)
If you are successful at first stage interview, you will be required to complete a 2-hour trial shift for final selection for this position.
From September 2024, we are opening a pre-bookablefine dining experience at our reservoirs and this will require our Chef to help prepare and organise fresh food, and bring ideas, creativity and flair. This will involve working across Thursday-Saturday evenings for the first month of the scheme.
About you
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Commercial catering and kitchen supervisory experience
Practical health & safety and food safety experience
Catering / Retail customer service knowledge
Ability to work on own initiative, and manage a team
Desirable only
Up to date Food Hygiene Level 3 minimum certification would be desirable
City & Guilds or NVQ equivalent qualification preferred
PLEASE NOTE: if you are successful at first stage interview, you will be required to complete a 2-hour trial shift for final selection for this position.
Benefits
As well as a market competitive salary, 33 days annual leave (pro rata, including public holidays), we offer a range of employee benefits and rewards including:
Variable pay schemes ((your salary band will remain the same, but performance depending, you could receive an incremental within-band increase and a yearly incentive)
Enhanced employer pension contributions Up to 11% employer contributions
Enhanced family friendly policies
Progression opportunities, including the ability to apply for funded training and coaching and mentoring programmes
Reduction on gym memberships and high street shopping
Cycle to work scheme
Free on-site parking at all our sites
Discount off all Welsh Water visitor attraction centres and gift shops
Car-leasing scheme
Health CashBack scheme
An employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate family
Colleague matched fundraising scheme up to the value of £500 per year for your chosen charity
Due to the nature of the industry, we require satisfactory references, post offer medical clearance, and a criminal records Basic Disclosure check on all new employees joining the business.
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