Band 2 Catering Assistant

Job summary

Our Central Production Catering operatives have a passion for ensuring high standards of cleanliness and safety.

The work involves ,picking and packing of food , working in a chiller and liaison with the wards . The post holder will require maintaining good food hygiene standards for patients, staff and visitors to the Trust in accordance with individual sites processes.

Good housekeeping and cleaning practices are maintained to a professional standard promoting a professional image to patients and visitors promoting the Trust vision and values.

Use of industrial and light equipment and machinery is required within the central production unit.

Main duties of the job

*Ensure codes of practice for HACCP and food safety are followed as per site training

*Replenish stock

*Able to follow the pick sheet when picking and packing food for the wards

*Appropriate removal of food waste (as per site process) using designated waste and recycling streams

*Work within store rooms, walk in chillers and freezers

*Be able to work in wash up areas when required

*Temperatures of cooked foods is recorded, along with chilled and frozen storage using the designated HACCP sheets

*Supplier deliveries are checked against temperature and quality. Failures reported to Supervisors and Managers for rejection

*Handling cleaning chemicals in accordance with COSHH and training provided

*Check dates and rotation of food accordingly within the working area

*Maintain excellent cleaning standards within the working area following cleaning schedules supplied

*Record appropriate food waste and report high levels of waste to supervisors

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Solihull Hospital

Lode Ln

Solihull

West Midlands

B91 2JL

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Solihull Hospital

Lode Ln

Solihull

West Midlands

B91 2JL

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

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