Catering Supervisor/Cook

Job description

Job responsibilities

Planning and Organisational Duties

Organisation of the Kitchen and Associated areas

Allocation of work to Catering Assistants

Supervision of food production and service, including the satisfactory completion of monitoring forms Responsible for ensuring preparation, cooking and service of meals occurs to strict timetables and deadlines.

Ensure all meals conform to the correct recipe, quantity, quality and appearance. Forecasting menu requirement based on historical data

Checking monitoring /audit forms for accuracy and to ensure remedial action has been taken.

Ensure adherence to Food Safety Legislation and local codes of practice.

In the event of a Major Incident or critical failure, the correct procedures are followed and action is taken so meal service can be continued.

Assist management in the planning of menus and recipes.

Assist management in the production of food safety protocols including Critical control points.

Understand the need for special therapeutic and cultural dietary requirements.

Attend relevant meetings

Production and management of relevant paperwork to support the business of the Trust.

Have a good understanding of the function of catering equipment, reporting mechanical defects when they occur.

Change menus at short notice if suppliers have failed to deliver

Could be asked to test new recipes or new products

Input data into computer systems and update spreadsheets as required

Always maintain a professional attitude, follow strict personal hygiene and appearance codes.

Monitor waste, propose action required to Managers.

Communications and Key Working Relationships

Maintain good communication with colleagues regarding daily activities.

Attend relevant meetings

Liaise with suppliers regarding quality of products or services

Liaise with external agencies as requested.

Liaise across Wards and Departments. Visits wards frequently to chat to patients and staff regarding meal services client requests, and queries at ward level.This will include advising patients of ingredients and allergens in products, discussing with patients who may have difficulty choosing from the menus, devising special menus or changing recipes to suit the individuals needs, explaining dysphagia descriptors etc

Compliance with Trust and Local procedures.

Responsibility for Finance

Adhere to Trust Standing Financial Instructions

Requirement to cash handle, using Dining Room tills or emptying vending machines.

Could be required to secure the Department at the end of a shift

Ensure the correct and economical use of materials and equipment

Ensuring portion control and minimising waste

Controlling allocation of overtime

Ensure stock is issued as per Financial procedure for accounting purposes

Compliance with Trust and Local procedures

Responsibility for Human Resources

Demonstrate own duties to new starters

Attend courses as directed, ensure compliance with mandatory training

Compliance with Trust and Local procedures

Complete time sheet or work record

d Responsible for the welfare of staff under their responsibility, including the completion of return to work interviews following sickness/absence and also the first line disciplinary and grievance issues.

Cascade information to the wider team e.g. complete team briefs

Responsibility for Health & Safety

Responsible for ensuring own safety at work

Ensuring all safety procedures are followed and adhered to by catering staff

Compliance with Trust, Risk Assessment and Datix reporting procedures

Compliance with local & legislative Food Safety Policies & associated documentation

Compliance Trust and Local procedures

Compliance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 the post holder is required to fulfil a proactive role towards the management of risk in all of their actions. This entails the risk assessment of all situations, the taking of appropriate actions and reporting of all incidents, near misses and hazards, and a statutory duty of care for their own personal safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions.

Responsibility for Teaching

Complete local induction with new starters

Attend relevant courses as directed

Ensure all catering staff complete required training

Work Circumstances & on-call

Required to work unsocial hours

Expected to work in the kitchen/dining room. Exposure to cold, refrigerated, hot and humid environments

Expected to travel between units as and when required

Contact with patients on wards as and when required

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to GCSE or equivalent level for example functional skills level 2
• Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate
• 706/1/2 City & Guilds or equivalent experience

Desirable

• CIEHO Intermediate Food Hygiene
• IOSH
• Supervisory Qualification

Experience

Essential

• Quality monitoring of food production
• Substantial experience of large scale catering operation
• Supervisory experience

Desirable

• Previous experience of a cook chill system
• Managerial experience and or qualifications
• Supervisory experience within a retail/hospitality environment

Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• Ability to organise and prioritise day to day tasks
• Ability to use a variety of large scale equipment
• Ability to work under pressure
• Use of computer systems snd packages
• Work to deadlines
• Excellent customer service skills with the ability to communicate with a range of people including patients and service users
• Basic literacy and numeracy skills
• Excellent leadership skills
• Ability to complete documentation accurately

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of key temperature controls and food safety legislation
• Knowledge of cook chill procedure
• Food & beverage knowledge (techniques, trends & practices)

Desirable

• Budgeting and accounting

Additional

Essential

• Work unsociable hours
• Flexibility to provide cover for colleagues
• Ability to travel independently between sites
• Speak English to an appropiate standard relevant to their role with confidence and accuracy using correct sentence styructures and vocabulary and without hesitation

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Leigh Infirmary

The Avenue

Leigh

WN7 1HS

Employer's website

http://www.wwl.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)