Chef - Casual Dining Restaurants

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Salary: £13-18k per year

Job Description

As a Chef your role is to assist in the preparation and cooking of food as directed in line with brand and menu specifications.

You will cook and prepare and finish food items within your section to brand specification at all times, ensure your food section is constantly supplied with the full range of menu items and maintain prep levels on your section helping to avoid shortages

You will need to store food items correctly and in rotation to minimise wastage, adhere to all standards as outlined in food safety management and health and safety legislation and complete cleaning duties as per cleaning rotas

You will take responsibility for the health, safety and welfare of all guest, colleagues and self at all times in line with company policies and procedures.

Skills:

• Preparation, Cooking and finishing basic dishes

• Literacy

• Numeracy

• Organisational skills

• Time management skills

• Communication (informing others, listening to instructions, passing on messages)

• Effective team member (keeps others informed, reports issues, deals with disagreements constructively etc)

• Works effectively under pressure

Knowledge:

• Of relevant legislation

• Of Company policies and procedures

• Of stock rotation

Attributes:

• High standard of personal presentation and hygiene

• Good eye for detail

• Ability to work quickly

• Ready to learn and willing to progress

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  • Prepare and finish simple salad and fruit dishes
  • Prepare hot and cold sandwiches
  • Maintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environment
  • Maintain Customer Care
  • Contribute to effective teamwork
  • Cook and finish basic fish dishes
  • Cook and finish basic shellfish dishes
  • Cook and finish basic meat dishes
  • Cook and finish basic poultry dishes
  • Cook and finish basic offal dishes
  • Cook-chill food
  • Cook-freeze food
  • Prepare fish for basic dishes
  • Prepare shellfish for basic dishes
  • Prepare meat for basic dishes
  • Prepare poultry for basic dishes
  • Prepare game for basic dishes
  • Prepare offal for basic dishes
  • Prepare vegetables for basic dishes
  • Prepare, Cook and finish basic hot sauces
  • Prepare, cook and finish basic cakes, sponges and scones
  • Prepare, cook and finish basic grain dishes
  • Prepare, cook and finish healthier dishes
  • Prepare and cook basic cold and hot desserts
  • Prepare and present food for cold presentation
  • Prepare, cook and finish basic soups
  • Make basic stock
  • Prepare, cook and finish basic rice dishes
  • Prepare, cook and finish basic pasta dishes
  • Prepare, cook and finish basic pulse dishes
  • Prepare, cook and finish basic vegetable protein dishes
  • Prepare, cook and finish basic egg dishes
  • Prepare, cook and finish basic bread and dough products
  • Maintain food safety when storing, preparing and cooking food
  • Complete kitchen documentation
  • Set up and close kitchen
  • Cook and finish complex game dishes
  • Cook and finish complex vegetable dishes
  • Develop productive working relationships with colleagues
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