Senior Chef

If you are an experienced Chef looking for a 35-hour working week, 43 days paid leave including paid time off when we are closed over Christmas and the New Year (a rarity in catering), this is your perfect opportunity.

We need a motivated Chef/Senior Chef with a real passion for food  to deliver a high-quality catering service to university staff, students, and visitors. You will need to be an efficient and flexible individual who prides yourself on providing outstanding customer service.

As Senior Chef you can expect to be involved in:

You will focus on the daily preparation of the standard menus, daily specials, and recipes, maintaining the required high standard of food production and delivering a first-class catering service.

As the Sous/Senior Chef you will use your natural people skills to supervise and motivate kitchen staff and oversee stock control and ordering. You will ensure full compliance with all aspects of health, safety and hygiene standards and the adherence to relevant legislation.

What will you bring to the role?

Intermediate Food Hygiene Certificate

Sound experience of managing kitchen staff

A proven track record of preparing standard menus and recipes

Experience of ordering stock, managing stores and stock control, plus calculating food percentages and gross profit margins

Solid IT skills and a flexible, committed, and professional approach to work.

What we can offer in return:

As a member of our team, you can expect a friendly, open and collaborative working environment and support in your development and wellbeing. You'll enjoy a range of great staff benefits including:

• 43 days' leave per year (personal leave, bank holidays and additional days allocated for the Christmas period, pro rata for part-time staff)
• Excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• Corporate employee-funded healthcare plan, in partnership with Benenden Health

For more information about what you can look forward to if you join us, visit our dedicated webpage:  Working at Kent

We are ambitious for our people, our communities and the region we serve – join us in making the world a better place. Visit our website for more on who we are: http://www.kent.ac.uk/about/

Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post. There is the option for you to upload your CV to your application if you would like to do so. For further information regarding the application process, please contact peopleserviceshr@kent.ac.uk quoting reference number CS-334-24.

Further details:   

Please note that we prioritise applications from current University of Kent redeployees. We will let you know if this post is to be filled by a redeployee as, in this instance, your application will unfortunately not be taken forward.

Applications must be made via the University’s online application system; CVs or details sent directly to the department or via email cannot be considered.

The University of Kent values diversity and promotes equality at all levels.

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