Reporting into the Food and Experience Manager you will directly manage the finishing kitchens and cold production areas, with overall responsibility of the production and delivery of our range of sandwiches, wraps and salads as well as the hotplate products for our main kitchens. You will work alongside the teams ensuring a safe working environment, whilst producing high quality products to meet the needs of the business and delight our customers.
Your responsibilities will include;
• Ensuring the day to day delivery and distribution of our range of cold products for sale in all areas of the business, is line with anticipated trade and ensure effective, clear communications between departments to ensure awareness of product movement.
• Oversee specification and presentation of products to ensure we are maintaining the company standards whilst working with the wider food team in the development and specifically the implementation of new products
• Effectively train and support the team
• Work as part of the wider catering team where necessary, using flexibility and your initiative to change your own activities to meet different circumstances
• Guide and support stock controller in all aspects of ordering and stock movements as necessary, ensuring all procedures are followed regarding production, transfers, shipping, wastage and invoice processing
• Manage and escalate any issues in a timely manner regarding colleagues or inability to meet production or food service deadlines
• Ensure that Kitchen areas are maintained to a high standard, working within food safety guidelines and ensure all Health and Safety procedures are adhered to and audited in line with the health and safety policy
• Act as a mentor to the colleagues enrolled on the cookery school ensuring as they move around the business they are receiving all the skills needed to successfully pass their assessment and being an ongoing point of contact for additional pastoral care.
• Responsible for Finishing kitchen and cold production Rota’s, completed to budget allowance.
• Deliver engagement check ins for new colleagues recruited to finishing kitchen and cold production departments.