Cook

We are currently recruiting for a Cook on behalf of West Northamptonshire Council to order cooking supplies and prepare and cook meals for customers within a day centre / residential setting. This role is initially on an ongoing temporary basis and immediatestart.

Principal Responsibilities

• To assist in developing menu plans, ensuring that a wide variety of healthy food is prepared for customers to meet their dietary requirements.
• To order all food and cooking supplies direct with suppliers within defined budget to ensure there is adequate stock to prepare meals.
• To receive and check deliveries of food and cooking supplies and receive and verify invoices for payment.
• To prepare and cook food, meeting any special dietary requirements, ensuring that the meal plans are delivered to required standards and on time.
• To ensure that meals are prepared according to the agreed meal plans.
• To inspect and clean kitchen and cooking equipment, document required, report faults for repair, to ensure that health and safety standards are met.
• To carry out six-monthly kitchen audits ensuring that the environment meets specified standards.
• Ensure that reasonable care is taken at all times for the health, safety and welfare of yourself and other persons, and to comply with the policies and procedures relating to health and safety within the company.

Additional Information :

• Location
• Longlands NN11 4DY
• 35 hours per week
• 7.30am-3pm
• 4 week rota basis