Catering Lead - Essex Outdoors Danbury

Catering Lead - Essex Outdoors Danbury

Permanent, Full Time

£23,344 to £25,960 per annum

Location: Danbury

Working Style: Fixed-base worker

Essex Outdoors is a leading provider of outdoor experiences to schools in the East of England and is looking to grow its customer base both within this region and across the country. Our vision is to make the Essex brand recognised as the UK leader in schools' outdoor residential provision through innovation and customer focus. Essex Outdoors operates within a commercially competitive environment.

The Opportunity

The Catering Lead will manage the delivery of a professional catering service, ensuring the customer experience exceeds expectations. The catering provision contributes to over 80% of our customers returning, so it is crucial that a proficient and consistent offer is maintained.

Possessing significant experience in catering, the successful applicant will ensure the efficient planning, preparation and presentation of food and beverages to a high standard, within budget limitations.

Accountabilities

• Responsible for ensuring the Catering Department delivers against objectives, ensuring best value for money and accurate in-year spend.
• Lead in ensuring correct hygiene practices and regulations are stringently implemented in the kitchen and areas where food is handled/served, whilst maintaining appropriate health and safety standards for all catering and serving areas and ensuring the wellbeing of customers.
• Responsible for the efficient ordering of food supplies and stock control, ensuring avoidance of waste and the correct, safe and economical use of equipment and fuel.
• Engage with appropriate stakeholders to define requirements and achieve quality, timely and value for money services.
• Contribute to formal engagement and management of all staff working in the Catering Department, to ensure that all staff clearly understand roles to increase efficiency and continuity of great service.
• Specific individual and shared targets and objectives are defined annually within the performance management framework.

The Experience You Will Bring

• Experience in operational efficiency, planning, preparation and presentation of food and beverages to a high standard within budget limitations.
• Evidence of continuing professional development with the good knowledge in relevant professional area.
• Proven knowledge of managing a team, supporting the work of others and demonstrating good organisational skills, hygiene and health and safety.
• Demonstrates a working knowledge and experience of large volume catering/residential operations with the ability to ensure the maintenance of a high standard of cleanliness and hygiene for all resources, to comply with statutory regulations.
• Experience of preparation, cooking and service of food and beverages to the required standard and volume, with the ability to create and follow agreed menus and recipes.
• Experience of using kitchen and cleaning equipment and training others in the correct use of this equipment.
• Ability to manage own time effectively.

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Why Essex?

As one of the largest and most dynamic UK local authorities, Essex offers a stimulating public service environment. Covering over 1,420 square miles and serving 1.8 million residents, we're committed to transformational change and delivering better quality at lower cost. Recognised in the top three of the latest IMPOWER index for productivity, we ensure everyone matters in Everyone's Essex . With flexible working options and a focus on innovation, whether you are looking to develop your career or contribute to the local community, Essex is the ideal place for you.

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