Food & Beverage Training & Compliance Officer

Blue Arrow has an excellent opportunity for an experienced Food & Beverage Officer , with a focus on Staff Training and Restaurant Compliance , in the picturesque city of St Andrews.
Our client's established restaurant requires an experienced Food & Beverage Officer to support their back-office administration. The role will be primarily office-based , with a focus on Training , Compliance and Profitability / Procurement .
The ideal candidate will be a people person with extensive experience in a catering environment , with a Catering Qualification of NVQ Level 3 or equivalent. Ideally, the candidate will also have additional Food Safety/Health & Safety qualifications (e.g. First Aid at Work, IOSH Managing Safely etc).
In the role, you will be responsible for:
Ensuring food costings are accurate and that dishes are fully described for replication
Ensuring all Health & Safety regulations are in place, including HACCP and COSHH
Training new staff and ensuring everyone is up to speed
Ensuring at least 85% compliance in Food Hygiene/Safety across the department
Ensuring the maintenance of equipment and planning/advising on the procurement of new equipment
Ensuing stock is received and rotated correctly etc.
This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to use their expertise in hospitality/catering, away from the customer facing/service-based aspects of the role.
The role will be primarily Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week - with excellent work/life balance . Exceptions would be when an end of month stock take falls on a weekend.
A full person specification can be found in the table below.
Salary: Up to £40,000p/a depending on experience

Benefits
Competitive Pension Scheme with 12% employer contributions
31 days annual leave per annum - increasing to 35 days after 4 years' service
Exclusive discounts to venues across St Andrews and beyond
Award schemes on a non-contractual basis
Travel to Work scheme
Free on-site parking
Paid incentives to recommend a friend

Person Specification
This section details the attributes e.g. skills, knowledge/qualifications and competencies which are required in order to undertake the full remit of this post.

Attributes
Essential
Desirable

Education & Qualifications
Catering Qualification - Minimum level NVQ level 3 (or equivalent)
Food Safety Qualification - Minimum Intermediate Level
IOSH Managing Safely
First Aid at Work

Experience & Knowledge
Experience of all sections of the kitchen in a restaurant environment
Experience of multi-site units and/or catering contracts

Competencies & Skills
Excellent People Management Skills
Collaborative and directive management skills
Excellent Communication and presentation skills
Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages/Stock Control system
Delivering of set KPI's on time and to the brief
Organisational skills
Excels in the ability to lead, coach and develop a team
Ability to provide innovative solutions
Commercially outcomes driven

Other Attributes/Abilities
Builds and maintain working relationships internally and externally
Strives to continuously learn and develop yourself and the team
Demonstrates a passionate food culture to customers and peers
Demonstrates professionalism, motivation, flexibility and enthusiasm
Ability to work on own initiative or as part of a team
Work to achieve high standards at all times
Problem solver with a can do atitude.
Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people.

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