Cook - Plymouth, United Kingdom - Theatre Royal Plymouth

Theatre Royal Plymouth

Verified Company

Plymouth, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Cook

Reports to:
Lead Cook

Salary:
£12 per hour

Contract: 30 hours per week, working 5 days out of 7, hours of work between 08:30 & 21:00

Benefits: 28 days annual leave pro rata (inclusive of bank Holidays): contributary pension scheme, great ticket offers

Theatre Royal Plymouth is a registered charity, inspiring a lifetime of creativity for audiences, artists and participants throughout Plymouth and the wider region.

As the principal home of performing arts in the Southwest, we engage and inspire many communities, creating memorable experiences for people from all backgrounds.

TRP do this by creating and presenting a breadth of shows on a range of scales, with their extensive creative engagement programmes, by embracing the vitality of new talent and supporting emerging and established artists, and by collaborating with a range of partners to provide dynamic cultural leadership for the city of Plymouth.

With an exciting range of performances on the horizon, we are looking for a Cook to assist our Lead Cook in the provision of hot and cold food offer for our performers, staff and visiting patrons.

This is a permanent position of 30 hours p/w, with 6 hour shifts 5 days out of 7.

There will be the expectation that this rises to 40 hours per week to cover annual leave, therefore flexibility is a must.

This is a permanent position, and the usual hours of work can be anytime from 9am - 9pm, may vary day to day but will be agreed ahead of time on a rota basis.

This role may involve occasional work at TR2 Production and Learning Centre, Cattedown.

Theatre Royal Plymouth has a busy and fast paced hospitality offering set in a contemporary environment in a key City location.

The offer consists of a café, functions business, two internal bars and two Theatre green rooms.

You will assist the lead cook in the preparation and the smooth running of food production and service whilst maintaining excellent Food Hygiene and Safety standards at Theatre Royal Plymouth.

Inclusion and Diversity

We are committed to cultivating a culture of inclusion at TRP with a workforce, participants and audiences that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.

The collective power of each team member's life experiences, knowledge, innovation, self-expression, and talent creates the very best environment for us to achieve our ambitions and lead the sector.

In recruiting for our team, we recognise the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.

How to Apply

Interview Date:
Week commencing 13 May 2024

The Role

Here is an overview of what you will be doing:

Preparation and cooking of dishes for service to our visiting companies, staff and patrons.
The smooth running of a food service from our back of house Green Room
Cover for Lead Cook whilst on annual leave.
Assist lead cook in preparation of dishes for corporate events.
Help to organise, check and maintain work areas, coolers and storage for cleanliness, quality and quantity of food products.
Assist the Kitchen Assistant with dishes and maintaining cleanliness of equipment
Maintains cleanliness of kitchen and workstations during preparation and service
Preparing, portioning & maintaining high standards in food storage
Brings a strong awareness of importance of hygiene and safety.
Knowledge of HACCP and COSHH
Receiving of deliveries, safe storage, and stock rotation.
Helps to ensure the quality of the brand through standards of preparation, presentation, and attention to detail.
Accurate EPOS operation and reconciliation

The Person

Our Values are at the heart of everything we say and do and our people demonstrate these values in every aspect of their work.

To be successful in this role, you should be able to demonstrate the following skills, experience and behaviour in line with these values.

Quality:
Taking pride in achieving excellence. We take responsibility for and pride in what we do, recognising each other's good work.

We set consistently high expectations and ensure that everyone has the skills to achieve excellence.

Collaboration:
Valuing each other in the way we work, communicate and spend time together: We communicate regularly with each other,

listening and understanding people's needs. We value and respect the relationships we have with colleagues and partners and we celebrate shared

successes.