Kitchen Clerk - East Grinstead, United Kingdom - Ashdown Park

Ashdown Park
Ashdown Park
Verified Company
East Grinstead, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job Ref:
ELI2414


Branch:
Ashdown Park


Location:
Ashdown Park, Forest Row


Salary/Benefits:
Competitive Salary plus a share of service charge*
Contract type:Permanent


Hours:
Full Time


Shift pattern:
Monday to Friday


Hours per week:40


Posted date:01/12/2023


Closing date:03/01/2024


Our Ashdown Park Hotel kitchen team is expanding and we have a fantastic opportunity to join our award winning, friendly brigade as Kitchen Clerk. We are looking for a friendly, highly organised administrator who will assist the Executive Head Chef in ensuring all kitchen administrative tasks are completed, including Food Safety and Training. Experience of working within a hospitality kitchen environment will be advantageous, however full training will be given.

The Key responsibilities of the role are:

  • Using Fourth Hospitality, input rotas, manage holidays, and liaise with accounts on payroll, overtime and lieu requests. Ensure overtime authorisation forms are completed and signed by General Manager.
  • Place food orders using the company software system.
  • Keep training records up to date with Food Handlers, Allergens, FLOW, Food Audits and HACCP
  • Oversee the Back of House Department ensuring cleaning schedules are being completed
  • Liaise with Executive Head Chef on recruitment using Recruit Genie
  • Oversee Apprentices ensuring course work is up to date and liaise with the Training Officer and the college on their progress
In addition to these, other aspects of the role incorporate:

Hospitality Service

  • To provide the highest quality of guest service standards with the aim of exceeding expectations at all times

Financial Management

  • To ensure all stock is carefully managed to ensure mínimal wastage
  • To place and track orders using the company software system
  • To control goods deliveries and ensure stock is allocated to the appropriate departments

Communication, Planning and Organisation

  • To promote good working relations between other kitchen sections and with all other departments.
  • To complete any reasonable task as requested by senior staff.
  • Keep statutory training records up to date.
  • Ensure all administrative tasks are completed within the necessary time frames

Health Safety

  • To ensure that any issues are communicated to the Executive chef or appropriate personnel
  • To be aware of the need to observe the Health and Safety at Work Act regulations and take corrective action regarding any irregularities
  • To ensure that the kitchen is organised and run to the highest possible levels of safety and hygiene.
  • To ensure that you are familiar with all the fire procedures in the hotel.
  • To be aware of your obligations under the Health and Hygiene Laws and Food Safety Act.
  • To maintain a high standard of personal hygiene and appearance at all times, uniforms to be treated with the utmost of care.
  • To ensure that due diligence paperwork is completed correctly.
  • To ensure that Risk Assessments, HACCP, Food Hygiene records are kept up to date.

Due to our rural location you will need your own transport

  • At Elite Hotels we have a single minded unwavering goal to make every visit to our hotels a positive experience that customers feel compelled to talk about_

About Ashdown Park Hotel Country Club:

Ashdown Park Hotel and Country Club is a stunning grade two listed country house set in 186 acres of beautiful grounds on the edge of the Ashdown Forest.

With an award winning 4 red star Hotel, fine dining two rosette Anderida Restaurant, 3 lounges, 17 conference banqueting rooms, Cocktail Bar, Brasserie, fully equipped Country Club and Spa, we offer our guests a complete experience.


Why work at Ashdown Park Hotel Country Club:
As an accredited Investor in People, we are dedicated to the development of our staff.

Many of the team started out in junior roles, but have been offered training and promotional opportunities as their skills have grown.

We are very fortunate to have a large percentage of long-term team members able to offer their experience and expertise to the next generation of hospitality professionals - this could be you


Benefits

To support and reward our staff we offer:

  • A commitment to pay above the living wage
  • Generous share of the monthly Service Charge (which is dependant upon overall sales performance)
  • Career development with accredited training providers
  • Enhanced holiday programme reward scheme for long service


  • Employee Assistance Programme

  • Hospitality Action
  • Meals provided by our talented kitchen team
  • We have plenty of free parking
  • Generous 'Refer a Friend' bounty incentive
  • We also have amazing recognition awards for exceptional customer service
  • Reduced price stays in all of our hotels after successful completion of probation period where you are treated like a guest no matter who you are (after successful completion of probation period)
  • Discounts available for spa treatments and for food
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