Catering Assistant - Redruth, United Kingdom - Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

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Redruth, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated, hardworking, and committed individual, with previous catering experience of working within a busy catering department.

To carry out a range of general catering duties within our production unit. Ensuring a high-quality production and level of food safety following set procedures and specifications. To carry out basic food preparation following strict portion control procedures. To promote and maintain best practice in all areas including food preparation, portioning, and storage.

To carry out a range of general catering duties within our production unit.

To carry out basic food preparation following strict portion control procedures.

To prepare and make an extensive range of products within strict legislative guidelines.

Ensure all Standard Operating Procedures, Recipes, Preparation Methods, and Portion Control Procedures are consistently adhered to. All actions/tasks must be recorded on Critical Control Point (CCP) documentation

To join a team within our busy central production unit.

Sustainability is integral to the Trust achieving the NHS Net Zero target. All staff are therefore actively encouraged and supported to implement new ways of working within their field of expertise.

To ensure codes of practice for HACCP and food safety are followed as per set specification

To monitor temperature control procedures following set specification

Audit check dates and stock rotation of all food commodities within working areas

Maintain excellent personal hygiene and uniform standard

To observe correct use and care of equipment, reporting breakdowns or defects to ensure maximum efficiency and serviceability of all equipment used within the department.

Report faults/equipment failures to supervisors and management

Maintain excellent cleaning standards within all working areas following set specifications and cleaning schedules whilst complying with COSH data and training

To execute packing, labelling and chilling procedures following set specifications

Appropriate removal of food waste as per set specification using designated waste and recycling streams

Record appropriate food waste and report high levels of waste to supervisors and management

Ensure supplier deliveries are checked and recorded against temperature and quality. Report failures to supervisors and managers to ensure inferior raw materials are rejected.