Chef Manager - RS1005ML

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Within the Catering Services department, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated, creative, and experienced chef who wishes to continue all aspects of catering management and food production skills.

As well as ‘hands on’ food production, the successful candidate will be responsible for the management, delivery, and development of a professional catering service within our residential accommodation.

With proven experience working within a Head Chef management role, you must have experience of managing staff, food production, stock management, HACCP and practical application of Health and Safety in the workplace.

Excellent staff management, office administrative and organisational skills are essential, as is the ability to positively engage with our residential and commercial customers. Applicants must be able motivate staff to delivers excellence in food quality, presentation, and service.

Experience from a variety of different catering operations and volume are essential, as is the ability to work within and coach teams and individuals.

Knowledge of HACCP and practical application of Health and Safety in the workplace are essential, as are relevant professional catering qualifications, good kitchen, and chef skills, including presentation and attention to detail, and commitment to delivering an excellent customer experience.

Employees of the University have access to a wide range of staff benefits including:

• Annual leave of 34 days, plus 5 public holidays
• Membership of the S&LAS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
• A hybrid working environment, including partial homeworking where appropriate and a range of family friendly policies
• Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services
• Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and subsidised local bus travel
•  Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff, access to training and development opportunities including LinkedIn Learning, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme
• A range of wellbeing initiatives including membership of Peppy, a health application that connects staff to expert practitioners and personalized support on health matters

Further information and informal enquiries may be directed to Mark Nixon, email: mn35@st-andrews.ac.uk, Tel: 01334 467015.

Applications are particularly welcome from women, people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented in professional posts at the University.

Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of the St Andrews experience and form a central pillar of the University Strategy.  We strive to create a fair and inclusive culture demonstrated through our commitment to diversity awards (Athena Swan, Carer Positive, LGBT Charter and Race Charters). We celebrate diversity by promoting profiles of BAME, LGBTIQ+ staff and supporting networks including the Staff BAME Network; Staff with Disabilities Network; Staff LGBTIQ+ Network; and the Staff Parents & Carers Network.  Full details available online: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/edi/

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.  Information on other visa options is available at https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa or by contacting our HR Immigration Team on hrimmigration@st-andrews.ac.uk. 

Interviews will be held on 4 October 2024

Please quote ref: RS1005ML

Closing Date: 22 September 2024

Further Particulars: RS1005ML FPs.doc 

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