Relief Chefs

To take full responsibility for providing assistance to the manager with driving efficiencies ,food ordering ,keeping the department clean, hygienic and safe ,required stock kept as required, preventing over ordering and promoting the department within the trust and the community. Provide full support to the team and taking responsibility for food service delivery ,and presentation including portion control measures, allergen recording and the typing and distribution of menus for daily meal services. and advising on dietary requirements as requested. This will require keeping fully up to date with legislative guidelines and food standard agency alerts. Ensuring team members are recognise the urgency and time critical requirements of the day and its routines. Constantly supporting the Manager by ensuring that all departmental records are kept up to date and ready for inspection at all times and adhered to at all times. Ensure that the departments COSHH manual and PPE requirements are kept up to date for all tasks . Keep up to date and actively participate in the trusts Fire response procedures for the department. Ensure that FIFO stock rotation is used throughout the department to prevent wastage. Ensure that all food is held and stored at the correct temperatures and that labels are used and compliant for the product. Ensure that all hot and cold foods reach critical control point requirements and deal with any discrepancies as per the departments policy. Ensure the cleaning Schedule is completed daily and All additional cleans are allocated and documented as required. Keep shifts strictly to the internal rota and seek approval from the Retail Manager /Catering manager prior to any deviation . Ensure that the trust materials are being used correctly and used efficiently to ensure wastage is kept to a minimum. Liaise closely with the Head chef and the catering team. Attend and hold team meetings as required and support ideas to improve the service. Attend all Mandatory training including Food Hygiene and any others deemed necessary for Continued professional/personal development. Report all faults in the fabric, furniture, fixtures and fittings of the department to the estates department and the manager. To operate tills for the processing of cash and card payments