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At Gather & Gather, we are known as one of the UK & Irelands most distinctive workplace catering experts, we are passionate about great food and great coffee and putting our employees and customers at the heart of everything that we do. We are currently recruiting for a Chef. We are looking for a chef who is experienced with cooking for up to 200 people for lunch and evening meals, you will also need to occasionally assist with ordering in the weekly food order.

Location: Belhaven Hill School - EH42 1NN

Rate of Pay: £33,500 per annum

Working Pattern: 5 over 7 days out of the week , weekend work is required but can be as little as one weekend per month. Earlier start is 07:30am and latest finish is 7:00pm.

Hours per week: 37.5

Your key responsibilities will include: 

Preparing delicious, high-quality food that delights our clients and customers

Overseeing and implementing menu changes

Identifying opportunities to improve our food services

Listening and acting on customer feedback to consistently improve our food services

Supporting with the creation of new menus and creative food concepts

Representing Inspire and maintaining a positive brand image

Monitoring inventories to keep our kitchens well-stocked

Overseeing kitchen cleaning responsibilities to maintain hygiene standards

Complying with Food Handling, Hygiene and Health and Satefty regulations

Our ideal Chef will:

Be passionate about great-tasting food and exceptional customer service

Hold a City & Guilds 706/1 & 2 or NVQ equivalent

Have experience supervising a team

Have experience in a similar Chef role

Hold a Food Hygiene certificate

Have a flexible approach to working

Working with Gather & Gather has its perks! People are at the heart of everything we do, so we've developed a range of benefits to keep you happy.

Personal Development and Training opportunities

Life assurance scheme

Pension scheme

Holiday allowance

Private medical eligibility

Eye care

A great wellbeing strategy – including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, salary finance

Family friendly support

Regular social events and communication with our leaders

A holiday purchase scheme

Volunteering days

Professional subscriptions

Recognition schemes and people awards

Long service awards

Access to some great high street discount vouchers