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Catering Coordinator Birmingham, England

Fircroft College of Adult Education

Full Time Birmingham, England 11.6 GBP HOURLY Today

Job description

We are looking to appoint a Catering coordinator for our award-winning Catering Team. The post holder will be required to coordinate the day-to-day operations of the college’s catering provision. As Catering Coordinator you will oversee food preparation and ensure ingredient supplies, orders and menus run smoothly.

To be considered for this role, you will have experience in coordinating a busy kitchen function including planning menus for a range of dietary requirements. You’ll also have knowledge and experience in supporting a five-star, legally compliant kitchen environment. As the team operates a service Monday to Sunday, flexibility on working hours will be key for this role.

The right person will be someone who enjoys working at a fast pace with a variety of different tasks, who is self-managed with a strong work ethic, who has a positive outlook and a ‘can do’ attitude and is a completer / finisher.

Main responsibilities:

Working with the team, ensure all meals are provided at the right time to the right people
Oversee food preparation and ensure food is prepared and organised for the following day
Ensure daily tasks are completed on time, as per the daily schedule
Print off the meal orders in a timely manner
Ensure the student/staff meal orders are correct as per the order form
Update the online menus for the following day, ensuring the information is correct and the ingredients are available
Respond to emails in the Catering Team In Box
Lead service and coordinate the team
Lead on catering for events and special occasions
Lead on to ensuring Kitchen policies and procedures/SFBB are followed and implemented correctly
When the Catering Manager is absent, manage challenging situations eg complaints to a satisfactory conclusion.
Responsible for making sure all relevant paperwork is kept up to date and to EHO, Health and Safety and Food Hygiene five-star rating requirements
Work with the Catering Manager to compile Kitchen policies and procedures.
Support the Catering manager to implement new catering and food initiatives,
Ordering of food from suppliers online as required by the Catering Manager
Lead on food waste management, stock rotation, composting and recycling
Complete bi annual stock takes
Ensure all team members follow the regulations on allergens and dietary requirements
Support the Catering Manager in compiling staff rotas, flagging up where sickness and annual leave is to be covered
To cover for team members as required and where possible
To make sure the kitchen is left clean and tidy at all times by all team members
Escalate any issues relating to the kitchen to the Catering Manager
Manage the Kitchen in the absence of the Catering Manager

Fircroft is a residential college occupying a former Cadbury family home, set in six acres of beautiful grounds in Selly Oak, Birmingham. We were originally founded to provide educational opportunities for some of the most disadvantaged and excluded members of society. More than one hundred years on from the birth of Fircroft College, its mission of ‘social justice’ is more relevant than ever.

If you meet the criteria above and would like to apply for this role, please visit https://www.fircroft.ac.uk/Pages/Category/current-vacancies. Here you will be able to download an application form and equal opportunities form to complete and return to us by the closing date.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £11.60 per hour

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