food service worker United Kingdom
Job description
Description
Our Kitchen Assistants/Team Members are responsible for preparing our food offering to the highest quality and standards.
Their role is crucial in maintaining a smooth and efficient operation in the kitchen.
What you'll do at Pasta Evangelists:
Ensuring that the kitchen is set up and ready for each service with the right amount of prepared Pasta Sauces and other ingredients that ensure the right amount for quick service but does not negatively impact food costs i.e. wastage. Including preparing par levels in the pre-prepared cold delivery fridge
Wear a full smart clean uniform to the brand standard at all times whilst on shift and protective clothing as required.
Ensure the full Pasta Evangelists Standard is adhered to, thereby ensuring our Pasta and other Products are kept to the highest possible standard for Best product quality to our customer.
To ensure that the kitchen is exceptionally clean and complies with all Health and Safety / Quality and Safety regulations.
To keep an eye on the Availability and Inform the Team leaders and wider team in advance.
Document and keep a record of information on food as appropriate to the company policy and effective date labelling and make sure stock rotation principles (FIFO) are fully adhered to.
Ensure that all par levels are maintained.
Ensure any food wastage is recorded accurately.
Utilise the SOP to maximise the quality and speed of food readiness.
For all equipment i.e. Fridges, Pasta Boiler, Ovens, Microwaves etc ensure that the right temperature records are kept and the correct procedures are followed for safe food handling.
Ensure all equipment is maintained to the SOP standard. E.g. Kitchen management system, oven, fridges, freezers etc.
Preparing and cooking food to the highest of standards and complying with the preparation of all food that meets Pasta Evangelist’s requirements as laid out within “How to Cards”
Ensure all food is prepared quickly, in the correct order, to the How to Card standard and in line with all SOP’s.
Full Checking deliveries into the Store and reporting any issues to the Team Leader/ Manager. To Ensure that all deliveries are Received & stored appropriately and storage requirements are adhered to.
Full Operating the wash-up area effectively and ensuring any equipment used is thoroughly cleaned.
Full Use correct signage whilst cleaning is taking place.
Full Ensure that all rubbish is disposed of correctly at all times, following the company waste management processes in relation to recycling and adhering to Local Authority requirements.
Reporting of any equipment defects quickly to Team leader or Area Manager.
Full Ensure that all close down kitchen procedures are followed and that the kitchen is always clean and prepared as possible for the next shift.
Full Regularly organise pest checks and report any concerns to the Team leader and higher management.
Who are you:
You have knowledge of safe food handling, storage, and preparation techniques to prevent foodborne illnesses (preferable).
You are familiar with basic culinary techniques such as chopping, slicing, dicing, and measuring ingredients.
You have the ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment, prioritize tasks, and manage time effectively.
You are meticulous and detail-oriented when it comes to food preparation, cleaning, and maintaining kitchen organization.
You have the ability to work well as part of a team, communicate effectively with colleagues, and follow instructions from the Team Leader and/or Area Manager.
You are willing to adapt to changing situations, work schedules, and tasks as required in a dynamic kitchen environment.
What we can offer:
£10.5 per hour - £12 per hour from 9pm - £13 per hour from 11.30pm onwards.
Monthly bonus according to site performance.
Join a dynamic, fast-moving & diverse team
Regular team socials as well as occasional trips to ‘il bel paese’
Free Pasta Evangelists products
Free Italian and English lessons
Discounted gym membership
Cycle to work scheme
Development Opportunities - you can grow inside the business.
About Pasta Evangelists
Our mission is to make fresh, artisan Italian pasta available to the UK using the finest ingredients handmade in London and delivered nationwide. Our dishes take 5 minutes to prepare, enabling you discover the amazing tastes of authentic Italian pasta at home. Best-selling dishes include Lobster Tortelloni with Lemon Pangrattato & Samphire, Pappardelle with Tuscan Wild Boar Ragù and Malloreddus ''alla Campidanese'' with Italian Sausage Ragù. Customers can place an order via our e-commerce website at pastaevangelists.com. As of October 2018, we also have a physical retail location situated in the food hall of Harrods, the iconic department store.
We are proud to include three food authorities as official Evangelists and co-founders in our business; Prue Leith CBA, Giles Coren & William Sitwell, each of whom is committed to our vision of revolutionising the UK’s £3.8bn pasta sector, and one day the world's £50bn sector.
As an early stage startup, we increased our revenues ten-fold during the year of 2018, and more than ninety-fold since launching in October 2016. We subsequently raised a Series A investment of £1.7M, led by Guinness Asset Management, which will bolster future development. Our growth has been steady and rapid, with more than 50,000 portions of pasta sold as of October 2018. We also offer a range of gift cards, gift subscriptions, pasta-making kits and pasta masterclasses, taught by our Head Sfoglina (pasta artisan) Livia.
Featured on Dragons' Den, BBC World News, The Times, Telegraph, Evening Standard, Metro, Italy's La Repubblica, GQ, it’s a very busy and exciting time for our business!
