Assistant Chef

We have an opportunity for a full-time Assistant Chef to join the Site Services team. This role would require the post holder to join our Chef in maintaining a busy and in-high-demand, quality focused food service to support our growing customer base.
This role is both kitchen and servery (customer facing) based in a small commercial setting and does not require weekend or late evening working.
Duties and Responsibilities
* Assisting and deputising for the Chef in providing a daily breakfast, lunch and hospitality services, including taking site orders and supporting periodic events.
* Preparation and delivery of refreshments for meetings and buffet spreads as required.
* Prepare, cook and finish dishes at the instruction of the Chef.
* Attending the servery counter to take orders, payments and serving customers.
* Completion of food and temperature charts and perform the routine clean down cycle of the kitchen and servery area daily, including the cleaning of appliances/kitchen/restaurant area in accordance with the cleaning schedule.
* Assisting the Chef in the planning of weekly menus, stock orders and taking receipt of catering provisions.
* Practice good food hygiene and help uphold the health & safety and environmental policies in respect of the kitchen service.
* Assist in stocking the fresh and snack vending machines and out of hours refreshments at two local locations.
* Other duties as may be required by the Site & Facilities Manager to support the restaurant services function.
Essential Criteria
* Previous retail kitchen or catering experience
* Ability to work as part of a team under varying levels of service delivery pressure
* A recognised hygiene and food preparation qualification/certificate level
* Good communication skills
* Common sense and ability to use initiative
* Awareness of allergens, food preparation controls and common dietary needs.
Desirable Criteria
* Proficient use of IT
* Transaction/point of sale handling experience
* Live locally to site with own transport
* Customer service experience
Further Information:
TÜV SÜD in the UK offers a competitive salary and benefits package that includes a minimum of 33 days holiday entitlement (for full-time employees, including public holidays), a contributory Group Personal Pension Plan and a non-contributory Group Life Assurance Scheme. We also offer various Salary Exchange/Sacrifice schemes (buying/selling holiday, cycle to work scheme, pensions), incentive schemes and comprehensive wellbeing support (Employee Assistance Programme, Dental Scheme and Occupational Health services). Dependent on their role, employees may also be eligible for hybrid/permanent home-working, a Company Car/Car Allowance and Private Medical Insurance