Apprentice Production Chef
Full-time
Others
Gloucestershire, GL1 3NN, England
5 months ago
During the apprenticeship the apprentice will gain and apply the following knowledge, skills and behaviours: - To produce a range.....
During the apprenticeship the apprentice will gain and apply the following knowledge, skills and behaviours: - To produce a range of meals as per production schedules, to standard recipes and cooking methods, ensuring nutritional standards are maintained - To ensure the correct economical use of raw ingredients to prevent over-production and food wastage, including the requisitioning of good from stores - To assist, when required, with food service for patients and staff, ensuring continuity of service and maintain customer relations - To assist in the function catering to specified menus and recipes to ensure high standard and contact quality of catering is achieved - To assist in the production of a wide range of meals to standard recipes and cooking methods, participate in the development of new recipes and menus - To ensure the correct storage of food is adhered to in accordance with the Food Hygiene Legislation to prevent food wastage and ensure correct stock rotation - Assist in the operation of the catering systems including completion of all paperwork required for food hygiene legislation (assured safe catering) - The completion of Temperature Monitoring Records to ensure that all foods are stored, cooked and served at the correct temperature - Maintain a high standard of cleanliness and hygiene throughout the department in accordance with Food Hygiene Legislation, which included participating in cleaning other duties associated with keeping the catering departments hygienically clean - To follow safety regulations and safe systems of work in the catering department to ensure compliance with Health & Safety Legislation -To deal with ward enquiries regarding patient meals - Record the issue of extra meals to wards - Learn new techniques with additional training to own skills - Have a good understanding of the workings of other teams in relation to your own - Exposure to heat, noise, chemical hazards, continual lifting (occasionally heavy) - An ongoing requirement to exert moderate physical effort and frequent requirement for concentration i.e. use of recipes and food production calculations - Have the ability to prioritise and plan own workload, utilising the production schedules working within the time frame of service delivery - To attend regular individual personal development review to identify personal development needs in line with the Trusts aims and objectives - Attend training as required and identified in personal development plans - Obligation to undertake training where necessary to learn new techniques, specifically in relation to the use of specialised equipment and food service trends - To observe and comply with Food Hygiene & Health and Safety Regulations at all times, Also to be responsible for adhering to all policies, procedures and guidelines as appropriate - To report to a supervisor any accident/incident immediately it occurs -To maintain a clean, tidy and professional appearance - You may be expected to work on both sites of Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, (i.e. Gloucestershire Royal Hospital & Cheltenham General Hospital). Please see the full job description and person specification by accessing the documents under the Supporting Documents heading.
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