Food Attraction Ltd

One position immediately available as a cookhouse chef for Food Attraction Ltd based in Leicester, LE4. The company is going through amazing period of growth and investments, and along with the expansion, we are looking to recruit a qualified cookhouse chef to supervise and lead the team in this area. You will be dealing with high volumes of ingredients that need cooking to the highest quality standard using available recipes. You will have experience as a chef - minimum of 2 years, ideally working previously in a factory environment. You will be using cooking vessels (fixed & tilt) as well as stock pots. Picking ingredients from chillers or freezers will also be required. Our products are vegan, vegetarian and meat based, and you must be able to taste what you cook and confirm the quality. You will work usually from Sunday to Thursday between 6am to 10pm on a shift rotation pattern as per business needs. Your shift will be scheduled as per rota and on average you will be working 37.5 > 40 hours a week. You must be able to work on weekends as per business needs - this currently comprises occasional Saturdays with an additional day off in the week. Pay rate: Depending on your experience For more information and interview arrangements, please send your CV. Due to expected high interest we will contact only carefully selected candidates. Job Types: Full-time, Permanent Responsibilities; Preparing and cooking, vetting the work of the existing team Assisting the cook team with a focus on the quality management of the food Help with general cleaning required in the kitchen. Transferring of raw materials - chilled/frozen & ambient to cook house using the on-site computer/tablet provided Schedule: Sunday to Thurs or Friday (day-off in week to cover weekend requirements - occasional Saturdays - weekend shifts tend to be 6am > 2pm or 7am to 3pm) Weekends on rota - flexible approach required Experience requirement: Chef: 2 years (preferred) Bulk recipe cooking 100 > 500kg batch cooking - multiple batches, daily production A degree of computer literacy considering raw material monitoring and stock transfers Right to work is a pre-requisite and sponsorship is not available. Job Types: Full-time, Permanent Pay: £13.50-£14.50 per hour Expected hours: No less than 40 per week Benefits: Company pension Ability to commute/relocate: Leicester LE4 9WF: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required) Experience: Chef: 2 years (required) Work authorisation: United Kingdom (required) Work Location: In person