Cook

Yellow 42 Recruitment are working on behalf of a world-renowned historical site in the North of Scotland.  This is an exciting and varied role in the Food & Beverage team, helping to generate revenue and ensure that visitors from across the globe have an enjoyable experience through excellent service standards and menu availability. 

The Job – Cook

You will be responsible for the daily operation of the kitchen, and achieving targets through efficient, safe food production practices and other key responsibilities include:

• Delivering a high-quality food offering for high and low season, relevant to the customers.
• Contribute to menu development, making creative, practical and cost-effective choices for food production and presentation.
• Ensure high standards of kitchen hygiene, cleanliness and tidiness, keeping up-to-date compliance documentation (HACCP, COSHH checklists and temperature sheets).
• Work alongside the management team to ensure all food and non-food items are ordered, and stock is controlled to the highest standard.
• Ensure food production adheres to allergen guidelines, in particular Natasha’s Law, and support the implementation of upcoming laws, e.g. displaying nutritional value & calorie counts.
• Minimise wastage and identify potential savings to achieve targets for cost of sales, gross profit and environmental sustainability.
• Ensure the upkeep and safety of equipment and utensils used within the catering outlets.

The Person – Cook

The ideal candidate must have proven experience and passion as a cook in preparing and producing food to a consistently high standard using fresh products and ingredients, with excellent leadership and management skills.  Strong knowledge and control of all Food Safety and Food Hygiene regulations and the ability to work as part of a busy team, fostering a positive and motivated team atmosphere.  Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Yellow 42 Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.  All candidates registering with Yellow 42 Recruitment will need to provide proof of identity, eligibility to work in UK and any relevant qualifications and references.