Area Catering Supervisor
- Location:
- Ashgrove Depot Ashgrove Road Elgin Moray, IV30 1UU
- Salary:
- £32,176.95 - £34,910.20 per year
- Contract Type:
- Permanent
- Position Type:
- Full Time
- Hours:
- 36.25 hours per week
- Work From Home:
- Hybrid
Job Description
As Area Catering Supervisor you will work within the Catering Team supporting the all ELC, Primary and Secondary school kitchens to deliver healthy, fresh and nutritious meals.
Your will report to the Catering Manager to oversee the catering service in the schools centres within the Moray Council, the service must meet the needs of the pupils and will conform with the nutritional standards as set out by the Scottish Government within the given budget
Moray Council Catering Services operate across 52 schools in both primary and secondary schools as well as providing meals for Early Years Settings through-out the area. You could join the 300 staff we have across Moray preparing and serving meals daily to schools and nurseries, making us the largest catering operation in Moray.
Every one of our employees contributes to the success of our organisation and most importantly the health of pupils daily and are very proud to deliver high quality catering service.
Please see attached documentation for further information about the role.
This post is considered Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children and/or Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG scheme update check prior to a formal offer of employment being made by Moray Council.
Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary which annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.
We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation. This would be an ideal position for a motivated individual which would provide a good work/home life balance.
Requirements
To assist in the management and development of the Catering Service to provide nutritious freshly prepared school meals and functions through out the schools and council buildings in Moray
To assist in the effective recruitment and retention of staff within all catering units
To assist in the delivery of Quality Standards to the customer
Communicate effectively with staff and stakeholders’
Ensure all Health and Saftey procedures are in place and are monitored
The Individual
Area Catering Supervisor
Base – Ashgrove Depot Hybrid Working
Salary: £32176.95 - £34910.20
Hours: 36.25 per week
Closing Date: 6th September 2024
Proposed interview date: TBC
For further information contact the Catering Team on 01343 557088
Significant experience of running a large school kitchen
Ability to deal with all paperwork required to run a commercial kitchen
Supervisory experience
Experience in cost control
Experience of working with a Safe Food or HACCP system
Have an NVQ3 or equivalent qualification in cookery/dietics/nutrition
Intermediate Certificate in Food Hygiene
ICT literate
Effective verbal & written communication skills
Ability to co-ordinate and monitor equal standards across multi units
Aptitude for tidiness and attention to detail
Competent people management skills
Ability to plan and schedule work
Solutions focused
Ability to create imaginative and healthy menus that caters for all dietary requirement
Good leadership and motivational skills
Self-confident and self-motivated
Knowledge of customer care requirements
Ability to communicate at all levels
Organised and controlled
Problem solving mind
Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
Ability to lead a team of staff, and delegate duties as required
Ability to contribute to service development
You will be expected to travel efficiently and effectively between various work locations within Moray to meet the operational requirements of the Service. Due to the rural nature of Moray this is normally undertaken by use of a car/van
Strong customer care/people skills
Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs and demands of the service
Ability to work in a shared office
Ability to work in different offices/locations depending on the needs of the service