Cook - Booker Group : Job Details

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Cook to join our team and prepare delicious meals for our colleagues.

Cook responsibilities include being involved in setting up the menus and then preparing high quality dishes from scratch. You will work with a team of canteen assistants in the day to day running of a busy canteen/service counter that operates in a large warehouse. We cater for a headcount of up to 400 people over a 24 hour period. Maintaining excellent food hygiene and safety practices and standards along with maintaining high standards of customer satisfaction. The successful candidate will report direct to the Canteen Manager.

Working Hours: 37.5 hrs per week from 10.00 to 18.00 hrs, Sunday to Thursday which includes shift work and working some weekends subject to business needs. There will also be a requirement to assist with covering holidays and absence across all shifts, therefore, the ability to be flexible and work additional hours is essential.

We do not accept applications from candidates residing outside of UK and they must be living locally.

Role Responsibility

• Cooking and organising the kitchen and front of house service area
• Ensure products and services in the colleague canteen are of the highest standards
• Ensure freshness and quality of food at all times
• Ensure there is good range and quantity of food for the colleagues on site
• You should have the ability to delegate tasks to the team to ensure meals are prepared and presented in a timely manner
• Utilise reports & data to identify opportunities to improve departmental KPI’s
• Ensure accurate accounting, banking and recording of daily takings
• Direct the team to maintain excellent food and service standards
• Ensure efficient ordering of stock and check supplies against invoices and delivery notes, raising and resolving anomalies appropriately.

You will need

The ideal candidate will have an excellent attitude with good people skills towards customer service and canteen staff with a friendly outgoing personality.  The candidate must be used to working within a high pressured team environment. Ideally you will have a Culinary School Diploma or equivalent and have a real sense of pride in your cooking and presentation as well as relish the opportunity to put forward a variety of dishes to go on the menu. You will have experience of working in a busy, multi shift kitchen environment providing quality food. The ability to work to legal compliance and the due diligence with ideally Food Safety level 3 qualification and excellent understanding of Health and Safety.

Whats in it for you

At Booker, along with being a great place to work and giving you an opportunity to get on in your career, we also offer the following fantastic package of benefits:

• A Booker colleague card with 10% off purchases at Booker and double discount events up to three times a year.
• After 3 months service, a Tesco colleague discount card with 10% increasing to 15% off most purchases at Tesco for a 4 day period after every four-weekly pay day, ie. thirteen times a year. In addition to 10% off at Tesco Cafe and 20% off all F&F purchases.
• 10% off pay monthly & SIM only deals with Tesco Mobile for yourself, along with further great deals through-out the year.
• Up to 30% off car, pet and home insurance at Tesco bank. Terms and conditions apply.
• Free eye test when you spend £50 or more. You can also save 30% when you spend £50 or more on glasses, prescription sunglasses and contact lenses.
• 50% off health checks at Tesco Pharmacy.
• Exclusive access to discounted RAC breakdown cover rates
• An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases including a cycle to work scheme.
• After 3 months service, you can join our annual Save As You Earn share scheme which allows you to buy Tesco shares in the future at a discount.
• Retirement savings plan (pension) - save up to 5% and Booker will match your contribution.
• Life Assurance - You are covered for death in service life cover of up to three times annual pay
• Health and Wellbeing support and resources including our 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family.
• A great holiday package

About The Company

Be part of something special. Join our team at Booker.

Booker is the UK’s leading food & drink wholesaler. We are privileged to serve independent retailers, caterers and small businesses, from locations across the country.

Booker Group comprises of Booker Wholesale, Makro, Booker Direct, Classic Drinks, Ritter Courivaud and Chef Direct. Our customers include Premier, Family Shopper, Budgens and Londis retailers and we have one shared aim - improving choice, price and service for all our customers.

Our business is incredibly diverse, so it takes a wide range of skills to deliver the exceptional service our customers require.

Wherever you join us, you’ll be part of an organisation that will help your career to keep moving forward.

*Booker Group is part of Tesco plc, however is operated separately from the core Tesco business and as such the benefits offered will be different from those offered at Tesco*