Vacancy: Chef Vacancy in North Devon
Company: PGL Travel Ltd
Category: Chefs, Commis Chef, Kitchen Staff
Dates: Immediate - October 27 2012
Salary: Competitive + free meals, uniform, training + on-site accomm is available at highly subsidised rate
Job Details
Chef Vacancy in North Devon
Chef vacancy - We are looking for an experienced Chef to provide high quality nutritious meals for residential guests and staff at Beam House children's adventure holiday centre near Torrington in North Devon.
PGL Travel Ltd is the UK's leading provider of residential activity holidays and study courses for young people. Guests spend their days canoeing, climbing, orienteering and surfing - building up quite an appetite so our Chef role is crucial!
Located just a short drive from some of the UK's best surfing beaches including Westward Ho! Beam House is an impressive 17th country house set in 20 acres of woodland and playing fields. The centre can accommodate up to 156 guests each week at the height of the season and employs a staff team of 45 at peak season, who live and work at the site.
Our canteen-style mass catering operation prepares up to 200 covers per mealtime at the height of the season. Using as many fresh ingredients as possible, you'll provide first class nutritious meals for our guests and staff team and have the opportunity to increase your responsibility without taking sole charge of the catering operation.
As a Chef, you will support the management of the catering team by motivating, providing appropriate resources and organising the team's daily routine, in order to provide the highest standards of customer care whilst maintaining the highest levels of staff retention and development.
Reporting to the Catering Manager, you will be able to develop your all round catering skills and awareness, which includes cooking, ordering and accounting of stock and staff supervision.
This is an excellent intermediate development stage for aspirant Head Chefs; you will have the opportunity to increase your responsibility without taking sole charge of the catering operation.
The main responsibilities will be to support the day-to-day running of the catering operation, monitoring the staff during certain shifts and ensuring the highest standards of guest care during meals.
We're looking for a team player with previous experience in the supervision of a catering team, with the ability to train and develop staff, stand in for their immediate line manager when required, and who has knowledge of the wide range of dietary requirements of guests.
Work for PGL as a Chef and find a job that's fun, rewarding and gives you the chance for real career progression, training and qualification opportunities. You'll also have the opportunity to live and work with like-minded people in a friendly team.
Further training and qualification opportunities are available, we offer nationally-recognised NVQs for suitable applicants, helping you to gain a qualification 'on the job.'
The majority of our guests are under 17 so our Chefs rarely find themselves working beyond 8pm.
The Chef vacancy is offered as a fixed term contract with an immediate start through to October 27 2012.
As a PGL Chef, you'll receive a competitive wage of £1106 gross p/month plus free uniform, meals, training and development opportunities and the chance to live and work in a unique environment. On-site accommodation is available at a highly subsidised rate.
PGL is committed to the principle of equality and diversity. We welcome applicants from all sectors of the community. You must have the legal right to live and work in the UK to be considered for this vacancy.
The successful candidate will be subject to clearance from the Criminal Records Bureau, which PGL will pay for.
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