Mobile Cook
Reference: OP2728, OP2884
No. of Vacancies: 2
Location: Locations in Oldham, Greater Manchester and Stockport area.
Salary: GBP10.60 per hour, plus an essential car user allowance of GBP80 per month. Mileage expenses also paid.
Hours: 30 hours per week, Monday - Friday 8:30am-14:00pm
Contract: Permanent
Working Weeks: 38 weeks per year

We have some exciting opportunities to join our fantastic School Meals Team as a Mobile Cook who will work in various locations to prepare and cook meals for the children.

There s never been a better time to join Totally Local Company and make a big difference to the staff and pupils in the schools. We re looking for someone with a can do, will do attitude to come and join us who will deliver high standards and be an ambassador for the TLC family in our community.
Duties and Responsibilities
You'll supervise and co-ordinate the staff employed in the kitchen.
You'll be responsible for the preparation, cooking and serving of meals for consumption both on and off the premises, including special diets.
You'll be responsible for ensuring all health and safety standards are adhered to following company guidelines and standards.
You'll be responsible for clerical duties connected with food, equipment, training, cleaning, first aid and completing of unit paperwork.
You'll be responsible for and assisting with the serving of meals.
Job Activities
You'll order stock, plan, prepare, cook and serve food as directed by Totally Local Company for consumption on and off the premises.
You'll be responsible for receipt, temperature probing / recording and the correct storage of all delivered goods.
You'll direct and supervise general catering assistants in the kitchen.
You'll implement cleaning regimes for all kitchen equipment and associated activities. Record and document on cleaning schedules to comply with Totally Local Company HACCP policy.
You'll induct all staff on site including agency staff on the correct use of equipment, kitchen techniques, health and safety, food safety, COSHH, manual handling and nutritional standards, following Task Talk system. This includes refresher training as directed.
You'll help with menu planning for theme days and promotional activities within the school in negotiation with area manager / food champions.
You'll complete and process unit documentation including time sheets, training record cards, sickness control and leave of absence, monthly variation sheet, meal reconciliation sheet, weekly meal order form, stock sheets, invoices and delivery notes etc.
You'll undertake duties relevant to the work of the department and appropriate to the post.
Benefits
24 days Annual Leave + 8 Bank Holidays.
Lifestyle Benefits - we provide access to huge discounts on a variety of retailers and services, through our lifestyle benefits website.
Cycle to Work Scheme - enabling you to get the bike of your choice (between GBP100 and GBP1000), with Tax and NI savings of up to 32%.
NEST Pension Scheme - 6.5% employer contribution if eligible.
Life Assurance - twice your basic salary
About Totally Local Company
Based in the heart of Stockport, Totally Local Company provides a huge range of services to the public and private sectors across Greater Manchester.

Here s a flavour of what our team of experts do

You ll see us everywhere from school kitchens to parks, playgrounds and even up trees! We re the ones that fix roads and clean, light and provide signs for your streets. We empty your bins and help to keep your area secure. We clean schools and office spaces (and more), tidy grounds and dispose of waste too.

We are a safety-first organisation - it is at the heart of everything we do. We make sure that you have everything you need before you start your role - that includes sharing the great benefits you will be entitled to as a TLC employee.

Our People

Across Totally Local Company our people do a huge variety of roles, but one of the things that our teams all have in common is we want to do the very best for the community we support.
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