Catering Assistant (BANK) inWolverhampton inWolverhampton PUBLISHED
MON 18 NOV 2024
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust rAEylxrw
Ideal applicants may have a formal food qualification or relevant experience, as well as a Level 2 food hygiene certification, although these are not mandatory. Responsibilities also include ensuring compliance with food safety and hygiene standards, reporting equipment issues, monitoring stock levels, and participating in cleanliness audits. Successful candidates will need to maintain a professional appearance and uniform as part of their role in delivering quality meals to patients and external customers.
We are looking to recruit BANK Catering Assistant/Stores staff to work in our in-house 'Central Food Production Unit' where we prepare and cook circa 28,000 Patient meals per week, serving 6 hospitals. The focus of duties will be to assist the team in/across the following areas and full training will be given to successful applicants;
Assist in the receipt of goods into the CPU
Storage and distribution of food within the CPU and onward to all wards and other sites.
Food preparation duties
Food production duties assisting the Chefs/Cooks
Picking and packing duties of finished foods
General cleaning duties including utensil wash
The CPU is operational between 7.00am and 4.00pm, Monday to Friday. Candidates must be available for work over/ during these times.
The ideal candidate would have the following skills/experience /qualifications;
Preferably, but not essential, a formal practical food qualification or associated experience
Food Safety Level 2 food hygiene qualification would be desirable but not essential
Previous experience of working in a large scale and busy food production environment.
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To work as a member of the CPU team to assist with the preparation and packing of all food items.
To provide routine information with colleagues within the CPU, ward staff and delivery staff.
To make judgements involving straightforward facts or situations, eg, investigate problems with delivery shortages, reporting equipment failure and stock issues.
To organise your own day to day work tasks or activities to ensure meal delivery times are achieved for Trust patients and external customers.
To comply with all Trust Policies, Food Hygiene Regulations and Health and Safety requirements.
To ensure safe use, and cleanliness, of all catering equipment required - eg. slicing machines, sealing machines, mixers etc. following CPU standard operating procedures.
To explain and demonstrate own duties to new starters.
To monitor and report on stock levels and ensuring that these are correctly stored in line with HACCP.
To record personally generated information for HACCP compliance to ensure Food Safety Regulations are followed.
To participate in cleanliness audits of the CPU, and Trust surveys.
To work within clearly defined procedures using own initiative on routine matters, with supervision available.
To wear full uniform as issued and maintain personal appearance and hygiene at a standard commensurate with the duties and role of the post.
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