Retail Catering Team Leader - GGH

Job overview

The Retail Catering Department are looking to recruit an enthusiastic person to join us as a Team Leader.

A good knowledge of Team Management within a Retail/ Hospital Catering environment including:-

Ability to lead, train and develop team members.

Good  IT skills to manage general day to day information inputting moving towards paperless system.

Main duties of the job

• Roster planning to ensuring the correct number of staff available to cover shifts  cover annual leave / sickness.
• Conducting Appraisals and Sickness Reviews
• Have knowledge of special dietary requirements.
• The ability to maintain controls as required in our Food Safety Management system.
• Excellent Customer Service Skills, liaising with colleagues, patients and their relatives within the Hospital environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Working flexibly within the Catering Team
• Ensuring that cleaning is carried out to the required frequencies and standards, in line with the Food safety and UHL policies and processes.
• Ensuring that waste is correctly segregated as required and that waste is stored/removed as Trust Waste Policy
• Ensure that any mechanical defects, faulty or broken equipment identified is recorded and reported and taken out of use and labelled do not use.
• Observing and monitoring the team ensuring they are working safely and following processes  when undertaking their duties.
• Reporting of Incidents, accidents or near misses in accordance with Trust procedure.
• Ensuring that the correct storage and economical use of materials and chemicals following, COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) policies and procedures.
• Working within chilled areas and in wet environments.
• To ensure that Temperature records and cleaning checklist are being completed accurately to the required frequencies.
• Responsibility, that high standards of cleanliness are maintained throughout the work area adhering to Trust policies and procedures.
• Ensuring stock rotation, stock is being checked for Dates, Damage and Quality with Quarantine any food items that have been identified. Completing complaint forms and advising your manager of these.
• To adhere to the Trust colour coding system to prevent cross infection.