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Chef
Posted 2 hours 13 minutes ago by Manchester Arndale
OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn. We deliver innovative, award winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.
Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve. Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values - Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.
Why Work for OCS- Award Winning Employer: Ranked 36th on Glassdoor's Best Companies to Work For 2025 - we value and motivate our people.
- Digital Learning: The OCS Academy offers digital courses and resources to help you build skills and grow your career.
- Retail Perks: With our Hapi app, you can gain access to exclusive discounts, rewards and wellbeing resources.
- Professional Growth: 600+ live learners across UK&I - empowering colleagues with further development and qualifications.
- Flexible Pay: Access a portion of earned wages before payday with our Wagestream App! (Contract Specific)
Working Pattern: 5 in 7 mixed rota - 7.30am to 3.30pm, 11am to 7.30pm and 8am to 8pm
We are currently recruiting for a dedicated and driven Chef to join our Catering team.
The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering our outstanding food and drink offering to our clients and site visitors.
Key Responsibilities- Ensuring food quality and taste are of the highest standard.
- Managing inventory of stock and ordering raw materials.
- Controlling budgets and minimising wastage.
- Maintaining health and hygiene in the kitchen.
- Prepare and cook for clients and customers.
- Supporting the site in the absence of the Senior Chef.
- Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
- Someone who is willing to attain the highest standards possible.
- Autonomous in their approach but also happy to work well in a team.
- Ideally have a food handling certificate - we can help you achieve this if you don't.
- Background in contract catering would be ideal but not essential.
- Ideally City & Guilds 706/1 and 706/2 or Level 2 diploma in Professional Cookery (or equivalent), but we are happy to talk to those also qualifying for their professional qualifications.
- Excellent knowledge of health and safety and food safety.
- Excellent communication and customer service skills as you will be interacting with the customer base and onsite clients.
- A real passion for food and service, with the ability to prepare and cook good quality seasonal food.
We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills, and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.
