We're looking for a kitchen team leader:
This role will involve varied responsibilities both within event preparation, assisting in the general running of the kitchen and also in the smooth delivery of on site at events.
Interested? Email us at hello@thewildoven.co.uk with your CV, or call Hannah on 01789 765 765 to have a chat.
Location:
Billesley, near Stratford upon Avon B49 6NE
Plus events within a 2 hour travel radius of our base, with travel time and mileage paid for beyond 30 minutes/10 miles.
Start Date:
Spring 2024
Hours:
Fixed-term contract
30 – 40 hours per week (Hours are to be fixed at the recruitment stage based on your needs, and are inclusive of event hours)
Hours are flexible, however a typical week in the summer could be;
Tuesday to Friday 8am – 3pm
Saturday 9am – 9pm
Salary:
Depending on experience: £13.50 – £15 per hour
For your guidance, the full time equivalent at 40 hrs per week: £28,080- £31,200 per year
Key responsibilities include:
- Managing food-handling staff to underpin our values and quality expectations
Overseeing
- Event preparation
- Food preparation
- Event packing (Including food and equipment packs)
- The Safer Food Better Business (SFBB) food safety management; records and practices
- Ensuring that all food-handling staff comply with the above
- Introducing new employees to SFBB practices and delivery of basic hygiene training
- Strong and consistent communication with the Event Coordinators
- Presence on-site at events, including some weekends
- Wood fired cooking at events
Opportunities (all training provided)
- Learn how to cook with wood fire
- Become a Catering Manager
- Become a driver of our classic vehicles
Requirements
- Drivers license preferred and access to a vehicle
- No direct previous experience required
- Respect for food health and safety standards
- Knowledge of wood-fired cooking is useful but not essential
- Weekdays with some flexible weekend availability
Benefits include:
Free food
Free on-site parking
Casual dress
Opportunities for personal development and leadership
Flexible working hours
A bit about you:
- Team player
- Positive attitude
- Passion and willingness to learn
- Able to work on own initiative
- Genuinely friendly and caring
- Strong work ethic
- Good levels of communication and standards of working
- Flexible availability across 7 days of the week
- Good customer service skills
- Previous experience in a kitchen is useful but not essential
A bit about us:
The Wild Oven is a unique and established event catering company, offering an array of wood fired food from our converted classic vehicles.
We hold strong team values and are built on a foundation of friendship, teamwork, passion and fun.
We offer a great network of experience to build, develop and grow as a person not only as part of our team but in the future too. Many members of The Wild Oven team have continued to work big opportunities and achieve amazing things. From working in Law, Banking and Laboratories (helping with the development of the COVID vaccine) to setting up their own businesses and even Downing Street.
We are looking for a new, seasonal kitchen team leader to take on varied responsibilities focussed around the kitchen and team management. The role involves learning multiple avenues of event delivery whilst being given high quality training, responsibility and involvement in all aspects of the business.
The right candidate for the role will have similar values to The Wild Oven and an interest in good quality food and events.
Get in touch now!
Please send an email with your CV to hello@thewildoven.co.uk
Or have a friendly chat with us on 01789 765 765
