Chef (Almari Cafe)

Job Description

**PLEASE APPLY ONLINE AT POPLARHARCA.CO.UK SEARCH ALMARI CHEF**ALMARI CAFEAlmari is an exciting start-up dedicated to crafting exceptional coffee while fostering vibrant, life affirming community connections for local people. Almari is situated in Aberfeldy Village, directly connected to The Aberfeldy Health and Wellbeing Centre,an innovative group of GPs and healthcare professionals. That connection, and close working partnership, is the foundation for creating an holistic place that views the customer as someone to build a relationship with, providing a place of friendship and welcome,where people can relax and rest.We’re working with Poplar HARCA, an award-winning housing and regeneration organisation with a national reputation for innovative urban and social regeneration.Were building a compelling, irresistible business in our newly leased brand new property with terrazzo floor, solid ash worktop servery, underfloor heating and a brand new kitchen with an awesome bakers oven by Mono and prover by Everlasting.THE JOBThe Chef should be a wonderful cook who loves the art and business of cooking for a commercial café kitchen. They will support the set up and day to day management of the café leading on daily food preparation.KEY RESPONSIBILTIES• Taking the lead on food preparation, ensuring the highest standards of quality and service for our valued customers. • Developing, enhancing and delivering the menu, crafting nutritious and wholesome dishes. • Collaborating with local suppliers to alignthe café’s offerings with the diverse needs of the local stakeholders. • Assisting in designing a menu featuring seasonal dishes that prioritise health, affordability, and quality.MAIN DUTIES• Delivery of the food and drink offer available from site ensuring that we provide a high quality service to the local community. • Baking simple, delicious pastry and cakes • To lead on cooking food to order. • To lead on food preparation ensuring thefood offer is of the highest quality possible. • To ensure the kitchen, servery and café is set up and presented to required standards at all times, adhering to Health and Safety, food hygiene and statutory requirements and best practice • To support in orderingingredients and setting up suppliers where needed. • To support in designing an interesting but simple menu that meets the needs of the community and promotes healthy choices as well as dietary requirements. • To prepare a range of drinks including baristacoffee and support other staff in training to do so. • To maintain high standards of hygiene and cleanliness at all times. • To adhere to stock rotation guidelines. • Any other reasonable duties as required by the Almari Directors Food Service • Collaborate in planning the weekly menu and weekend offers, contributing to the creation of new dishes and recipes. • Establish dish standards, ensuring that all staff members adhere to them consistently. • Maintain communicationwith social media managers to actively promote the menu, showcase our products, and highlight newly developed recipes. Compliance • Comply with nutrition and sanitation statutory regulations, food safety standards and best practice • Ensure accurate labelling of products in accordance with food guidelines. • Control and direct the food preparation process andproper cooling and reheating prepared food • Adhere to all relevant statutory and Health and Safety standards and best practice Stock Control • Keep track of all goods and stock inventories and order products. Environmental Health/Food Safety/Facilities and Equipment Maintenance • Keep a detailed inventory of equipment and cookware, ensuring quality and functionality.• Ensure proper cleaning is carried out before, during and at the end of shifts. • Follow best practice food handling techniques for food hygiene and allergens. Customer Care • Provide warm, welcoming and responsive customer care to all café customers and guests in the community space • Host, direct and support café customers and community centre visitors • Operate an electronic point-of-sale (POS)system and handle cash, card and electronic financial transactions General • Perform other duties as may be reasonably required by your line manager. • Conduct in line with relevant policies, procedures, rules and standards.Required skills

• 1Chef
• 1Cooking
• 1Food Preparation
• 1Food Safety
• 1Nutrition
• 1Baking
• 1Pastry