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Location: Charles River Labs, Tranent, EH33 2NE
Pay: £14.97/hour
Hours: Permanent, 37.5 hours/week, Monday to Friday
Shift times: Monday to Friday 7.00am to 3.00pm, leaving your evenings free - a rarity when you work within culinary!
Aramark UK is currently recruiting a Sous Chef to join our team working at Charles River Laboratories, Tranent.
You will be working as part of a fantastic team, preparing food, with your main focus on making and cooking fresh pizzas in our brand new catering service and providing excellent customer service throughout. You will be required to perform food preparation, which includes making fresh pizzas, deli and salad bar prep, soup and sauces. You will also be expected to perform general cleaning tasks both back and front of house.
Why join us?
- Free meals and ample parking
- Access to our Employee Benefits app: online GP, Employee Assistance Scheme, and hundreds of discounts (including supermarket savings and weekend treats)
- Company benefits: life assurance, pension contributions, generous holiday allowance (with the option to buy more)
- Career development: we love to promote from within and offer apprenticeships and training to help you grow
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What you’ll do:
- Food preparation including making fresh pizzas daily, sandwiches, salad and deli bar prep, soup and sauces.
- Serving customers and on occasion operating the till, providing opportunities for upselling products, and ensuring you are providing excellent customer service at all times.
- Stocking up and putting away deliveries
- General cleaning back and front of house, making sure the unit is clean and tidy before, during and after service.
- Supporting lunch team briefs and being an Allergen Champion
- Responsible for food safety controls during service and supporting the Catering Manager and Head Chef team with stock control and ordering
What we’re looking for:
- UK resident for the past 3 years with legal right to work
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About Aramark UK
At Aramark UK, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone is valued and empowered to thrive. As a proud Disability Confident and Forces Friendly employer, we actively encourage applications from individuals of all abilities and are dedicated to supporting employees with disabilities throughout their career journey.
We ensure our recruitment process is accessible, and reasonable adjustments are available at every stage, from application to interview and employment. If you require any accommodations or have any questions, please reach out to our recruitment team – careers@aramark.co.uk
All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.
If you are applying for this role and you already work for Aramark, you must notify your line manager before submitting your application.
Job reference: (656156)
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