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Food Production Manager
The closing date is 28 September ****
The Central Production Unit (CPU) is the hub of all main meal production across the Trust for 2,500 inpatients and 19,000 staff.
The Food Production Manager is required to lead and manage a number of activities including at the planning stages, recipe formulation, purchase, preparation and cooking, chilling and despatch of meals to a number of locations and to a complex clientele.
To ensure efficient use of available resources including effective management of manpower and commodities to provide a quality food and nutrition service consistently across campuses.
Main duties of the job
1. Responsible for ensuring the planned production and delivery of all meals for the Trust. This includes the provision to all patients and staff across campuses, into the Community and Day Nurseries.
2. Responsible for the planning and organisation of workload on a routine basis to ensure an effective use of manpower resources within the CPU. This will include short notice adjustments to planned activities to ensure service continuity.
3. Responsible for the recruitment, local induction and training for employees within the CPU.
4. Provide leadership and direction of all staff working within all operational areas of the CPU to ensure a quality service is provided at all times through a highly motivated team. This to include Head Chef, Procurement Officer, supervisory team, chefs, catering assistants stores and portering staff.
5.



Liaise with Trust Procurement and directly with suppliers to keep up to date with product availability and prices.
6. Lead on the procurement of food and supplies across the Trustwide Catering Department, providing direction to the department's Procurement Officer. Ensure orders are adjusted in a timely way and according to production needs and within the allocated budget.
7. Work with the Specialist Catering Dietitian, Catering Managers and Head Chef to develop suitable menus, including the main patient menu, therapeutic and specialised diets, retail and events menus.
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Advanced technical qualification in cookery skills or demonstratable relevant experience
Level 4 Food Safety qualification and understanding of current food law or displays ability to gain qualification within 6 months.
Recognised qualification in junior management or demonstratable relevant experience




Diet cookery/Nutrition in Health qualification or demonstratable relevant experience and knowledge of special diets
Qualification in delivering education and/or training sessions or demonstratable relevant experience
Experience
Significant Catering management experience and working knowledge of large scale catering, preferably in a hospital setting.
Senior supervision of large numbers of staff
Managing HR policies including absence management and disciplinary policies
Understanding of cook chill/cook freeze and conventional production
Budget management and stock control
Working within retail and hospitality settings.
Working knowledge of quality management systems, e.g ISO****:****
Skills
Effective junior management skills. Ability to communicate at all levels and motivate others.
Confident in undertaking desk based administrative tasks, and IT literacy in Microsoft packages and catering management software e.g. Synbiotix, temperature management systems, quality systems.
Knowledge and understanding of health and safety/food safety controls in the workplace
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) **** and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
£39,959 to £48,117 a yearpa/ pro rata for part time staff
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