Job Introduction
The Preparation and Cook Team manage the preparation of ingredients and then go on to ensure everything is perfectly cooked ready for our assembly teams to put the dishes together.
Working Hours - 5 days in 7 (9 hour shifts)
Role Responsibility
As a Preparation and Cooking Team member you will be:
• Weighing ingredients
• Hand cutting or slicing fresh ingredients
• Following recipe cards
• Managing and operating the cooking equipment, ensuring that specific cooking times and methods are followed
• Maintaining high hygiene levels and keeping a tidy workspace
• Maintaining food preparation records and logs
• Conducting quality checks to ensure that the Bigham’s standards are met
• Carrying out effective and accurate shift handovers
• Flagging any issues with the equipment within your area
The Ideal Candidate
What you’ll need -
- High level Safety and Quality focus
- Highly motivated team member
- Confident, determined and ambitious
- Excellent communication skills
- Work to the Bigham’s values of Respect, Daring, Involvement, Goal Focused, Passion and Pride
Package Description
What you’ll receive -
- A competitive salary of 14.03
- Overtime payments, paid at 1.25x the hourly base rate
- 28 days annual leave, increasing each year
- Free Bigham’s meals to take home
- Pension scheme
- Discounts with popular high street retailers
- Access to our Simply Health app and an online GP service
- Life assurance benefits
About the Company
Inspired by his travels and love of cooking, Charlie Bigham set up shop in 1996 with the sole aim of creating really delicious dishes. Twenty-five years later Bigham’s is now the number one brand in the chilled pre-prepared meal category. With over 50 dishes available in major supermarkets.