Weekend Chef (Daytimes only)

Who we are

About our visitor attraction centre
 
Our Visitor Attraction site at Lisvane and Llanishen opened in 2023, in the North of Cardiff, and is open all year round! This is an exciting opportunity for anyone wishing to join Welsh Water. The site boasts, a state-of-the-art Visitor Attraction building with 150cover restaurant, balcony with views over both reservoirs, group and cubicle changing rooms, both land and water-based activities, education learning space, bird hides & islands, meeting rooms and a Grab & Go. 

…Come and join our team and work in this green / blue oasis less than 5 miles from Cardiff city centre. Want to see more?  Take a look at here: https://lisvane-llanishen.com/

Summary

Joining our team as a weekend daytime Chef at Lisvane and Llanishen Visitor Centre will give you the opportunity to develop important skills, such as:
 
•    Communication skills by listening to other team members and management
•    Building a commercial awareness and the experience of working in a commercial environment
•    Working with regulations such as health and safety and licensing laws, and making sure that colleagues understand them

Apply now and join the top team for the 2025 season!

What you’ll be responsible for

We appreciate that working in the kitchen can be a tough one.  That said, our team still have an amazing time and are at the top of their game because the food they prepare, cook and serve creates amazing memories for our guests leaving them wanting more. 

What makes our kitchen such a fun place to work is the teamwork, everyone working together to achieve outstanding results. A positive outlook with a great attitude and a willingness to work hard as part of your team whilst having fun along the way is all we're asking of you!
 
Even though we're not looking for Al-a-Carte chefs, we are looking to develop a team of colleagues who have a shared passion for all things food with perhaps some basic kitchen experience - however full training is available for the right candidates. 

Duties:
•    Prepare, cook and serve meals, manage and organise team members to deliver high quality customer service.
•    Menu creation and design to achieve and maximise gross margin.
•    Supervise and identify training needs of colleagues to ensure excellent customer service.
•    Ensuring the safety of all persons on site.
•    To order all kitchen and goods for resale supplies from designated suppliers.
•    Maintain upkeep of all kitchen HACCP records at all times and to required standard.
•    Strive to develop and improve the customer experience offering.
•    Maintain the food hygiene standards, upkeep and tidiness of the kitchen, in accordance with Welsh Water's food safety procedures.
•    Engage with customers as an ambassador of Welsh Water.

Who you’ll work with

Internal

•    Attraction Manager
•    Catering Manager
•    Marketing and Communications
•    Volunteer Manager
•    HR & finance team
•    Facilities management team
•    Any DCWW group using the VC as a meeting venue

External

•    Local community & visitors
•    Welsh Government, Local Authorities, and other regulatory bodies
•    Event organisers

About you

Knowledge, Skills and Experience     

1. •    Commercial catering and kitchen supervisory experience
2. •    Practical health & safety and food safety experience 
3. •    Catering / Retail customer service knowledge 
4. •    Ability to work on own initiative, and manage a team 

Good to know

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact: James.Ryan3@dwrcymru.com and enter the job ID in the subject title line.

Starting ASAP. Zero hours contract but there will be work available throughout school holidays, including the winter period.

This role is for the weekend day shifts - working times starting in the morning and finishing late afternoon. Between 8-16 hours work per week.

Please note, we may close this role sooner if required. Please apply as soon as you can. We may also extend the original closing date depending on interest. 

Due to the nature of the industry, we require satisfactory references, post offer medical clearance, and a criminal records Basic Disclosure check on all new employees joining the business. For some roles there may be additional checks and security clearance required, and this offer is subject all checks being satisfied. You will receive further information on how to complete these checks via email once you have accepted this offer.

Benefits

We have great benefits, including: 
 
    · Annual pay review
    · Staff Discounts at our visitor attractions 
    · Full training given and uniform provided
    · Beautiful working location
    · Flexible working hours

Whilst also working for a not-for profit company that truly cares about earning the trust of customers everyday, and about looking after our beautiful environment.