The Hospitality Services team provides a range of catering and hospitality services including evening and day functions, lunches, events, dinners, weddings and delivered catering/serviced meetings.

An opportunity has arisen for an innovative, motivated and experienced chef to work within the team to deliver the highest standards in food preparation, production and presentation.

You will be creative and inventive, with demonstrable experience in producing and presenting high quality food.  Experience from a 4* hotel or hospitality/fine dining is essential, as is experience of catering in volume.

You must have excellent planning, creative and organisational skills, should be able to work under pressure and to deadlines, and have the ability to work cohesively within a small team to deliver service excellence.

Knowledge of HACCP and practical application of Health and Safety in the workplace are essential, as are relevant professional catering qualifications, good kitchen and chef skills, including presentation and attention to detail, and commitment to delivering an excellent customer experience.

Please note – this post is full time, 52 weeks, but will require regular work at weekends and out with normal office hours.

Applications are particularly welcome from women, who are under-represented in Chef posts at the University.  You can find out more about Equality & Diversity at https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/edi/.

The University of St Andrews is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all, which is further demonstrated through its working on the Gender and Race Equality Charters and being awarded the Athena SWAN award for women in science, HR Excellence in Research Award and the LGBT Charter;  http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/edi/diversityawards/. 

Please quote ref:  RS1017SB

Closing Date:  1 December 2015

Further Particulars:  RS1017SB FPs.pdf

Residential and Business Services
Salary: £18,212-£20,989 per annum
Start: As soon as possible