Portioning Team Supervisor

This post is a readvertisement, previous applicants need not apply. 

As the Portioning Team Supervisor, you will provide a supervisory role to the Catering Assistants and ensure the Portioning of School & Community Meal menu items and associated duties are carried out in accordance with the daily portioning schedule/rotas.

You will be a flexible and adaptable individual who is resilient, motivated, confident, enthusiastic and has the ability to work on your own initiative.

You will have an Elementary Food Hygiene Certificate or equivalent experience.

You will have effective verbal and written communication skills, cooking preparation, production and food presentation skills and have experience in:

- directing, supervising and training of employees
- working knowledge of hygiene procedures
- implementation and maintenance of a quality service
- customer service and complaint resolution

You will have the ability to organise workload to meet operational objectives, promote and manage change, identify training needs, work successfully as part of a team, establish effective working relationships and successfully motivate and develop employees.

Tayside Contracts is the collaborative operating arm of the three Councils in Tayside (our Constituent Councils): 

• Angus Council
• Dundee City Council
• Perth & Kinross Council 

We currently employ 2,559 people covering over 3,000 posts, working in more than 420 establishments across Tayside providing essential public services to the 420,000 residents in Tayside on behalf of the three councils.

Our services include catering, cleaning, roads maintenance, winter and emergency response, vehicle maintenance, quarry materials and a Signshop.

Our Vision is to be ‘a high performing and expanding shared service: proud of what we do and chosen for how we do it’.

To support us to reach our vision, and strategic priorities outlined in our Business Plan, we have 4 key values:

• People
• Performance
• Partnership
• Perception

Our values are embedded within the culture of Tayside and outline who we need to be; how we need to act and behave, to achieve what we want for Tayside Contracts and our local communities.

Employee Benefits

Working with Tayside Contracts has its perks and employees have access to a fantastic range of employee benefits including:

• 28 days Annual Leave rising to 33 after 5 years service
• 5 fixed Public Holidays
• Additional Long Service Leave and Long Service Awards
• Opportunities for Overtime
• Generous Occupational Pension Scheme (including 15.7% contribution by the employer and Ill Health Retirement Enhancements and Death in Service Benefits)
• Shared Cost Additional Voluntary Contribution (AVCs) Scheme
• Lifestyle Savings Discounts - giving you access to a range of discounts across UK major retailers
• Physical, financial and mental wellbeing support including access to an employee assistance programme
• Occupational Sick Pay
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Tay Valley Credit Union
• Corporate Fitness Membership Rate
• Supported Volunteering Policy
• Charity/Payroll Giving Scheme
• Annual Employee Awards
• Learning, Development and Career Progression Opportunities
• Flexible Working and Flexible Retirement Policies
• Family Friendly Policies