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Jobs

Cook

Organisation: The National Trust for Scotland

Salary: £26,757 - £28,252 pro-rata, per annum

Location: Brodie Castle

Key Responsibilities

Deliver a high-quality food offer for our high and low season, relevant to our Brodie customers (visitors, events and functions) and Visit Scotland’s Taste our Best principles.

Contribute to menu development, making creative, practical and cost-effective choices for food production and presentation.

Ensure high standards of kitchen hygiene, cleanliness and tidiness, keeping up-to-date compliance documentation (HACCP, COSHH checklists and temperature sheets).

Work alongside the management team to ensure all food and non-food items are ordered, and stock is controlled to the highest standard

Ensure food production adheres to allergen guidelines, in particular Natasha’s Law, and support the implementation of upcoming laws, eg. displaying nutritional value & calorie counts.

Minimise wastage and identify potential savings to achieve targets for cost of sales, gross profit and environmental sustainability.

Ensure the upkeep and safety of equipment and utensils used within the catering outlets.

Share in the common responsibility of implementing the Trust’s “Health & Safety Policy”, being mindful at all times of the health and safety of self, staff, volunteers, and visitors.

Performance indicators and targets

Weekly, monthly and annual sales and cost of sales targets

Food compliance standards and record-keeping

Visitor enjoyment reviews and ratings from visitor surveys and visitor feedback

Staff satisfaction from staff surveys

Tools / equipment / systems

Fully equipped commercial catering kitchen.

Access to computer with training and stock ordering systems.

EPOS tills and chip and pin machines.

Application Deadline: Sunday 22/06/2025