Job Description

We're a multi award-winning contract catering company, with a team of trained foodies serving over 45,500 satisfied customers every day. We now have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Nutritionist- Maternity Cover to join our team.

Role and Context

You will be a key Member of the leadership team who contributes to the overall success and culture of the business.


Inspires the Exec chef and development team plus wider chef team to create nutritious menus both healthy, seasonal and local whenever possible.


Ensuring and overseeing all legal requirements incl allergens, nutritional, calorie and Natasha Law procedures are realized and delivered across the company.


Creating and delivering a learning platform for both customers and employees to improve nutritional knowledge.


Supports the Exec chef teams to produce fundamentally fabulous food for all occasions by showcasing and improving nutritional menu management and knowledge improvement.


Be part of the creative team when new recipe and concept ideas are being developed to guide both the nutritional and balance aspect of the content.


Oversee policy development in regards to the healthy eating strategy. Coordinate adherence through to marketing, social media, purchasing and recipe development

Need to do

Support in evaluating food strategies that meet future nutritional requirements enabling sales and contract growth for the company.


Recipe analysis on all company owned/licensed platforms to detail both macro and micro nutrient content and to make recommendations and adjustments.


Recommend creative food propositions that captures the client's imaginations and wishes for food offers that are specific and relevant to the client base and complete full nutritional analysis where required.


Monitor the chef recipe system to ensure accuracy and correct labelling applied and uploading and creating new nutritional concepts.


Ensures any menu/marketing/statements comply with legal parameters with particular areas as any health claims or good for you statements.


Keep abreast of all nutritional legislation and continue relevant membership of nutritional bodies and communicate where necessary.


Ensures recognition, reward and achievement are communicated for all Chefs/teams in conjunction with Operations and Human Resources.


Cascade timely information via internal electronic platforms to all company team "bite size" information to improves nutrition knowledge and benefit


Deliver workshops/training to promote nutritional knowledge.

Qualification

Proven track record of successful menu compilation in comparable sector or size organisation


Desirable: Contract or Catering experience

Skills/Knowledge

Bachelor of Science in Nutrition or equivalent for minimum of 5 years


Food Safety Level 2 minimum


Health and Safety Level 2 minimum


Confident ITQ skills including Excel/Powerpoint and Outlook


Experience of managing nutritional e-platforms-in-particular "Nutritics" as will be an advantage as individual will be responsible for overseeing.

Need to be

Trustworthy and confidential


Strong Client facing presentation skills and able to deliver high level individual and group discussions in both a sales and client/customer environment


Committed to developing trade skills


Analytical and confident in preparing and presenting recommendations and reviews


Inspired by food and attainment of highest standards


Committed to customer satisfaction


Role model communicator


Has a flexible approach to work


Problem solver


Resilient and tenacious


Team player


Leading edge food and ingredient knowledge


Creative, passionate and inspiring


Ability to work independently

Our benefits include:




An annual day off for your birthday! Monthly masterclasses with Michelin-starred chefs. Fully funded development courses ranging from levels 2 to 7. Discounts and cashback at a wide variety of retail and leisure outlets. Cycle-to-work scheme. Freedom Friday - a paid day off to volunteer at a charity of your choice. Free lunch every workday! 24/7 access to the Mental Health Charter App. Enhanced parental leave benefits. Paid leave for fertility treatments. Grandparent leave to support your loved ones with their new arrival.


Explore all benefits and more by visiting BM Caterers website


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