Job Title: Kitchen Porter
Location: Holland Park, London (W11 4JG)
Salary: Up to £12.00 per hour
Job type: Full Time – Permanent
Purpose of Role:
The Kitchen Porter reports to Head Chef, BOH Manager, Sous Chef, Chef de Partie and is responsible for all cleaning within the restaurant, kitchen and outside ensuring a high standard of hygiene is maintained in all areas.
Main Duties:
Duties include but not limited to –
- Collect and wash up all pots, pans and dishes as required.
- Ensure all crockery, cutlery, kitchen utensils and equipment are cleaned correctly in line with set cleaning schedules/as required.
- Make sure all equipment is stored correctly in the right manner and place.
- All daily and weekly cleaning schedules are adhered to.
- Keep all store rooms clean and tidy.
- To ensure that the cleaning of the kitchen and all relevant areas is to the correct standards.
- To understand and comply with food hygiene regulations.
- To follow Health and Safety Policies and Procedures in every aspect.
- To be appropriately dressed and look professional.
- To have good personal hygiene.
- To ensure that all Company Standards are adhered to in all departments/sections at all times.
- To be aware of and act in accordance with Fire Safety Procedures at all times.
- To attend all statutory training as required by the company.
- To timeously carry out any reasonable requests made by a member of the management team.
- To ask questions if unsure of any tasks, standards or instructions.
- To be proactive in their approach to their personal development by asking questions and continually learning.
Personal Attributes:
- To maintain a high customer service focus by approaching your job with the customers always in mind.
- To remember that customers can be both internal – employees and colleagues and external – suppliers and customers.
- To be decisive, accepting personal responsibility for making things happen, thinking ahead and developing contingency plans.
- To be flexible, responding quickly and positively to changing requirements of the business / situation.
- To be motivated and committed, approaching all tasks with enthusiasm and seizing opportunities to learn new skills or knowledge in order to improve your personal knowledge and performance.
- To have a positive impact, taking personal responsibility and initiative to resolve issues, always clearly communicating with both customers and colleagues.
- To maintain high team, focus by showing co-operation and support to colleagues in the pursuit of department and teams’ goals.
This Job Description is intended to illustrate the main responsibilities of the job and is not intended to be exhaustive. Duties may change from time to time.
Benefits:
- £1000 probation completion bonus.
- Refer a friend scheme.
- Trips to suppliers.
- Staff meals.
- Trainings incentives.
- Long service bonus.
- Pension
- 5 days of paid compassionate leave.
- E-Learning training.
- 28 days of holidays.
*Candidates must have the right to live and work in the UK.
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Restaurant Assistant, Catering Assistant, Chef Assistant, Food Preparation, Kitchen Assistant, Food Hygiene, Food Prep, Cook Assistant, Food Health and Safety Assistant will also be considered for this role.
