AS KITCHEN PORTER / ASSISTANT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSISTING WITH FOOD PREPARATION AND COOKING, AS WELL AS HAVING RESPONSIBILITIES IN MANAGING STOCK AND THE UP KEEP OF CLEANLINESS OF A BUSY KITCHEN. 

YOU'LL HAVE A HANDS-ON EAGER APPROACH IN SUPPORTING THE KITCHEN TEAM; BY ORGANISING STOCK AND STORE AREAS, UNLOADING DELIVERIES, MANAGING DELIVERIES, MANAGING WASTE, CLEANING EQUIPMENT, CARRYING OUT WEEKLY CLEANING TASKS, DEEP CLEANING EQUIPMENT, WASHING POTS WHEN REQUIRED AND TAKING THE LEAD IN ENSURING THE UPKEEP OF OUR HIGH STANDARDS. 

ENSURING THAT HYGIENE AND CLEANLINESS STANDARDS OF THE KITCHEN AREAS ARE OUTSTANDING AT ALL TIMES IS PARAMOUNT. YOU'LL NEED TO BE ABLE TO PROACTIVELY WORK WITH THE TEAM TO ENSURE KITCHEN SPACES ARE KEPT HYGIENCIALLY CLEAN, TIDY AND ORGANISED. 

YOUR DAY TO DAY DUTIES WILL INCLUDE SETTING UP FOR SERVICE, ASSISTING WITH FOOD PREPARATION, ACCEPTING AND UNLOADING DELIVERIES, ORGANISING AND ROTATING STOCK, COLLECTING AND WASHING POTS, MAINTAINING THE CLEANLINESS OF KITCHEN STATIONS DURING SERVICE AND ASSISTING WITH CLSOING DOWN THE KITCHEN ENSURING ALL STOCK IS PUT AWAY, ALL SURFACES, FLOOR AND EQUIPMENT IS CLEAN AND RUBBISH IS TAKEN OUT. 

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YOU'LL ALSO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLETING DAILY AND WEEKLY CLEANING CHECKLISTS.

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THE BASICS

• PART TIME POSITION

• POSITION NOT SUITABLE FOR UNDER 16S DUE TO LATE WORKING HOURS

• VARIOUS SHIFT PATTERNS COVERING, EVENINGS WITH LATE FINISHES AND WEEKENDS 

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• PRIOR KITCHEN EXPERIENCE IS PREFERRED

• MUST HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF HEALTH DEPARTMENT REQUIREMENTS, CONSISTENTLY MAINTAINING A CLEAN WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND MANAGING STOCK

• IDEALLY YOU'LL HAVE BASIC FOOD HYGIENE AND SAFETY TRAINING CERTIFICATES 

• HAS EXCELLENT COMMUNICATION SKILLS WHICH INCLUDES THE ABILITY TO USE CLEAR, CONCISE, AND GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT WRITTEN AND ORAL LANGUAGE IN INTERACTIONS WITH CUSTOMERS, SUPPLIERS, COLLEAGUES AND MANAGEMENT

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• MUST BE ABLE TO MULTITASK AND BE FLEXIBLE

• MUST BE ADAPTABLE, DEPENDABLE AND A TEAM PLAYER 

• MUST BE ABLE TO REMAIN FOCUSED AND PROFESSIONAL IN A FAST PACED AND BUSY ENVIRONMENT 

• SHOULD BE OPEN AND WILLING TO LEARN NEW SKILLS 

• SHOULD HAVE A PROACTIVE APPROACH TO IDENTIFY PROBLEMS AND WORK QUICKLY TO FIND SOLUTIONS 

• WORKS EFFECTIVELY WITH OTHERS, ON ALL LEVELS, IN A POSITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL MANNER 

• SHOULD BE ABLE TO WORK WELL AS PART OF A TEAM OR INDEPENDENTLY

MORE INFORMATION

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• ALL POSITIONS COME WITH A 3 MONTH TRAINING PERIOD AND A PERFORMANCE BASED PAY REVIEW AFTER 6 MONTHS OF SERVICE 

• 28 DAYS HOLIDAY  (INCLUDES SOME BANK HOLIDAYS) 

• CHRISTMAS DAY, BOXING DAY, NEW YEARS DAY AND SOME BANK HOLIDAYS OFF ​

• COMPANY PENSION SCHEME PROVIDED BY NEST 

• STAFF DISCOUNTS FOR YOU, YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS

• ONLINE ROSTERING SOFTWARE MAKING IT EASY TO CHECK YOUR SHIFTS, REGISTER YOUR HOURS AND BOOK TIME OFF 

• UNCAPPED TIPS, PAID DIRECTLY INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT THROUGH TIPJAR

• LOTS OF TRAINING, DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESSION OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE  

• TEAM EVENTS, EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH REWARDS AND TRAINING DAYS