Holiday Inn - Kitchen Porter

Andras Hotels; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Cash Plan

Discounted hotel rates

Job summary

Andras Hotels is seeking a Kitchen Porter for Holiday Inn, Belfast. You will support the kitchen team to keep cookware and surfaces clean, assist in other duties when needed, and help maintain high guest service standards in a busy hotel environment.

Join a growing hospitality group offering employee benefits, training, and progression opportunities within the Andras Hotels Group. Various contract sizes (0, 20, 32, 40 hours) are available, on-site positions with opportunities across multiple

Qualifications

• Good communication and listening skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and in a team.
• Experience in hospitality preferred.

Responsibilities

• Wash, dry and store crockery, cutlery and glassware.
• Operate plate and pot wash machines and perform daily maintenance.
• Clean kitchen to a high standard of hygiene and sanitise surfaces.
• Assist with cleaning of front and back of house as needed.
• Accept deliveries and store goods per health and food safety rules.
• Follow SOPs and health and safety guidelines.
• Report any broken equipment to the Senior Chef.
• Wear appropriate uniform and name badge at all times.
• Maintain tidy and safe staff/work areas and report hazards.

Skills

Good communication

Active listening

Teamwork

Fast-paced

Safety awareness

Tools

Plate wash machines

Pot wash machines

Job description

Holiday Inn - Kitchen Porter

About us

Andras Hotels is Northern Ireland's largest hotel group with nine hotels in Belfast, Coleraine and Portrush, two apartment complexes, a Café Bar and a Health Club and Spa. We are rapidly expanding our portfolio and we are dedicated to promoting tourism and hospitality across the country. We develop our people through our Andras Academy, the industry Wellbeing and Development Promise, and we are proud to be signed up to Green Tourism.

What is the job?

This is an important role within a dynamic and fast paced environment. Primarily this role will involve working in the Kitchen helping the kitchen run smoothly. You will be part of the Kitchen team that will ensure that we provide the best quality food to our guests. When a kitchen is busy, equipment such as pots and pans will need to be cleaned quickly and be ready for chefs and cooks to use. You may assist in other departments to ensure an excellent service to our guests and to ensure we are meeting the high standards of our international brands.

Hours

Various contract sizes available: 0, 20, 32 & 40 hours per week available.

What we offer

Discounted Hotel Rates across '000s of hotels worldwide for employees and for family and friends

Health Care Cash Plan

Diamond membership of Kingsbridge Hospital Group

Enhanced Pension Scheme

Enhanced Maternity Pay

Enhanced Paternity Pay

Cycle to work

Recruit a friend scheme

Employee Appreciation and Social Events

Employee of the Month Award

£20 for completion of FLOW training

Increased Annual leave with service

Discount at Bodyscape - Employee rate and family and friend rate

Cyrospa discount rate at Bodyscape

Communication and advice on Health and Wellbeing

Andras Academy - Training and Development Programs and progression opportunities within the Andras Hotels Group

Work for globally renowned Hotel Brands

Reward Club Incentive Scheme

Hotel Incentive scheme

About the role

Your day to day

• Achieve individual and departmental targets and objectives

• Wash, dry and store correctly crockery/cutlery and glassware

• Operate the plate wash and pot wash machines, and carry out daily maintenance

• Clean the kitchen to a high level of hygienic standards, i.e. sanitise surfaces, sweep the floor, keep refuse areas tidy and ensure the removal of rubbish on time

• Clean service prep area

• Assist in cleaning of front and back of house when required

• Accept deliveries when required and ensure goods are correctly stored and comply with health and food safety regulations

• Adhere to Standard Operating Procedures and Checklists

• Be aware of hazardous substances and to ensure that relevant protective clothing is worn and that directions are followed

• Report to Senior Chef on duty any broken equipment or items not considered safe

• Wear clean, suitable uniform and name badge at all times

• Keep staff/work areas tidy, safe and report any hazard, accident, loss or damage to management and observe all requirements under Health & Safety at Work act (1989)

• Attend training courses when requested

• Adopt the hotel brand behaviours.

How do I deliver this?

We genuinely care about people and we show this through living out our promise of True Hospitality each and every day. It's what connects every colleague in the Holiday Inn.

The Holiday Inn IHG® hotel brand delivers True Hospitality in their own way, and at the heart of it all are specific, core service skills.

• True Attitude: being caring, wanting to make a positive difference, and building genuine connections with guests

• True Confidence: having the knowledge and skills to perform your role, and giving guests the confidence that they can trust you, to help and support them during their stay

• True Listening: focusing on what your guest is saying, picking up on body language that is often overlooked, and understanding what the guest wants and needs

• True Responsiveness: is about providing guests with what they need, and doing so in a timely and caring manner

There's so much more to the job than we can capture here. It's simply about creating great experiences, doing the right thing and understanding people.

About the company

We are a leading property development and hospitality company, established in 1981 and based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. We are the city's largest hotel group approaching 1000 bedrooms in the city.

Required Criteria

• Good communication and listening skills
• Ability to work in a fast paced and pressurised environment
• Ability to work within a Team and also independently
• Ability to communicate and follow instruction.

Desired Criteria

• Experience in a Kitchen Porter role
• Experience of working in hospitality.