Kitchen Porter

The Lounges; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a vibrant team at a leading restaurant as a Kitchen Porter. You'll play a crucial role in maintaining high kitchen standards and supporting our talented chefs in delivering delicious food. Enjoy great perks like tips, paid breaks, and career progression opportunities in a fast-growing business.

Benefits

Tips shared across the team

Paid breaks

Staff food on every shift

50% discount on food

28 days holiday pro rata

Competitions and incentives

Christmas and Boxing Day off

Company pension scheme

Long service awards

Opportunities for personal development

Qualifications

• Passion for hospitality.
• Ability to overcome challenges.
• Strong knowledge of allergens and kitchen essentials.

Responsibilities

• Ensure kitchen cleanliness and food preparation standards.
• Support the Head Chef in daily kitchen operations.
• Assist in delivering freshly cooked food on time.

Skills

Communication skills

Self-motivation

Knowledge of food safety

Problem-solving

Job description

At Lounge you'll be joining a team of real people who love real cooking - fresh, customer led, and with high-quality ingredients. As Kitchen Porter, you'll be making sure all kitchen cleaning and food preparation standards are top notch, supporting our team of talented chefs to make sure every customer leaves happy. It's pretty simple. Without you, the kitchen just doesn't operate properly. You'll support the Head Chef in the day-to-day running of a clean and well organised kitchen, and jump in when needed to help the rest of the team deliver freshly cooked food on-spec, on-time, every time. Simple!

The Good Stuff

• Tips shared equally across the team, based on hours worked
• Paid breaks
• Staff food on every shift, regardless of hours worked
• 50% discount on food in all of three brands from day one
• 28 days holiday (inclusive of Bank Holidays) pro rata
• Competitions and incentives (like jetting off on an all expenses paid trip with one of our supplier)
• Christmas and Boxing Day off!
• The best staff party - Loungefest
• Emotional and practical support via the Licenced Trade Charity
• Power over your pay with Wagestream
• Company pension scheme
• Long service awards
• Great opportunity for personal development and career progression in a fast-growing business

What you'll bring

• A natural talent and passion for hospitality.
• Extremely driven and relentless at overcoming challenges or obstacles.
• Good communication skills with the ability to build rapport and trust.
• Self-motivator working at pace with limited supervision whilst adhering to pressure and timescales.
• Strong knowledge of best practice on all things allergens, kitchen essentials and food safety.

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