Kitchen Porter

Lounge Underwear Ltd.; Melton Mowbray; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing hospitality company in Melton Mowbray is seeking a Kitchen Porter to support their talented chefs. The role involves maintaining high kitchen standards and assisting in food preparation to ensure customer satisfaction. Ideal candidates are passionate about hospitality and can work independently under pressure. Benefits include paid breaks, meals, a generous discount, and opportunities for personal development.

Benefits

Paid breaks

Staff food on every shift

50% off food and drinks

28 days holiday

Company pension scheme

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Natural talent and passion for hospitality.
• Driven and able to overcome challenges.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Ensure kitchen cleaning and food preparation standards are met.
• Support the Head Chef in day-to-day operations.
• Help deliver freshly cooked food on time.

Skills

Passion for hospitality

Good communication

Self-motivated

Knowledge of food safety

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!

• 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. Tips shared equally across the team, based on hours worked.
• Paid breaks
• Staff food on every shift, regardless of hours worked
• 50% off food and drinks (including alcohol) from day one at all three of our brands - Lounge, Cosy Club and Brightside
• 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