Kitchen Porter

Dakota Hospitality Limited; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing lifestyle brand is seeking a hard-working Kitchen Porter in Newcastle upon Tyne. This role involves washing and organizing kitchenware, maintaining cleanliness in break rooms, and adhering to safety guidelines. The position offers £12.71 per hour with a guaranteed salary of £23,132 annually, alongside numerous benefits like discounts, mental health support, and professional development opportunities. Flexible shifts are included, covering weekends.

Benefits

Special discounts on stays and dining

Access to Employee Assistance Program

Meals on duty

Flexible working options

Opportunities for training and development

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate research into Dakota brand.
• Willingness to work flexible shifts including weekends.
• Comprehensive knowledge of safe chemical handling guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Wash pots, pans, crockery, and glassware throughout the day.
• Organize and store clean items for chefs.
• Perform clean downs of the Employee Break Room and Kitchen.

Skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Flexibility

Job description

Overview

Dakota Hotel based in Newcastle are seeking a hard-working individual suitable for a cleaning-based role for the position of Kitchen Porter.

Responsibilities

• Wash all pots, pans, crockery, glassware, and cutlery throughout the day.
• Store and organize all clean items, ensuring the Chefs have all required equipment.
• Carry out a clean down of the Employee Break Room daily and a deep clean of the Kitchen twice daily.
• Ensure the Back of House areas are clear from obstruction and maintain the bin store areas, ensuring they are clean and cleared daily.
• Follow the correct waste disposal and recycling procedures, maintaining the waste storage area within the hotel.
• Follow health and safety procedures closely at all times particularly pertaining to the handling of waste and manual handling.
• Maintain a comprehensive knowledge of safe chemical handling guidelines and best practice relating to the immaculate upkeep of food preparation areas.
• Be task oriented with a great pride for the work you do and attention to detail.
• Flexible with shift patterns and available around the needs of our business.
• Successful candidates must demonstrate having researched our brand and a genuine desire to be part of our team.

About Dakota

Dakota is a growing UK-based lifestyle brand, known for our stylish hotels, bustling brasserie Grills and upscale cocktail Bars. Dakota's story started with two boutique hotels on the outskirts of Edinburgh, in South Queensferry, and Glasgow, in Eurocentral. We have now expanded into prime city centre locations in Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester and Newcastle with Manchester Airport coming soon and more in our pipeline.

Dakota is synonymous for delivering attentive and genuine guest service. We attract hard-working individuals who are passionate about working to the highest standards and have been voted within The Caterer\'s Top 15 Best Employers in Hospitality for the last six years in a row. We were also featured within the Top 10 employers in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work in the UK for the last two years, where our inclusive culture was spotlighted. As recent winners of The Cateys \'People Team of the Year\', we have award-winning internal training programmes within Dakota Academy fostering continuous development and ongoing training. As a result, over 75% of our leaders have been promoted internally and, for five consecutive years, a member of our team has won a prestigious Acorn Award awarded by The Caterer to the \'Top 30 under 30\' in the industry, demonstrating our success in developing talent.

Eurocentral | Edinburgh | Glasgow | Leeds | Manchester | Newcastle | Manchester Airport (coming soon). Dakota Hotels are coming to Newcastle city centre in early 2025. Ideally situated by the Gateshead Millennium Bridge on the quayside, our hotel will boast 118 bedrooms including stunning 33 suites. Dakota Newcastle will host our renowned Bar & Grill, Champagne Room, Cigar Terrace, and an events space for up to 60.

Contract & Benefits

Earnings are £12.71 per hour, paid weekly equating to a minimum guaranteed gross annual salary of £23,132 (inclusive of the anticipated tronc payment). The role carries a permanent contract of a minimum of 35 hours per week. We offer a mixture of either early or late shifts, covering from 7am until 11:30pm. This role will include working weekends.

• Special discounts on stays and dining at any Dakota
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program which includes free private mental health support and counselling sessions, video GP consultations and private prescription services, as well as access to daily rewards to be cashed out for shopping vouchers
• Support from our inhouse Mental Health Champions
• Additional holiday day on the first anniversary of your employment
• Family-friendly flexible working options
• Meals on duty and uniforming
• Bonuses to recommend a friend to join our team and every time you are mentioned on Trip Advisor
• Accredited, certified compliance training given on employment
• Access to a suite of external, certified resources via our Learning Management System
• Supportive continuous professional development culture with an annual appraisal and objectives, or a Personal Development Plan
• Opportunities to undertake both internal and external training courses, including potential for in-house Apprenticeships
• Full terms on our benefits can be found in our Handbook.